U-$ 9 ngosuku unikeza ukudla okungenamkhawulo ku-Kukuiolono Park ne-golf
"Dlala nathi, mon," kusho isikhungo esingazange sibe nezicathulo njengoba sakhuphukela esikoleni sokuqala saseKukuiolono, isiqu segalofu esingama-9 esiqhingini saseKauai eHawaii. Igalofu e-Kauai ivame ukubiza amabhakede amakhulu, kodwa kule nkambo yomphakathi ibiza kuphela u-$ 7 ukudlala phakathi nesonto ne $ 9 ngempelasonto. Kunzima ukushaya intengo - noma isimemo - njengaleyo.
Yeka ushintsho kusukela osukwini olwandulelayo, lapho sidlala iPrown Course.
Ngenkathi ngikhokhela imifino yemifino kanye nenqola yezinkulungwane ezingu-3 zamahhashi e-Princeville, sasizwa abantu abasemva kwethu bezwakalisa ukuzungeza kwabo "endleleni engalungile" abayidlala ngalo ngaphambilini. Uma ubheka imilenze ye-golfer, ungabona ukuthi uzame ukuthola amabhola akhe alahlekile emagqumeni angamahlumela eceleni kwe-fairways ebizwa ngokuthi i-Prince Course, hhayi into engingayincoma abantu abaningi.
Sasihleka indlela yethu emigodini eyisishiyagalolunye, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuhlekisa (nakwephuzu! Ukudubula kwami okungcono (okungenani ngokuhleka) kwakuyibhola elawela ngqo emthini wekakhukhunathi emgodini wesibili, owawuvele uhlotshiswe ngebhola elimhlophe, eliphuzi, elimhlophe neli-orange. Ngokusobala angiyena umuntu wokuqala wokudutshulwa kulowo mlando.
Yini Ongayilindela Uma Udlala i-Kukuiolono
Le nkambo ibhekwe enqabeni elibheke olwandle, eliqhele ngamakhilomitha. Uma ungumqali, uzothanda ama-fairways amaningi, okuthethelela kakhulu ama-shots errant.
Kungcono, abanolwazi oluningi, abagogo begolfu bangase bangayitholi inselele, kodwa kuyinto enhle kakhulu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi akuyona ingozi okukuxosha uma uyeka ukuthatha imibono, noma uchithe iminithi ngaphezu kwesikhathi esabiwe emgodini ngamunye ngezifundo ezibiza kakhulu.
Lindela umoya ogcwele phezu komhlaba, izihlahla eziningi, izingozi ezimbalwa ezihamba kahle, futhi mhlawumbe inkukhu yasendle noma ama-pecking amabili emifino. Uyazi, ngokufana nemibandela yenkambo yangakini ekhaya.
Kungani i-Golf ephansi e-Kauai, eHawaii?
Ungase ucabange igalofu eshibhile kulesi siqhingi i-oxymoron, lapho izifundo eziningi zibiza u-$ 100 kuya ku-$ 200 noma ngaphezulu ukudlala. Lapha, kungu-$ 9 kuphela ilungelo lokudlala lonke usuku. (Plus $ 3 for inqola ngesandla noma $ 9 for inqola gas.) Lokho kusho ukuthi ungahlala isikhathi eside njengoba ufuna, futhi ukudlala eziningi nxazonke njengoba ungathanda futhi. Kunzima ukudlulisa isivumelwano esinjalo.
Siyabonga uWalter McByde, indodana kaDuncan McBryde owakhulisa leli zwe ngemuva kokuqashisa i-King Kamehameha III ngo-1860 ukugcina amanani aphansi. U-Walter, umlutha weshukela negolfu, kamuva wathenga le ndawo futhi wakha kabusha izifundo ngo-1929. Lapho efa ngo-1919, wanikela esifundeni saseHawaii ngoba wayefuna abantu bendawo ukuba bafundele ukuthi bangakwazi ukudlala. UWalter wathanda igalofu kangangokuthi wacela ukuthi angcwatshwe esikoleni esingekho emgodini we-8. Lesi sicelo sasihlonishwa, futhi usengabona amathuna akhe lapho usudlula kuze kube yilolu suku.
Konke okukhulunywe ngakho, kunezifundo eziyi-10 zegalofu ezitholakala eKauai, ezinye zazo ziyizinga lomhlaba ngokuklanywa kanye nenselele.
Bobabili uJack Nicklaus noRobert Trent Jones, uJr. baye bakhela izifundo esiqhingini, ngezinhlelo eziningi ze-PGA eziwela phansi ukudlala nxazonke noma ezimbili lapho zivakashela le ndawo. Ngamanye amazwi, i-Kauai iyipharadesi ye-golfers, ne-Kukuiolono enikeza ukubuyiswa okujulile kusukela emfundweni ephakeme ehamba phambili etholakala kwenye indawo. Ngokuqinisekile, iningi lalezi zinsiza ezingcono, kodwa kunzima ukushaya uKu Kukuiolono ngokumnandi nje.
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