Golfing Sunday Stamps

As today is the final day of the Ryder Cup match between the USA and Europe I thought my choice for this week would be golfing stamps of which I have just two. Unfortunately neither are from Europe.

Gary Player - South Africa

Player won the golfing career grand slam once and is one of  only five men to have achieved the feat.

Only one golfer has achieved the grand slam in one calendar year.

Bobby Jones - USA

You will see from the stamp that his grand slam was many years ago in 1930.

For those that don't know the grand slam consists of winning the four tournaments

• Masters Tournament held at Augusta in April each year
• US Open played at various locations in the USA in June each year
• The Open Championship hosted by The R & A and played on a links course at various locations in the UK in July.
• PGA Championship (USPGA) hosted by the PGA of America and played at various locations in the USA on the 4th weekend after The Open.

To see what others have chosen this week follow the link Viridian's sunday-stamps

Sporting Sunday Stamps

I was spoilt for choice this week and could have easily got carried away. So I decided to start with a sport I could never attempt to play.

Sweden - Ice Hockey

I played field hockey for years but could not stand up on skates. But staying with the cold how about these?

Iceland - Wrestling and Swimming

I captained the boxing team at school have never wrestled with anything other than a problem nor was I ever much of a swimmer. I haven't tried this seriously either.

Italy - Cycling

Racquet sports I've played a lot.

Great Britain - Lawn and Table Tennis

Great Britain - Squash

 

 

But the sport that I still play but not as well as this fellow who is two years older than me well past three score years and ten.

South Africa - Golf

I guess that now I will never have a score lower than my age. To console myself I'm off to see other sports at

Viridian's Sunday Stamps 44.