ONTHETEE- MATT LE TISSIER
Le Tiss a hit on the Pro Am
Former Southampton and England footballer Matt Le Tissier is a keen golfer and plays off a handicap of 5. Like most golfers, Matt likes to play all the top golf courses, but when given an option to play a team format competition with a professional golfer on courses that have recently hosted PGA Tour events, the golf experience becomes irresistible
Specialist golf tour operator The American Golf
Holiday have been hosting their popular ‘Pro-Am Tour’ for the last 20 years, and Matt has become a regular, and SGB caught up with Matt to find out why. “I really love my golf, and I have always liked team
sports, and the camaraderie and banter that goes with it, “ said Le Tissier. “About a dozen years ago a local professional golfer, Ben Johnson, made me aware of a golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, straight aſter the PGA Tour’s Players Championship. “I had seen the Players Championship on
television, but here was a chance to watch the final round of the tournament and then play in a Pro-Am the week aſter, including playing at the world- famous TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course.” The Sawgrass package included accommodation
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at the five-star Sawgrass Golf Resort and Spa, which overlooks the TPC course, and four tournament rounds of golf, including shared carts, range balls, a spacious seven-seater ‘minivan’ rental vehicle, a welcome drinks reception and barbecue, and a prize giving dinner. John and Alison Hooper from The American Golf Holiday host all the events and are on-site to assist with all the arrangements. They provide fantastic service throughout the week, and their rapport with the competitors contributes to a fantastic atmosphere. The experience is said to be as close as an
amateur golfer is going to get to playing ‘On Tour’. Every morning you are met at the golf course, and your clubs are delivered to your golf buggy, range balls are included and there is plenty of opportunity to use the world-class practice facilities. The
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