Saayman Says … Golfing Weblog

My name is Geoff Saayman, and I am fanatical about golf. In the truest sense of the word…! Just ask anyone who knows me!

I first joined a golf club in the late 1990’s and managed to get my handicap down to single figures within 3 years. As you might imagine, that entailed some serious passion and dedication. I’ve been known to spend entire vacations playing 36 holes a day, every day… sadly, some of my (ex) friends just didn’t understand that when I said I was going on vacation to play golf, I meant exactly that!

When my family and I moved from South Africa to Switzerland in 2001 I wanted to use the opportunity to move into the professional golf world. My handicap wasn’t low enough to become a pro or a teacher, so I did the next best thing & started working in a golf store, the largest golf group in Switzerland. During my 3.5 years there, I learned a lot about golf equipment and completed a club fitting course in 2004. I also made many friends and have a support base of golfers throughout Eastern Switzerland.

My most memorable moments in golf thus far – I met Ernie Els at Leopard Creek Golf Course in South Africa … and I achieved a hole in one on a 193 metre par 3 in Waldkirch Golf Club, Switzerland!

Financial necessities have taken me out of golf since then, but my passion and enthusiasm for the game has not waned. Nor, it seems, have my golfing friends forgotten me – I’m constantly being asked my opinion on the latest clubs & balls, how to correct a slice or draw, and when I’m going to get back into the industry…

So that’s what this blog is all about. It’s a way for me to keep in touch with what’s happening in the field. And to keep you up to date with what’s new in golf equipment, what I’ve been learning about golf, and just generally what I think and feel. I hope you enjoy reading / watching as much as I’m going to enjoy putting this together.