Saturday, June 30, 2007

An Artful Golf Poem

I always get inspired to play the world's best golf courses after watching an episode of The Wandering Golfer on the Fine Living Network. As much as I miss their original host, Chad Maulsby, I'm really warming up to his new replacement, Gia Bocra. I recently watched the new episode on Barnbougle Dunes, a new course by Tom Doak in Tasmania [Review]. During the episode, Gia interviewed one of the course's first caddies, who shared an inspiring poem he wrote about his experience at Barnbougle Dunes. I've shared the poem below, making my best attempt at transcribing that Aussie accent.


Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania by Tom Doak

As the sun sets slowly over the dune,
The company's good and my swing is in tune.

All around me is beauty like I've never seen,
It's on every tee bed and each fairway and green.

The lovely sea birds and wildlife abounds,
While the waves on the seashore make a mystical sound.

Am I in heaven? Are they Angel's tunes?
No, It's just the wind through the marram at Barnbougle Dunes.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

greetings from Stan Senior Caddie at
Barnbougle Dunes Tasmania Australia
I am the composer of the poem on The Wandering Golfer two typing errors omit s from dunes first line grass in last sentance the grass is Marrem

Barnbougle is now rated no 35 in the top 100 in the world and 7th in the ratings for public courses

Stan Smythe Barnbougle

November 11, 2007 10:24 PM 

Blogger The Artful Golfer said...

Hi Stan, I'm so glad you found "your" poem and helped me fix the errors ;). I was very moved not only by your poem, but by the place! I certainly hope to have the good fortune of visiting there someday - it's on my list. I'll make sure to have the poem memorized before I visit too!

November 12, 2007 7:30 AM 

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