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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
When I was caddying at the Indian Open on the LET Tour I was walking down a fairway with my head down as the bag was too heavy for me when I was suddenly told to stop as a cobra with is hood up appeared out of a drain ten yards in front of me. Of course I went over and moved it out of the way so the ladies could hit their shots.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Tom Watson
Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
I would have bought a pub.

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Playing in a Pr-Am at Simon´s the day after Princess Diana died. We were on hole 9 and my friend Knud was playing the best round of his life. But he hit the wrong ball into teh green and was given penalty shots. We stood by the green as there was a minutes silence for Princess Diana, and being a proud Englishman I whispered "this is so tragic" to which Knud whispered back "yes I know, I just played the wrong ball!" It was the longest minute of my life trying not to laugh.

Q5. What is your best moment at Simon´s
I have so many, but it was when Kløver (Lars Løgstrup) and I played 100 holes in one day. When we got to hole B1 I was so tired I didn't think I could hit anything close to the green so I teed off with my putter and 2 putted for par with my driver.

Q6. What is your proudest moment?
To be the first Head Pro in Europe to have all 4 European Tours.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
I was playing with former Ryder Cup and European Tour player Søren Hansen in 2005 at Simon's Golf Club in a Sunday four-ball from the back tees. Søren shot 61, 5 under par on the front and 6 under on the back nine. The only 5 he had on the scorecard unfortunately was on 18 where he actually had a chance to shoot 59 if he could make his chip for an eagle, but it came up 6 feet short and missed the putt for birdie. He still has the unofficial course record at 61 shots and he also has the official course record of 62 made during the 2003 Nordic Open, the first European Men's Tour event in Denmark.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Ben Hogan
Bobby Jones
Tiger Woods

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Accountant

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
At a Pro-Am in Henne Golf Klub in Jutland playing with my good friend and member of Simon's Golf Club, he only made 1 stableford point on the front nine and no points on the back nine, a total of 1 point! Amazing that he is still playing this wonderful and difficult game called golf.

Q5. What is your proudest time at Simon´s
I was playing 100 holes in one day in 1994 with my good friend and Head Pro at Simon's, James Petts, to raise funds for equipment for the golf club. Members had signed up for sponsorship for birdies, eagles and for how many holes we managed to play. We collected a total amount of 51,120,- (€6860)
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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
I made a 15 on a par 3 in the 3rd round of a challenge tour event in Sweden.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Jack Nicklaus
Ben Hogan
Lee Trevino

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Probably some coaching

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
I played a Pro-Am on Celtic Manor and the amateur left his trolley by the side of the first green and walked on the green and his trolley rolled into a lake.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
A lightning strike that knocked a player off his feet in Madrid, fortunately he was ok.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Arnold Palmer

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Not sure, but something to do with sport.

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
A guys electric trolley going in the lake and the guy going into the lake to get it.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Winning tournaments

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Two low handicaps who like to play for money

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Open more restaurants

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Interacting with your team and telling jokes

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
I nearly got run over by a giraffe at Leopard Creek

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Rory McIlroy
Jordan Spieth
Hendrik Stenson
Tommy Fleetwood

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Wildlife game ranger

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Topped my tee shot on the 1st hole

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Seeing a black mamba snake on the golf course in South Africa

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
My three sons, Will, Thomas and Philip

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
I never had a plan b but if I could have, I would have been a musician

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Seeing a pro am partner shank on into the ball washer and seeing it explode in front of a large gallery

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
I once played the back nine holes without a 4,5,or a 6. I had 8 3's and a 7!

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Shakespeare, Einstein, Voltaire. they wouldn't be good at golf but there would be 5 hours of incredible chat time.

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Who knows... but probably a physicist.

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
At Woburn. An amateur hit a drive which went straight right into a big tree, then another tree, then reappeared heading straight BACK to the player, went through his legs on the teeing ground and hit the sponsors boarding at the back of the tee. It was hilarious especially with the nature of the guy that did it.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Being struck by lightning.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Ben Hoga, Seve and Jack Nicklaus

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Darts professional

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Having to stop play at mas nou pro am because we were so high up we were actually in a cloud

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Stood on a puff adder at Richards Bay Golf Club.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Seve, Tiger, Rory and Simon Hobday.

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Build more houses.

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Watching a successful businessman absolutely lose the plot on the course.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
A cobra chasing a dog and killing it in Singapore

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Four pros

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Builder

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Parter chasing his golf bag down a hill and both finishing in a lake.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Leading with one hole to go and making 9.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
My dear departed dad, Ben Hogan, and ex-president Obama.

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
A cook.

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
I had to put the ball on the tee for my amateur he was so nervous.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Two holes in one on the same hole by the same person on the same day. It was a 36 hole tournament.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Tom Hanks, Michael Caine and Billy Connolly. Not sure if they play golf!!!!

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Policeman or an accountant

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
One of my Pro-Am players accidentally let go of his club on the followthrough and the club finished high up in a tree.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
A hot air balloon landed in the middle of the 18th fairway during a competition

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
President Donald Trump, King Jong Un and President Putin (as I could negotiate world peace)

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
I run my own sales company and play golf, so I have another job

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
I saw a guy take a massive full swing and fall flat on his face

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
I was playing a practice round in Duluth, Minnesota and approached the tee box on the 2nd hole and heard some noise in a tree. When I looked up it was a black bear cub. I skipped that hole because mama was probably around.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Paul Azinger, Zach Honson, Raymond Floyd

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Game warden

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
A hippo getting out of a lake in South Africa

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Ben Hoga, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
A meteorologisst

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
making a 13 and a hole in one in the same round Benson & Hedges International in 1989 at Fulford Golf Club ont he European Tour.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Ben Hogan, George Strait, Doug Sanders

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
I would have worked with young kids to inspire them to reach their goals in life.

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
That is questionable, getting a death threat from my Pro-Am partner. We played a Pro-Am in France at Terre Blanche on the European Senior Tour. I was paired with this lady, whom proclaimed she is only used to winning and we would win the Pro-Am. She started on the first green, by reading my putt and telling me the break on my putt :-). Later on, I apparently, accordingly to her, stepped in her putting line on the 5 hole. She approached me on the 6 tee in front of spectators and told me if I ever stepped in her line again, she would kill me!!! Wow! That was a crazy woman....

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Once had a drunk spectator run onto the fairway at Bells Scottish Open at Gleneagles and challenge one of the caddies to a fight!!

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Jack Nicklaus, Euardo Romero and my father

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Been a detective

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Once saw two guys get into it in a Pro-Am in Germany when one picked the other guys ball up and threw it back to him after about his 10th shot on the hole! He was not happy as he was having a match against his mate in the game behind! Unbelievable, even after I stepped in and separated them he still wanted to finish out so I threw his ball in the bushes as he was being so rude to the rest of us.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
King cobra

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Golf teacher

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
My partner hitting top of ball and spinning backwards, don't know how he did it.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
A snake slithering on the tee in Austria

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Donald Trump, Tiger Woods and Roger Federer

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Rugby player

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
A kangaroo picking up my Pro-Am partners ball in Australia and ran away.

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Watching my playing partner slip into a lake at Monte Rei Golf Club in Portugal

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
Tiger, Seve and Jack Nicklaus

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Next best thing, Tour Caddie

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
One of the team was so nervous he declined to hit off as we were all in play

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Q1. What's the wildest thing you have ever experienced on a golf course?
Snakes in Africa under a tree, far too close to my ball.

Q2. Who would be in your fantasy four-ball?
My dog, my friend Rich, thats it....

Q3. If you had not become a golfer, what would you have done instead?
Lumberjack

Q4. What is your funniest experience in a Pro-Am or Alliance?
Playing with Bob Hope, his glove went in between his waterproof and slacks and came out over his shoes!