Around the World With Troon and Patrick Koenig
In May, we invited Patrick Koenig, Golf Photographer and world record holder, to join us on a big golf adventure. The aim, golf around the world of Troon!
Starting off from his home in California he headed west an embarked on a 16-day adventure to check out some of the best golf course the international world of Troon has to offer. He travelled over 20,000 miles, visited 5 countries and played Vattanac Golf Resort in Cambodia, Victoria Golf Resort in Sri Lanka, Al Mouj Golf and LA VIE Club in Oman, PGA National Czech Republic in Czech Republic and The Grove in the UK.
This is our quick fire round with Patrick:
Four words to summarise your trip
Out of This World
Best score of your trip
75 at PGA National Czech Republic
Favourite golf course
Victoria Golf Resort
Most memorable golf course moment
Putt on 18 for birdie to square the match against Clinton Norris. I told him to get ready for it and I don’t think he really believed it was going in.
Most exotic wildlife spotted
A tie between the Monitor Lizard and Mongoose at Victoria Golf Resort
Favourite golf hole of the trip
All of the golf courses have memorable holes. Here are my top 5:
- Boathouse hole #4 on The Grove
- #4 at Victoria Golf Resort.
- 14th hole at PGA National Czech Republic Oaks Prague
- 10th hole at Al Mouj Golf Club
- 12th hole at Victoria Golf Resort
Best food discovery
Jelly Babies at The Grove and Fried Crickets in Cambodia
Favourite cultural moment or experience off the course
Exploring the markets of Phnom Penh Cambodia, climbing the clock tower in Prague and visiting the Fort in Muscat, Oman
Best hotel bed
Kempinski in Muscat, Oman
Best hospitality and service
Kempinski in Muscat, Oman
Best airline food you ate on this trip
Ugh. They gave me one slice of Sbarro pizza in Istanbul when they messed up my connection and I had to sit around for 6 hours.
Pick one course to revisit, which would it be?
If I had to bring one friend to show off my favorite place, it would have to be Victoria Golf Resort. The golf course is unique, the staff are amazingly friendly and so are the local monkeys. It just feels like a place that not many people get to enjoy, but should!
Read more about Patrick’s adventure on his blog.