Almost An Aussie: December 2017

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Mike Colandro

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`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````Almost an Aussie { almostanaussie.com }~~~~~~~~~``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` This book is a unique auto – biography of American , Mike Colandro ,a Golf Professional who started as a caddie and became a World Class Champion Golfer , through hard work and a strong will to succeed .The book will be released in four parts , with Part One to be launched by October 1^st and the next three parts by X-mas { 2012} . Each part contains a segment of Mikes life with Part One consisting of his many journeys Downunder to Australia & New Zealand , his great friends & fans Downunder , the horrific car accident that took his fiancee Georgie Lee , along with winning his biggest event , The Air New Zealand Shell Open Championship . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Part Two , goes back to the first time Mike played golf and how his Dad { Al “ Babe “ Colandro } showed Mike how to play . It goes through his caddie days at Rockledge Golf Club , and how the art of caddieing taught him the rules of golf . Playing the Birdie Train at Goodwin Park Golf Course , attending Arizona State University in Temoe , AZ. ,Competing on The Black Tour{ U. G/ A. } , The Burmese Bandit , and Qualifying and competing on the USPGA Tour along with The Open Championship at St. Andrews , Scotland ... { 80}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Almost an Aussie , Parts Three take the reader to a time when Mike was a Star and all the Perks that came with it .Getting to play with all the great players of his era such as : Jack Nicklaus , Arnold Palmer , Lee Trevino , Gary Player , Nick Faldo , Seve Ballesteros , Greg Norman , Fred Couples , Vijay Singh ,Bernard Langer , and more .He explains what he learned from playing with these great players and what it was like to compete in some of the best championships in the world .Mike also shares his love for the many fans and supporters that made his travels much more meaningful . Other topics include ,, The Kangaroo Court , An Italian Adventure , Playing in the Clouds in Monte Carlo , A Dutch Treat ,The Singing Golfer .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Part Four , Mike talks about his time in the Southwestern part of the USA such as : The Vally of the Sun { Phoenix , AZ. } , Nogales , AZ. , Mr. Steve Rossi & Living in Las Vegas , NV. , The Limo Guy , and Living with the Challenges of Diabetes . At the present time { October 2012 } Mike is losing his eyesight and has lost the use of his kidneys , due to the Diabetes , However , with his former fiancees spirit , Mike fights on and still does some Golf Instruction ,Singing his Unique Golf Songs , Performs at Charity & Corporate Golf Outings , and Writes for Ctgolftips.com .Would love to hear from each reader about what they thought of the book , at colandrogolf@sbcglobal.net~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOLF IT IS A GAME OF A LIFETIME~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GEORGIA LEE EAMES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This book is dedicated to my fiancee , Georgia – Lee – Eames , who passed away in an horrific car accident on March , 10^th , 1986 in Melbourne , Australia .She was survived by Ken & Marge Eames { Mom & Dad } , Lochland Eames { Brother } , Hayley Eames { Niece } , and John & Malcolm Arthur { Uncles } . Georgia was a fun loving person very outgoing , that loved having a good time, her spirit will always live on inside me and Georgia will never be forgotten LOVE YOU ALWAYS !!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike's 1st Excerpts, From His New Book!

AlmostAlmost An Aussie - Part 1 {Excerpts} by : Mike Colandro The next week was over to New Zealand for the Air New Zealand Shell Open outside of Auckland at " The Titirangi Golf Club " . The word , Titirangi , is a Maori word that means " A Slice of Heaven " and it sure proved to be my slice of heaven . A picturesque , hilly golf course , much the same as the old New England courses I learned to play golf on as a kid . My good friend picked me up at the Airport and we had dinner , then went back to his house , where I stayed for the week .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brett Smithies was his name and he lived in the quiet suburb of Devonport , across the bay from Auckland city center .Although New Zealand was not too populated , Auckland is one of the mosy spread out cities in the world It is a beautiful place with breathtaking views and mountains all around . The next day was the Pro - Am and I fulfilled my commitment to play although I got food poisoning from the night before and whatever I ate went right through me . The first day , Thursday , came and I was too afraid to eat and was really weak , however I shot 70 even par and was quite happy . After a spot of weak tea and toast the next day I shot a 65 five under and in contention . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is an old saying in golf " Beware of the hurt golfer " and I guess they were right . I had a lovely home cooked meal at Bretts house and was ready the next day to go for it . I woke up to cool windy , rainy & sunny day , typical of Auckland weather in the spring . I felt the spirit of both my Dad and my former fiancee , Georgia inside me and I was ready for some KIWI MAGIC and hopefully my first big victory at the Air New Zealand Shell Open Championship ``````````````````````````````````````````

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