BUNKER-PLAY BLOG HOP & GIVEAWAY

I am not a sporty person. I played in a netball comp for several years, I can ski and I can ice-skate, but that’s about the extent of my sporting resume. When it comes to push, shove, kick, throw, run, bat, swim and so on, I would much rather engage in the most serious sport of reading (the book I am reading this week is more than 700 pages, so my arms are getting quite a work-out, I must say). As a journo, I used to Google study before writing a sports story since my knowledge was zero minimal.  So, when author Lily Malone suggested I join the Bunker-play Blog Hop & Giveaway, which asks participants to write a golf-themed blog post in honour of her novel Fairway to Heaven (released this week), I thought, “Better not”. What do I know about golf other than the fact that the fashion on the field could do with a make-over? Then I remembered – I have played golf, so I’m actually a bit of an expert not a golf virgin, per se.

I still remember the day like it was yesterday. I remember the MacDonalds across the road (and escaping through a hole in the fence to grab some fries when no one noticed). I remember swishing the golf bat stick club through the air a lot (apparently you’re supposed to hit the ball, but I rather liked that swishing sound). I remember thinking there was a lot of walking around (and people standing around while I held them up making swishing noises). I remember losing count of how many hits and misses I made. Most of all, I remember my pink golf ball. I bought it to commemorate what I was sure might be the start of a brilliant golfing future (even though I wasn’t all that interested in the game). Sadly, my golfing future disappeared as fast as the pink ball when the wind blew it into a lake (I still stand by this version of events).  After a teeny meltdown tantrum moment in which I may even have said the F word (“fore”, of course), I rustled about in the grass for another ball (score!) and continued on my way. Oh, didn’t I mention that my fellow golfers left me to it long before? Looking back fondly, I remember happily hitting my new dirty white ball here, there and everywhere, kicking it along a bit (just to help). It’s possible that I may have helped the ball along by throwing it back on the green a few times, but my memory is hazy on that. I loved that day so much that I have NEVER played golf again (except mini-golf). 

Lily Malone, who knows nearly as much more about golf than me, has sent me an advance copy of Fairway to Heaven and it’s next on my list to read. It will be available from Amazon from January 8 (more info here). To celebrate the launch of what I know is going to be an entertaining romance read (with a couple of romps in the bunkers, I’m sure), I’m giving away a copy of Jennifer St George’s Sweet Seduction, which includes two great reads – The Convenient Bride and Seducing the Secret Heiress (reviewed here). To enter, comment below and tell me who you’d like to ride with in a golf buggy. Sorry, only open to AU readers. This competition closes on January 15.

Also, as part of this celebratory blog hop, there is a main Rafflecopter draw at Rhyll Biest’s blog (check out the prizes below) AND all the blogs taking part in the hop will be offering their own giveaway:

To make your blog hop easier, here are just click on the link below and you’ll see a list of the blogs taking part: 

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It’s over to you now – jump on our little golf-buggy of love and enjoy the ride! Don’t forget to enter my comp as well as the main Rafflecopter draw. And look out for Fairway to Heaven!