Gottfried "Gotti" Bischof

A Victorious Gottfried "Gotti" Bischof  -  photo by Nigel A.  JAMES

An Iron Will

There is one young Austrian boy who is really looking forward to the coming of summer, and, this one young person, a certain Gottfried Bischof - who is all of fourteen years old - has a very good reason for doing so. He is hoping to swing off to another successful season of golf, and, putting things the way that they are, there is nothing to stop him at all!

Towards the end of last summer, just after having been barely more than a year in the sport, young Gottfried, who lives in a sleepy little village just south of Vienna, drove his ball down the fare-way, and, it ended up being just an easy put away from winning one of  Austria’s most prestigious tournament's for young players. Gotti came first!

But, this win was no ordinary win! It was not only Gottfried’s first competition victory; it was also his very first tournament! And, not only that, he was also the youngest ever to win this event! Two great firsts and he’d only just started!

He began with his father at weekends, and very soon it became clear that young Gottfried had not only a talent for the game, but also the right way of thinking that makes for success. It started off with his father giving him tips, now it’s the other way round! Father like son, a combination of winners that could even take Austria to the top in the world!

But, one thing is clear: all of today’s greats in the sport were big, too, when they were young. Gottfried is in with a very good chance.

And this summer will be as it comes. Irons and puts and birdies and swings, and – of course- the most important of all, the nineteenth hole for a drink and a chat with his dad!

Cheers!







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