Q&A with Espiche Golf Professional: Fraser Cramb

What first inspired you to get into golf?

My dad plays golf so he got me into it quite young luckily! It’s much harder if you take it up later in life.  Then I got my first lesson from my local professional at my home club in Scotland and I was hooked

Can you describe a defining moment in your career so far?

That would be moving to Portugal to work full time teaching and custom fitting.  Making that jump without knowing anyone over here and having no guaranteed income was tough but it has worked out well! Now I teach golf in the sun and live by the beach.

What’s the most rewarding part of your job?

Seeing someone go from a complete beginner to playing regularly and dropping shots from their handicap.  It takes longer for some than others but it is always nice to see. Or when someone is pulling their hair out with a problem in their game and then the relief they feel when its fixed. It’s just a game but it sometimes feels more important than that when it’s not working.

What’s the most common mistake you see on the driving range?

People going straight for driver and firing balls off like a machine gun! I often see people reach for the next ball while the previous shot is still in the air.  If people relax and take 10 seconds more between shots, it always gets better.

What’s one piece of advice you always give to someone starting out?

Golf is hard! Progression is never constant in golf; there will always be good and bad days results wise.  If you embrace that instead of getting annoyed with it, you will enjoy the game way more.

Which hole at Espiche golf do you find it’s the most challenging or that you like to play and why?

I think the 10th hole is very difficult from the tee, very easy to put yourself out of position. Although I see there are some works ongoing there to reshape the left-hand side so hopefully that helps me!

I really like the 3rd hole; you can choose to play it in a few different ways if you have the length and i think it’s a good risk reward hole.

Who would be in your dream four-ball?

Tiger woods definitely, Will Ferrell and Ally McCoist and i would tag along to watch Tiger and listen to Ally and Will

If you could play a round of golf anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

Got to be Augusta. Definitely my favourite tournament to watch and I’d love to know how many putts I would take!

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