Whacking balls in Havana's Club de Golf

The dreaded Hole Number 1 in which I have lost an inordinately high number of wayward balls. (Source: eastep.photoshelter.com)

Ah the heat of summer beckons. It’s about time to get out of the rut. I finally had the temerity to sign up for a golf lesson at Havana's one and only golf course, the nine-hole Club de Golf de Habana, which I had been angling to do for the longest time. In my best imitation of reigning U.S. Masters champ and YouTube trickster Bubba Watson, I only spent, at most, half a day of lessons before deciding to learn my swing on my own, which is for the best, I think, as I did not seem to follow the instructions of my exasperated instructor, El Viejo Vega, to his immense consternation. Read More ...