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The 1991 Masters champion and former world no.1 likes to kick back in Barbados when he\u2019s not competing on the Legends Tour, and is partial to a freshly cooked steak and chips from his favourite restaurant in Madrid. Interview Matt Nicholson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

How old were you when you first picked up a golf club?
\n<\/strong>I must have been around seven, so 1965. My dad took us down to Llanymynech Golf Club, which is famous for having 15 holes in Wales and three holes in England. On the fourth hole, you tee off in Wales, putt in England and return to Wales three holes later.<\/p>\n

My dad, Harold, used to play local club football when he was younger, but when he got to 35, he and his football mates gradually took up golf instead, and then we all got introduced to the game soon after that as a family.<\/p>\n

What is your first holiday memory?<\/strong>
\nMy dad always used to take us on holiday to Butlins in Pwllheli in South Wales. Funnily enough, we went there for the boxing.<\/p>\n

My dad was a keen amateur boxer and he got us into it as well. It was the early \u201870s and Butlins used to run these boxing competitions for the kids \u2013 hard to believe now \u2013 and if you won your final bout your family got a free holiday. My dad loved a free holiday, so we kept going back there year after year!<\/p>\n

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Ian Woosnam playing Apes Hill Barbados<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What’s your favourite golf resort?
\n<\/strong>I stayed at some fantastic golf resorts all over the world, during my career, so I\u2019ve been very lucky, but I guess it\u2019s only as I\u2019ve got older that I\u2019ve really been able to appreciate what they have to offer in terms of a holiday as opposed to how they stack up as tournament venues.<\/p>\n

Apes Hill Resort<\/a> in Barbados, of which I am ambassador, is obviously a very exciting proposition, and is on its way to becoming one of the world\u2019s great resorts, although it\u2019s doing it on a very low-key level, being careful to make sure it is developed in harmony with the local area.<\/p>\n

The course is magnificent, with incredible views too, while the facilities around it, from the academy and the restaurants, and the properties that surround the course, are all top class.<\/p>\n

Who would be in your ideal holiday fourball?
\n<\/strong>That\u2019s a tough one, as I’ve always loved playing with the mates I\u2019ve made on tour, but If I could only pick three I\u2018d go for DJ Russell, Peter Baker and Sandy Lyle. They\u2019d be lots of laughs and a few side bets.<\/p>\n

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Sandy Lyle would be one of Ian’s partners in a holiday fourball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And what’s been your most memorable round?
\n<\/strong>I once shot 57 at Oswestry Golf Club in the middle of winter, and that included missing a two-footer and three 10-foot birdie putts on the last three holes. That was something else, but you I\u2019ve shot some incredible rounds in all sorts of different places.<\/p>\n

I think I shot a 60 in Monte Carlo \u2013 but I\u2019m not really one for dwelling on specific rounds, as I was always more concerned about winning. It\u2019s all about the destination and not the journey when it comes to tournament golf!<\/p>\n

What’s your favourite course in the UK?
\n<\/strong>It used to be the West Course at Wentworth<\/a> when it was set up the old way, but obviously I\u2019ve not played it so much following its redesign.<\/p>\n

I used to loved how it demanded that you could hit every club in the bag, not just half a dozen or so, and you can\u2019t say that about a lot of courses these days.<\/p>\n

What’s the best hotel you’ve ever stayed in?
\n<\/strong>You can\u2019t go too wrong with The Lost City Hotel in Sun City<\/a>, South Africa. Having all the elephants and giraffes and wildlife on your doorstep was incredible. I\u2019ve got great memories of staying there when I won the Million Dollar Challenge in 1987.<\/p>\n

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Owestry Golf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What’s your favourite city in the world?
\n<\/strong>Dublin. It\u2019s as much about the people as it is the place, and everywhere you go in Dublin you\u2019re always made to feel welcome. One of the best times I had there was in 1978 when a few lads went over there for a couple of days for the craic and ended up staying there two weeks!<\/p>\n

Obviously I\u2019m Welsh, but part of me feels a bit Irish, especially after winning the Ryder Cup at the K Club in 2004.<\/p>\n

What’s been your most memorable meal on holiday?
\n<\/strong>There have been quite a few, but a steak I had at a restaurant in Madrid called Caso Paco was hard to beat. The beef comes straight out of the bull ring apparently, and they cook it over a charcoal grill and bring it out on a hotplate so it carries on cooking at the table.<\/p>\n

Served medium rare with some fresh chips and a bit of salad \u2013 lovely! I\u2019m going there again in a few weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

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Caso Paco Madrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What’s your top travel tip?
\n<\/strong>Have a friend with a private plane! Travelling \u2013 or rather flying \u2013 used to fun when I was first competing on the European Tour. You just jumped on a plane and got where you wanted to go.<\/p>\n

These days, flying abroad is such a hassle with all the security, the queues, the delays, losing your luggage. It\u2019s no fun anymore for, but it\u2019s obviously part of the job.<\/p>\n

My other top tip is to take Imodium tablets and mosquito repellent. Both can be life savers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 1991 Masters champion and former world no.1 likes to kick back in Barbados when he\u2019s not competing on the Legends Tour, and is partial to a freshly cooked steak and chips from his favourite restaurant in Madrid. Interview Matt Nicholson\u00a0 How old were you when you first picked up a golf club? I must have been around seven, so 1965. 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