His service to pennant is extraordinary.\u00a0 He played 15 years in the Ron Budge Senior Pennant (one year undefeated) and has played 5 years in the John Philp handicap pennant (still on-going).<\/p>\n
He caddied for 30 years for the Men, Colts (now Youth) and Sunday Women\u2019s pennant teams.\u00a0 He continues to offer his services to players who hope to compete in tournaments such as the Australian Open when the qualifying round is played at Spring Valley.<\/p>\n
Perhaps most impressive is his performance in daily competitions.\u00a0 At the age of 83 years young Keith has now beaten his age on no fewer than 12 occasions. When asked about this feat he simply replied \u2018the older I get the easier it is to achieve\u2019.<\/p>\n
Another memorable moment came when during the pro-am to the Victorian Open at Spring Valley he had the opportunity to play with a 14 year old female who had just won the US Junior Championship. A player he was enthralled to watch and learn from as she plotted her way strategically around our course. That young Western Australian was none other than Minjee Lee!<\/p>\n
He simply loves our club and course; one that he rates well above some that pundits would have us believe are better.\u00a0 On a recent trip back to the UK he visited Sunningdale a course well known as one of the best.\u00a0 However Keith believes that Spring Valley is a superior offering.\u00a0 He has seen many changes over the years and while not a great fan of trees being removed, he rates the course as outstanding with superior conditioning.<\/p>\n
He remembers the days of no timesheets and given he had not been a member for very long he initially struggled to get a regular game but he soon settled in and found many friends who he has shared so many wonderful and memorable experiences.\u00a0 Regular playing partners included Russell Simmons, Glen Wittingslow, Phil Campbell and John Scheffer.\u00a0 A large number of pennant players can be added to this list. In recent years he enjoyed the company of members such as Dave Potts and Gerald March amongst others who have since left the club.\u00a0 He particularly reflects on Gerald who is currently battling a major illness.<\/p>\n
A person who simply loves practice you can find him most days grinding it out on the Northern practice fairway and green always attempting to improve an already well grooved and excellent swing.\u00a0 His short game of pitching, chipping and putting are a testament to all that practice and the envy of many.<\/p>\n
But his story would not be complete if his love of bike riding was not mentioned. Still riding today he wears the scars of being a \u2018reasonable amateur\u2019.\u00a0 To say he is fanatical about the Tour de France is very much an understatement.<\/p>\n
So this Saturday raise a glass for this loyal and loved member who has given so much to what is Spring Valley.\u00a0 You may find him on the course, on the putting green or on the practice fairway.\u00a0 Shake his hand and thank him for choosing to come to Australia and settle in Victoria and of course choosing Spring Valley as his golfing destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keith Mico, widely known as \u2018Sport\u2019 has had a long and distinguished golfing journey behind him.\u00a0 A native of England Keith commenced his golf in Kent at the Cray Valley Golf Club.\u00a0 It was during this period that he had his first hole in one.\u00a0 Playing in a pro-am he hit a strong iron shot… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1479,"featured_media":33943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[59,29,7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrating-our-legends","category-guests-news","category-latest-news","category-public-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1479"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33941"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33964,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33941\/revisions\/33964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Keith-Mico-1-768x1024.jpg\")
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