When playing a golf tournament, it usually helps to have played the course before.
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Brian Cox won't be afforded that luxury when he takes part in the Victorian All Abilities Golf Championship.
Barwon Heads and 13th Beach play host to the European Disabled Golfers Association tournament and Cox has been doing everything he can to brush up on the two courses.
"It is a bit of an unknown but I have been doing my research," Cox said.
"Any golf course will bring you undone, so I will have to be on my game.
"Hopefully I can get my game in order and get off on the right foot."
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The long-time Longyard Golf Club member has been an avid player for more than 30 years and will be aiming to make a positive start to the tour season.
"It's really important to get a good start because there is world-ranking points at stake," Cox said.
"The events run in a two-year cycle and the more points you earn the better tournaments you qualify for.
"This is the first tournament of the year and I'm really eager to get into it."
A regular star on the local veteran's golf circuit, Cox said he like all of his competitors, had overcome their disabilities to take part in the event.
"There will be players with a variety of disabilities including blindness, deafness and things like that," he said.
"Mine is a major limb deficiency in my leg from a motor cycle accident.
"It was only 45 years ago next month, so it's something I've learned to live with."
Cox said he had been paying particular attention to his chipping game in preparation for the tournament.
"I think chipping is vitally important, regardless of whether you've played a course before or not," he said.
"You can really open up your scoring if you're chipping well, so it will be certainly something I'll be looking at doing well."
The competition will mark the beginning of a busy tour for Cox, as he will be taking part in several others over the coming months.
"About three weeks after this event there's another one in Victoria called the All Abilities Cup," he said.
"From there I will be off to Queensland for their state tournament in April and potentially New Zealand later in the year."
Billy Jupp
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
