14/01/2026
Keep your head down, or look up?
They say life throws hurdles at you, but this one felt like a brick wall.
After 15 months of back-breaking restoration and finally opening the Great Orme Golf gates 3 months ago, I was ready for the next big chapter: getting my leg fixed. As many of you know, I’ve been battling a "blown" knee for years. Before we even started the Orme project, it was so bad I couldn’t even bend down to change a nappy. It’s stopped me from playing professional and social golf, but most importantly, it stops me from just kicking a ball around with Iago.
After 7 years of being "lost in the system" through COVID and beyond, I finally had my date for an ACL reconstruction and Osteotomy. Then today, less than 24 hours before the op, I got the call. Cancelled.
I’ll be honest, I was heartbroken. Miserable. For a period, I just wanted to shut the world out. But then I looked around and realised I had two choices: keep my head down and stay defeated, or look up and appreciate what I’ve got. My family, this amazing local community, and a body that - outside of one dodgy knee - is still fit and capable.
So, I picked up the pickaxe. I grabbed the shovel and the wheelbarrow. And instead of sitting on the sofa feeling sorry for myself, I moved over a ton of soil onto the 6th tee.
I don’t know when the hospital will call with a new date. But I do know this: I am putting my heart and soul into this course. I want this place to be something Llandudno is proud of for generations to come. That’s the big goal.
A personal goal? Recovering so I can finally play 18 holes with Tanya and Iago, and who knows, becoming Pitch and Putt World Champion!
Hurdles are made for jumping. Brick walls are made for smashing through - one shovel, one determined step at a time.
Cariad Mawr,
Robin 💚
