{"id":51875,"date":"2012-11-14T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.golf1.is\/?p=51875"},"modified":"2012-11-14T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T13:50:55","slug":"introducing-thordur-rafn-gissurarson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/introducing-thordur-rafn-gissurarson\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson<\/strong> is one of Iceland\u00b4s most talented golfers. At the time being he is participating in the NGA Pro Tour – Bridgestone Winter Series in Florida.<\/p>\n

He played a.o. in the German EPD Series this past year and also on the Eimskip series, here in Iceland this past summer. The EPD Series venues were a.o. in Turkey, Marocco, in Germany and Austria.<\/p>\n

The Eimskip series comprises 6 tournaments, where the best in Iceland compete. \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn won on the 2nd tournament 2012, the Egils Gull tournament, which was held in the Westmanna Islands.<\/p>\n

He also received a stipend from the newly founded Fund for outstanding golfers in Iceland, Forskot.<\/p>\n

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\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson, GR. Photo: Golf 1<\/p>\n

Golf 1 interviewed \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0 Rafn this past summer:<\/em><\/p>\n

What is your name?:\u00a0<\/em>\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson.<\/p>\n

Member of which Golf Club in Iceland are you?:<\/em>\u00a0The Golf Club of Reykjav\u00edk, GR and the White River Golf Club, (in Icelandic: Golfkl\u00fabbur Ki\u00f0jabergs , abbrev.: GKB)<\/p>\n

Where and when were you born?\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Reykjav\u00edk, September 8th 1987.<\/p>\n

Where did you grow up?<\/em>\u00a0 In the city. In the Selja-neighbourhood in Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n

What is your family status and does anyone in your family play golf?\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Both my parents play golf, but both my siblings are to occupied to start playing.<\/p>\n

When did you start playing golf? <\/em>When I was around 5 years old. I was also playing soccer to start with, but then golf took over.<\/p>\n

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\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn on the golfcourse of the Westmanna Islands on June 9th 2012 at the Egils Gull tournament, where he won! Photo: Golf 1.<\/p><\/div>\n

Why did you start playing golf?<\/em>\u00a0 I was thrown into a golf clinic in Korpa (one of the three golfcourses of GR) when I was 7 years old and from then on I\u00b4ve never looked back.<\/p>\n

What is your occupation? \u00a0<\/em>I play golf competitively.<\/p>\n

How much do you practice each day?<\/em>\u00a0It differs and goes by weather, but on a usual day I practice about 6-8 hours including play. Aside from that I workout in a Gym – that\u00b4s not included.<\/p>\n

Can you tell us an embarrasing story of yourself from on the golfcourse? <\/em>\u00a0Once I was practicing at the old practice area by Korp\u00falfssta\u00f0ir. My friend was collecting golfballs in an old tractor, which was used for that purpose at that time being and there was little protection for him in that contraption. I was the only one practicing and somehow I managed to hit a ball with my 3-tree about 200 meters and directly in his head. He was drousy and drove the tractor off the road. Fortunately this incident wasn\u00b4t serious and we got the tractor again on the practice area.<\/p>\n

What do you prefer parkland courses or linkses?<\/em>\u00a0I like both. I have played alot of golfcourses abroad ad I have always a hard time choosing between them.<\/p>\n

What do you prefer match play or stroke play?<\/em>\u00a0 I think match play is more fun. One plays different golf and often the score is better than in stroke play.<\/p>\n

What\u00b4s your favorite golfcourse in Iceland?<\/em>\u00a0Grafarholt (one of the 3 golfcourses at Icelands biggest Golf Club, the Golf Club of Reykjav\u00edk (GR) ); White River Golf Course (Icelandic: Golfv\u00f6llur Ki\u00f0jabergs) and the Westmanna Islands Golf Course.<\/p>\n

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The 7th green on the White River Golf Course in the South of Iceland; one of \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn\u00b4s favorite golfcourses in Iceland. Photo: Golf 1.<\/p><\/div>\n

What is your favorite golfcourse anywhere in the world except for Iceland?<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0TPC Sawgrass in Florida, Seddiner Am See in Berlin, Germany and Kingsbarns in St. Andrews, Scotland.<\/p>\n

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Golf Country Club Seddiner am See-by Berlin, one of \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn\u00b4s favorite golfcourses abroad<\/p><\/div>\n

What is the most special golfcourse you have played on and why is it the most special?\u00a0<\/em>Tot Hill Farm Golf Club in North-Carolina. \u00a0One might think that the golfcourse arcitect was on a different planet when he designed the course.<\/p>\n

What is your handicap?<\/em>\u00a0-1.4<\/p>\n

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Tot Hill Farm golfcourse<\/p><\/div>\n

What is your lowest score in golf and on what golfcourse did you achieve it?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>That\u00b4s \u00a063 strokes (9 under par) in the Potsdam Golf Club E.V., in Germany.<\/p>\n

What is your longest drive?<\/em>\u00a0 That was around 350 meters. Very windy, on a spongy golfcourse.<\/p>\n

What is your greatest achivement in golf to this day?<\/em>\u00a0 To have won on the Icelandic Tour (Eimskip series) and to have gotten the 2nd place in the European Golf Club Championships along with my team from the Golf Club Reykjav\u00edk (GR).<\/p>\n

Have you hit a hole in one?<\/em>\u00a0Unfortunately not. That will happen before I reach 50 years. I\u00b4m absolutely sure!<\/p>\n

What snack do you have in the bag?<\/em>\u00a0I always have a bottle of mineral water (Blue Crystal in Iceland) and then I have a banana, a sandwich, an apple or nuts. One has to have alot to eat in the bag.<\/p>\n

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\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson on the Golf Course in the Westmanna Islands. Photo: Golf 1<\/p><\/div>\n

Have you participated in any other sports?<\/em>\u00a0 I have tried everything, I think. Soccer, european handball, basketball, squash, chess a.s.o. I was very active when I was younger.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite food, your favorite drink, your favorite music, your favorite movie and your favorite book?<\/em>\u00a0My favorite food is\u00a0\u00a0beef with sauce bearnaise and a baked potatoe<\/strong>, my favorite drink is mineralwater (in Iceland\u00a0Blue Crystal<\/strong>), my favorite music is anything with\u00a0Mumford & Sons<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Coldplay<\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>My favorite movie is\u00a0The Green Mile<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Tuesdays with Morrie<\/strong>\u00a0is a book I can always read again along with most books on Golf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite golfer name 1 female and 1 male?<\/em>\u00a0Male:\u00a0Craig Stadler is without a doubt my favorite golfer. It is always fun to see the walruss play. \u00a0Female:\u00a0Anna Nordqvist is my favorite female golfer. She\u00b4s great.<\/p>\n

What would be your dream foursome?<\/em>\u00a0Me and….<\/em> Craig Stadler, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan. And I would like Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, and Miguel Angel Jimenez to be their caddies.<\/p>\n

What\u00b4s in your bag and what\u00b4s your favorite club?<\/em><\/p>\n

Titleist D3 9.5\u00b0(Graphite Design DI6X shaft)
\nTitleist 910F 15\u00b0 (Graphite Design DI7X shaft)
\nTitleist 712 MB 3-PW with True Temper Dynamic Gold X-100 shafts.
\nTitleist SM4 52\u00b0, 56\u00b0 and 60\u00b0 wedges.
\nNike Method 004 putter.<\/p>\n

My favorite club is my putter. It has to be.<\/p>\n

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\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson, GR on the 1st tournament in the Eimskip series, on May 27th 2012. Photo: Golf 1<\/p><\/div>\n

Have you taken golflessons\/who is your coach?<\/em>\u00a0Brynjar Eldon Geirsson has been my coach these past years.<\/p>\n

Are you superstitious?<\/em>\u00a0No, not at all.<\/p>\n

What is you maingoal in golf and in life?<\/em>\u00a0To get on the topp-100 of the Official World Golf Ratings and to play at a major. One has to have big dreams.<\/p>\n

What is the best thing about golf?<\/em>\u00a0Self-dicipline, the company and the respect towards the ones you\u00b4re playing against.<\/p>\n

How high a percentage do you think the mental part is of your game when you\u00b4re competeing?<\/em>\u00a0I would say about 50%. The mental part is very importand and I practice it regularly.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 last: Do you have some good piece of advice you can give golfers?<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0To hit it straight off the tee and practice your short game alot if you want to lower your score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn Gissurarson is one of Iceland\u00b4s most talented golfers. At the time being he is participating in the NGA Pro Tour – Bridgestone Winter Series in Florida. He played a.o. in the German EPD Series this past year and also on the Eimskip series, here in Iceland this past summer. The EPD Series venues were a.o. in Turkey, Marocco, in Germany and Austria. The Eimskip series comprises 6 tournaments, where the best in Iceland compete. \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Rafn won on the 2nd tournament 2012, the Egils Gull tournament, which was held in the Westmanna Islands. He also received a stipend from the newly founded Fund for outstanding golfers in Iceland, Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","cat-7-id"],"acf":[],"views":1955,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golf1.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}