Lady Golfers Round the World in Search of Birdie

Imagine teeing off in Istanbul and chipping onto the green in Hong Kong. How about skirting a water hazard in the Gobi Desert or sinking a long putt in Sydney? That’s what these two are doing this summer and it’s all for charity.

“We starred out in Montrose and hit golf balls all the way to the coast,” said Melanie Callaway, whose non-profit foundation provides free golf lessons to developing countries in return for caddie services.

“Then, after resting at the beach for two weeks we hopped a luxury liner that had a small par three course and continued our philanthropic adventure,” quipped Evelyn Ping, a former WPGA standout, who has recorded 250 and 300 yard drives throughout the duos’ well-appointed trek through China and India.

“I always figured the entire landscape of the Mideast was like one big sand bunker but it’s not,” continued Callaway. “There are trees and people and buldings, well some parts of buildings, here in Baghdad and they say the green are in pretty bad shape in Syria too.”

Ping told the Horseshoe that the two women would most likely lay up in the Tel Aviv at the home of Ping’s aunt Delphine from Miami.

“We can hang by the pool until the situation in he Mideast takes care of itself,” said Callaway.

Following the slight inconvenience, Callaway and Ping will then head t.o Greece and Italy before turning northward into France , Ireland and of course Scotland.

Early September features stops at Augusta and several spectacular clubs along the Eastern seaboard and across the Midwest. Then the golfers will host a final fundraiser at Denver City Park in an attempt to get into the pockets of golfers from the lower socio-economic groups.

Good luck Melanie and Evelyn!