Outside of China, Italy is one of the worst affected countries to hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. The country is still on lockdown with 124,632 confirmed cases and 15,362 deaths attributed to the virus. We caught up with Italian golfer and two-time European Tour winner, Guido Migliozzi, at Jumeirah Golf Estates to get his thoughts on a range of topics from the worldwide pandemic to his dream fourball.
MIGLIOZZI ON STAYING MOTIVATED
“It’s tough to keep motivated when you don’t know when you will be playing tournament golf next. Since I was six years old, I have always played at least one tournament a month aside from the winter break. I try and get on the course and play with friends to keep my motivation up. Before we went into isolation I was spending a lot of time with Nino and Renato who are also out here so we had little games against each other out on the course. The morning and afternoon were reserved for golf while the evening was for games of paddle tennis! But now everything is shut we just have to wait it out like everyone else.”
MIGLIOZZI ON COVID-19 IN ITALY
“It’s something that is new for everyone and we need to take care of our friends and family. We need to be patient because this COVID-19 outbreak is a pandemic so we must wait for the European Tour Committee to make a decision on what will happen in the future. All my friends and family back home in Italy are on lockdown. It’s very hard to leave the house and do daily tasks such as going to the supermarket. It’s really crazy out there and you have to be there to believe what is going on. It’s really tough.”
MIGLIOZZI ON THE MASTERS
“It’s hard to believe that The Masters won’t be taking place this month but it’s the right thing to do. We have to try and contain this virus and not have mass gatherings of people. Hopefully, it will get played later this year. We’ll just have to see what happens.”
MIGLIOZZI ON DUBAI
“I’m going to be moving out to Dubai soon but I’m just waiting for my apartment to be ready. I can normally practice on so many great courses out here. Dubai is a golfer’s dream with all the fantastic facilities that the golf courses have. Aside from the golf the lifestyle here is nice with lots of attractions and things to do for everybody. We bought a scooter to explore the city which has been a lot of fun. You’ll certainly never get bored in Dubai!
MIGLIOZZI ON A NORMAL PRACTICE DAY
“My daily routine starts off by going to the gym in the morning and then grabbing some breakfast. From there I’ll go out on to the course and practice on different aspects of my game until the sun goes down before heading inside for dinner. Dinner typically consists of a lot of pizza and pasta. I’m Italian so I love to eat!”
MIGLIOZZI ON HIS DREAM FOURBALL
