Skies the limit for Tommy

MANY a professional sportsman has whiled away a few spare hours on the golf course down through the years but Tommy Bowe’s recent stint on the fairways amounted to more of a flying visit.

Well used to leaving vapour trails on the pitch, Bowe has been doing something similar in the skies and his pursuit of a pilot’s licence began after a spin in a two-seater Ikarus with Ospreys teammate and keen aviator Ian Gough.

“We landed on the fairway of a golf course and there was a guy playing up the opposite direction,” said Bowe. “We turned around, parked in the car park, went in and had a chat with the people in there, played five holes and then took off again.”