Freddy Schott and Nick Bachem made the most of the early part of the week by visiting a Giraffe Sanctuary in Nairobi ahead of the Magical Kenya Open, the sixth event of the International Swing.
The German duo headed to the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, which is a non-profit environmental conservation centre that offers a unique experience of feeding and interacting with the endagered species known as the Rothschild* giraffe.*
It was a welcomed outing for both Bachem and Schott, who both talked about the benefits of travelling to so many different countries on the DP World Tour, but also why an experience like this can help mentally destress away from the golf course.
"I think it's what stands out on the DP World Tour is that we come to so many nice places and travel quite a long way many times," said Bachem.
"And if you just stay in the hotel and on the golf course, you can do the same in Europe or in like pretty much the same place. If you come to Kenya, obviously like the nature, landscapes, animals standing out, so it's amazing to come here."
"I think when we play a lot, it's a lot of mental stress as well," he added.
"And if you never get out of your little world on the golf course or in the gym or whatever, you always keep in the same kind of state of mind. And if you come out here, you forget about everything. It's just a bit like a holiday day and some nice experience you can tell back home.
"My mum is the biggest Giraffe fan in the world, and when I told her I was going to do this today she was freaking out, so I'm going to send her all the pictures and everything and she's going to be the happiest mum in the world."
Schott, who won DP World Tour Qualifying School in November to regain his card for this season, explained that he actively seeks out experiences like this when he comes to new countries. On his first trip to Kenya, he added that seeing the Giraffes and the work they do, makes the trip worth it - even before hitting his first tee shot.
"I definitely, whenever I see a country I've never been to before, as Kenya is, I always try and you know, get something in, maybe read something before it and just try to get familiar with with how it works in the in the new country.
"It's awesome to see it. It's definitely something else, we don't have this every week. Whenever we get the chance to see something like this we always try and squeeze it in, it makes the trip worth it."
