I finally figured out how to add pictures and video to these blogs. When I’m playing I try to grab a picture or two, but I am going to make a concentrated effort to have a few photos for each blog. This will come in handy, especially when I am describing course conditions. I added a photo of my broken club to the last Random Stuff post. Check it out….a picture from my first range sesh when I started playing again in 2014.
Have you ever heard of the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Golf Championship? Neither had I until 3 weeks ago when my dad told me about it. Every year for the last 35 years this championship has been held in Myrtle Beach, SC. Anyone can enter and the groups are sorted by handicap and age into ‘flights’. More information can be found at www.myrtlebeachworldamateur.com. It’s roughly $600 to play. This includes all golf (up to 4 different courses if one makes it to the finals for their flight) and food. They have a ‘19th’ hole which is sort of a convention center where one can eat every night where there also are vendors, games, and entertainment. I’ve been obsessed with this tournament since I heard of it. I’ve done extensive searches and watched videos on YouTube related to the Championship. One of the winners shot an average of 90, but has a 23 handicap, so he averaged 67 for a final. It seems like a very well organized event as they had over 3000 golfers this year consisting of men, women, high and low handicaps, and people from all over the world. There doesn’t seem to be a limit of how many people enter.
I went to Houston, Texas a couple of weeks ago to see family. I was supposed to get a round in while I was there but it didn’t happen. I had a few hours to kill when I arrived. I had called a few weeks before to a certain course and inquired about greens fees and club rental. I was quoted one rate when I called and when I arrived at the course it was $50 more for both golf and clubs. Plus, the course was packed. So, golf wasn’t in the cards that day. That night I did play a round of Golden Tee in a bar! I’m not much of a drinker anymore. I was a quiet little place where it was easy to speak with each other. But, I saw the machine, excused myself and got a ‘round’ in! I think I hit 5 over on some Hawaiian course.
On my last day there, myself and one of the husbands wanted to get out for a bit so we went to Top Golf. He plays there frequently, but it was my first time. I have to admit that I did enjoy myself. There are 3 Top Golf facilities in Phoenix and I’ve always passed them by. Everyone I know that goes do not play golf. I’ve also seen many videos of people just hacking the ball and generally goofing off. Not to sound like a snob, but I take golf seriously. I find that kind of behavior distracting. If someone is not good, yet they are trying, that’s fine but, not if they don’t. That’s just me……..Anyways, we played for 1 ½ hours. We did a distance game, a target game where the target was divided into 9 areas and you had to get a ball in each one, then lastly a game involving 5 shots each to 4 different targets. I can see myself going back again…….probably soon as overseeding starts next week valley wide and lasts a month.
Next blog……………a rematch at Kokopelli………
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