Bravo
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- Aug 27, 2004
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We've got our highlight of the year going on this weekend...the Member-Member..
(BTW- they changed the rules for this year's event to strict ROG...play 'em all down and putt all putts into the hole).
Anyways, there's a light drizzle coming down as we tee off at 7:14. We're in the third group. My play is lackluster and my partner is worse. We finish the front side in 2:05 and tee off on the back.
They have a "Hit or Miss" deal on #10 - a 185 yard uphill par 3. Bet any amount from $25 to $200 against the pro. If you miss the green, you get the amount you wagered in pro shop credit - hit the green anywhere and you get double your wagered amount. I've bet this thing several times in the past and usually hit it on - but today I bunkered my shot....
Hit a hole in one on this hole and you choose between a Cadillac coupe, a Land Rover, an Audi convertable or a Lexus....all the cars are parked around the tee. The Golf Director's stunningly beautiful blonde daughter is there to act as a witness....
By #14, we can hear thunder and its getting damn dark. The siren goes off and we sprint back to the clubhouse area and drive our carts into the cart barn....just before the storm hits. We hit the grill for free draft beer and lunch...in the meantime - it's raining sideways and the power goes off and on four times. We can see the lightning outside....
After about 45 minutes, it clears up and we go back out to the cart barn to get our cart....the power is out because of a lightning strike and its dark as pitch in there. We drive out to the 15th tee. After we play 15, we see a tree on fire between #16 and #11. Lightning hit it squarely down the middle. As we tee off on #17, we see a small gyser of water coming up from the middle of the 18th fairway. Lightning has struck an irrigation line and broken it open...causing a creek to run right down the middle of the 18th fairway. By this time it was raining again (but no damn lightning) and we finished soaked to the bone....
It was like a freaking lightshow there for about 45 minutes....
(BTW- they changed the rules for this year's event to strict ROG...play 'em all down and putt all putts into the hole).
Anyways, there's a light drizzle coming down as we tee off at 7:14. We're in the third group. My play is lackluster and my partner is worse. We finish the front side in 2:05 and tee off on the back.
They have a "Hit or Miss" deal on #10 - a 185 yard uphill par 3. Bet any amount from $25 to $200 against the pro. If you miss the green, you get the amount you wagered in pro shop credit - hit the green anywhere and you get double your wagered amount. I've bet this thing several times in the past and usually hit it on - but today I bunkered my shot....
Hit a hole in one on this hole and you choose between a Cadillac coupe, a Land Rover, an Audi convertable or a Lexus....all the cars are parked around the tee. The Golf Director's stunningly beautiful blonde daughter is there to act as a witness....
By #14, we can hear thunder and its getting damn dark. The siren goes off and we sprint back to the clubhouse area and drive our carts into the cart barn....just before the storm hits. We hit the grill for free draft beer and lunch...in the meantime - it's raining sideways and the power goes off and on four times. We can see the lightning outside....
After about 45 minutes, it clears up and we go back out to the cart barn to get our cart....the power is out because of a lightning strike and its dark as pitch in there. We drive out to the 15th tee. After we play 15, we see a tree on fire between #16 and #11. Lightning hit it squarely down the middle. As we tee off on #17, we see a small gyser of water coming up from the middle of the 18th fairway. Lightning has struck an irrigation line and broken it open...causing a creek to run right down the middle of the 18th fairway. By this time it was raining again (but no damn lightning) and we finished soaked to the bone....
It was like a freaking lightshow there for about 45 minutes....