The day at Pebble Beach was fantastic… and quite surprisingly –I didn’t suck at
golf. In fact – I was on the green
putting for birdie four times (ok – so my putts did suck). Chris was solid, Matt hits the ball so hard
that it makes you think that they will just explode on impact --- it is like he
really hates the balls --- and Lukas was good, bordering on great. And --- this is with Lukas hitting LEFT
HANDED! --- I cannot even imagine how good Lukas would be if he hit from the right
side. (Note – if you are Lukas’ partner –
who I was – don’t borrow his wedge – it faces the wrong direction).
Stephen Wondo
missed the event due to Earthquakes Academy Try-outs … and when he hears that I
was not embarrassingly bad – he’ll toggle between the emotions of denial and
reluctant acknowledgment. Lukas, who pinch
hit for Stephen, ended up with an expensive free round of golf since he grabbed
breakfast, dinner, club-cleaner-tip, and some adult beverages on the course ---
thanks Lukas.
I did learn a
couple of lessons golfing today …
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Apparently walking right in front of someone
else’s ball on the green (between the ball and the hole) gets frowned upon (not
just at hole 3 … but also at holes 8, 13, and 16).
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You can be as awesome as possible on the
practice greens … that does not translate to these sadistically tiny and
contoured greens at Pebble Beach.
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If you
happen to hit a lucky tee shot that outdistances the other three members of
your foursome – your best and perhaps only action is to just shut the f#%@ up
(learned that lesson the hard way with Matt)
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Apparently
putting is an important skill
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If you have 5 hours on a Sunday afternoon – you could
do a lot worse than hanging with the Wondo Boys and Lukas on what just may be
the most beautiful place on earth … because everyone was serious and while 3 of
the group broke 90 in strokes … we all were over 100 in laughs.
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