Golf Photos

We had a play day for our 18 holer and 9 holer groups last Tuesday.  The format was a scramble, and we all played our own balls and hit the furthest ball each time.  It was great fun and we hope to do this each year.  It is fun meeting new people and getting re-acquainted with friends, we don’t see too much.  We had a shotgun start at 9:00 and finished before 12:00.  My foursome, 3 niners and 1 eighteen holer started on #6 hole.  We had 52 playing; 33 niners and 19 eighteen holers.  The weather was supposed to be rainy and for some reason, it did not rain.  We did not want to postpone the tournament and were excited that the sun came out.  It is a little difficult getting 2 busy groups together.  

We also had golfers playing after lunch with their own foursome.   All of the eighteen  holers play 18 holes and the nine holers usually play 9.  So it was decided to have the option of afternoon play with your own foursome.  This was a good way to make everyone happy. 

Lunch was Michigan Cherry Salad with Champaign Vinaigrette.  Assorted breads complimented the salad.  The dessert was apple cobbler with ice cream.  The hostess did a fantastic job and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  The service was excellent and the staff made sure to have everything ready so that the afternoon group could be on time for their tee time.   

I like to play golf with Joe and his friend.  I learn a lot from the two of them.  I try to keep up and watch what they are doing.  I am lucky that Joe has been playing golf since he was 10 and seems to know a thing or two about golf.

The other day, I took this picture and he said, “please don’t tell me you took a picture of me and my favorite club…the golf retriever.”  He was around some brush, weeds and a creek and looking for his golf ball.  He is very good at finding the golf balls.  It is like an Easter Egg Hunt for him.  I usually tell him to come on, and I will throw out another golf ball, and he says, “No, I will find it,”  and he continues to search with the retriever.  He usually finds mine and other ones, too.

I hope to sell retrievers one day soon.  Now for golf balls that go in the retriever; here are some blue ones that are surely to please:  http://ladiesgolfaccessories.com/store/#ecwid:category=691577&mode=product&product=2790866

I would love to hear about your golf and see any pictures that you would like to share.

My husband, Joe, taught me to play golf and it was a little rough at first.  I don’t think that we understood each other, initially, on the golf course.  He would constantly tell me to keep my head down.  “I am keeping my head down”, I would tell him.  He would say, “You think you are keeping your head down, but, in fact, you are not.”   How does he know that I am not keeping my head down; it feels like my head is down.

Golf Buddies

This picture of Joe and me was taken after we had played one hole; I know it was one hole because we are smiling.   In the beginning Joe would start instructing me, and his lists of things, I was supposed to be doing/thinking, would go on and on.  I would tell him that I did not want him to tell me another thing.  The next time I hit the ball, I hit it all wrong, and I looked at him and said, “why didn’t you tell me what to do?”  He said, ” you told me not to tell you anything.”  He does not understand me.

Joe and I have been playing golf together for about 14 years.  I like playing with him now.  Each day, I say, “Can we go play golf today?”  His reply is, “I have got to find an older woman, who is happy cooking and cleaning.”

I would love to hear about your golf experiences.

Here is a link to President Eisenhower’s Golf Equipment Information.