Playing in LA

Greetings dear readers,

I am on the road again and have enjoyed a day of golf in Santa Monica with Jay.

We played near the Hollywood sign,  I am told.   I didn't see it,  but it could have been there.  Lots of hills and you could only slice a drive onto the freeway on one hole.

The greens were po ana,  which is what I am used to at home.   What I wasn't used to were the slopes of the greens.  They were a bit severe (hmm,  either they weren't or they were,  I'm thinking).

But the golf was good and the  company better.   There was a downside to the day.   They paired us with two older oriental gentlemen,  over whom we towered and out weighed by many pounds.   What was the problem here?   They played from the back tees,  Jay and I were up a set and these old guys kept hitting it past us.   Bummer!  

We played the Wilson golf course in Griffith Park.   Winds through the hills.   There were large deer on one hole.   A fair amount of elevation.   It also had some run out on shots.   My home course is pretty soggy and you get nothing.,

The greens held quite well.   I was seeing run out the greens at only a couple of yards.

I managed to be on the proper side of 80, which is my goal,  especially on the first round of a course.

We didn't tee off until 10 and finished about 2:30.  Just in time for a couple of tall boys to relax us before dinner with Jessica.

All said,  a good outing.

Next stop is Albuquerque.   If I'm doing golf stuff,  I'll contribute here with good bits,  otherwise might be a bit sporadic.   Ah,  who am I kidding?  I'll be hitting the ball and writing about it.