I forgot to write about winning the US Women's Open! Just kidding - but I did get to touch the real trophy, as you can see in this picture. I gave Paul tickets to the Open for Christmas. That's the best kind of gift - I get to share it! The hat, ID tag holders and a $5 gift certificate were included with two all day tickets - what a deal!
We checked out the weather reports and decided Saturday, June 28 was the best day to go. We drove to
Southdale and had to take a shuttle bus because there wasn't any parking near
Interlachen in
Edina. It really worked slick - no waiting, and they dropped us off right at the front gate.
I had heard in the news that they didn't allow cell phones, so we left ours at home. But ... I also had to check my camera at the gate area, too. They don't allow any little noises that might interfere with the golfer's concentration!
We brought our umbrellas just, in case, because on Friday there was a 2 and 1/2 hour rain delay. We were lucky, it misted just a little in the morning, but turned out to be a great day. We found a spot to hang out that was at the junction of 4 holes - the greens for the 10
th and 17
th and the tee boxes for the 11 and 18. We could see the golfers on all four places from the top of a little knoll. The golfers started on the 1st and 10
th tees, so we were able to see every one of the players who had made the cut.
Once all the players had passed us once, we decided to follow Paula Creamer the rest of the way from the 10
th to the 18
th hole. She was in the lead most of the day on Saturday, but ended up somewhere in the top 10, I think. We got to see
Annika Sorenstam sink a great shot on the 17
th green, the most difficult hole on the course. I thought I would be miraculously improved the next time I golfed from just watching, but more practice is the name of the game, I guess. I'll keep you posted on my next tournament results!
We checked out the weather reports and decided Saturday, June 28 was the best day to go. We drove to Southdale and had to take a shuttle bus because there wasn't any parking near Interlachen in Edina. It really worked slick - no waiting, and they dropped us off right at the front gate.
I had heard in the news that they didn't allow cell phones, so we left ours at home. But ... I also had to check my camera at the gate area, too. They don't allow any little noises that might interfere with the golfer's concentration!
We brought our umbrellas just, in case, because on Friday there was a 2 and 1/2 hour rain delay. We were lucky, it misted just a little in the morning, but turned out to be a great day. We found a spot to hang out that was at the junction of 4 holes - the greens for the 10th and 17th and the tee boxes for the 11 and 18. We could see the golfers on all four places from the top of a little knoll. The golfers started on the 1st and 10th tees, so we were able to see every one of the players who had made the cut.
Once all the players had passed us once, we decided to follow Paula Creamer the rest of the way from the 10th to the 18th hole. She was in the lead most of the day on Saturday, but ended up somewhere in the top 10, I think. We got to see Annika Sorenstam sink a great shot on the 17th green, the most difficult hole on the course. I thought I would be miraculously improved the next time I golfed from just watching, but more practice is the name of the game, I guess. I'll keep you posted on my next tournament results!
1 comment:
So was that first picture with the trophy taken by a pro? Looks official to me! Congratulations, and please share your winnings with your poor sister!
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