I am back in Ventura. I still have some golf balls. Lost 5, and mind you my scoring round was from the forward tee, happy to say I broke 100, actually I had 97!!!!! It is not about the scoring my heart says ,my ego is screeming in pain! Enough of that. This is my experince, my journey to number 7 in The Awesome Eight Golf Challenge, the worlds most challenging course.
My stay at a friends friends house worked out perfectly. Through her a news paper fellow Norman Guenther the owner of Hawaii Golf News and Travel found out about me. Norm arrange to play with me, comped me the greenfee and made the round even nicer.
I had some one there who knew the course to keep the score and keep me calm!!!! We laughed and I cried a little ( in the secret). The course is extraordinary pretty. The walk somewhat difficult because of the ravines, have to walk around them. I might be the first 63 year old woman who has walked it, while carrying my clubs! I particularity liked the par 3 holes. Not only because they were reachable, it was the layouts and the way the bunkers where protecting the greens.
The sudden rain and the sudden stop of it made it even more interesting. I liked the challenge and I did play from some of the back tees just to feel how that felt, not a chance for me to reach the “other” side from most of the holes had to be able to CARRY to ball 200+ yards. No wonder people loose many many balls, great for taming the ego though! The mantra need to be I AM MORE THAN MY GOLF GAME.
I wish I had more time to do another round, truly liked the course. Will be back, that’s for sure!
www.koolaugolfclub.com . Make sure to say Hi to the manager Monica Davis the manager at this beautiful challengeing, character revieling golfcourse.
Norm is going to post his article in his paper and he is sending it to many other publications so you might see me pop up with a smile and a pledge to make donations to the Pattaya Children by clicking on the Pattaya Donation on top of my blog!
That leads me to next wonderful thing that happened to me in Hawaii. I had lunch with George Red Harris, John Radcliffe and Celeste Nip, 3 wonderful people who does government works and who so generously donated $200 to The Pattya Childrens Fund!!! It got doubled,it is a great sign.
Any one who takes on to walk and to golf at the same time the most challenging golf course in the world need to be supported through her case, thats what Red said. Thank-You ,Thank-You on behalf of the children!
I almost missed the plane going back to LA. In Sweden we use military time so 3pm is 1500 hour. I had read on my itinerary that my plane was leaving at 3, well it said 150 and my Swedish mind said 3 o’clock! It was all unconsciously and I did not even think about until 1150 departure day when I looked at my schedule when I was packing to leave for the airport. I was about 45 minutes away and I had to bring my car back to Alamo. (Lucky I did not play golf, Norm Guenther and I had tentative plans to play that day since I was not going to leave until 3pm!!!)
I did not believe my eyes when I saw the departure time 150. Heart rate 200, knot in my stomach you get the picture. I mean who cares if I miss the plane, I am in Hawaii!!! How interesting to notice and to be in situation like that, I am very thankfulk for all the life lesson that is handed to me over and over again.
I know in my case was the underlying grimling talk bla bla bla you are not going to make it you are not going to find the Alamo place , you are so stupid all the extra money this will cost you ,how could you misread bla bla bla…I mean come on….
Ease, Grace ,Forgiveness ,Gentleness it is all lessons we can take with us in life and on the golf course!!!!
Until next time, lots of things starts to happen and I will for sure bring you with me.
Thank-You for following me
Love,Golf and Laugh