I must be on the old "who are you guys" thread because I could have swarn to have posted way back... So not a newbie per say.
Anyway, here goes:
Patrick H. Kiser
Age: 40 and DINK
Golfing Age: 8
Home: San Francisco, CA & Neuilly-Sur-Seine, FRANCE
Born: Fort Ord, CA
Raised: Orchies, FRANCE
Email: kiserph@yahoo.com
Occupation: Product Manager
Club: SF Resident Card
Alumni: U.C.S.D. (B.A. Math)
HCP: 18 but coming back to the 15 of last year...
Introduced to GCA by: Gib Papazian (save Sharp Park!)
First GC Ever Played: Real Del Mar, MX
Favorite Golf Course Book: Scottish Golf Links
Favorite Golf Architecture Book: Golf Architecture (MacKenzie)
Top 5 Favorite Courses Played:
- Pasatiempo
- Spyglass
- Pebble Beach
- Black Mesa
- Rawls
Courses Would Like To Play:
- St. Andrews
- Royal Dornoch
- NGLA
- Shinnecock
- Merion
- CPC
- SFGC
- Royal Melbourne
- Swinley Forest
- Cape Breton Highlands
- Ballyneal
- Bandon
Most Memorable Golf Experience: Cross country solo trip from SF to Miami
What I believe in golf wise:
- Water doesn't belong on a golf course (irrigation aside)
- Tree management
- Homes don't belong on a golf course
- Walking is preferred
- Match play
- You're only as good as your last shot...
GCA Dream: somehow ... someway ... fully restore Sharp Park. Dreaming's for free...
Golfing Dream: Playing King Putter, Dixie Cup and BUDA in the same year ... and not get divorced
Outside of golf...
Most Memorable Moment (outside of getting married to my lovely wife): 1998 World Cup Final in St.Denis ... France 3 - Brazil 0
Favorite Sport: Soccer (Allez les Bleus!!!)
Baseball Team: Padres
Football Team: Chargers
Hobbies: Travel, cooking, wine & spirits, photography, BMW 2002tiis
Background:
Been around the block a little. Born in Pacific Grove area (Fort Ord), raised in France then settled back in Carlsbad, CA around 17. Moved up to SF around 1999, moved to Hollywood, FL in 2005 but promptly moved back after Katrina, Rita, and Wilma triple whammy. Hopefully staying put for a long time ahead.
How Did I Get Hooked on Golf?
By accident actually. Around 1999 / 2000, my boss at the time basically told me I was going to be working with many vendors and would just have to learn the game. He gave me a blank check and told me to go buy some clubs. How do you like that? At the time, golfing sounded less interesting than watching bowling on TV. I had less than zero interest, but I decided to be open minded about it.
How Did I Get Into GCA?
When I hung up my soccer cleats around 2003 ... that's when I started to gain interest. I needed an oudoor outlet and golfing was starting to feel ... comfortable. However, the more I played ... the more I became interested in the courses themselves. So much so that when things starting going worse for Sharp Park, I decided to see what could be done about it. That's when I came across Gib and GCA. One thing led to another ... and here I am. Sad to say but not much has changed for Sharp Park. I don't post much. I tend to read more and try to learn more. On occasion I'll contribute. If anything, I'll ask questions.
Great site, great knowledge base, and great people!
Thanks Ran for keeping me on