I would like to share a littlte from my recent road trip across the country then across the state of Washington.
WARNING: OFF TOPIC
On the way to Atlanta I had the pleasure to meet and talk with fellow GCAer John Cullum. John was at Barnsley Gardens to officiate a tournament. We spent 3 hours together but seemed like 10 minutes. I hope to have more time with John again. I wish he would have been the divorce attorney for my first, second, and third wives. Thanks for your time John. It was a pleasure.
Garland and I played Chambers Bay the day before The Grudge Match. It was nice to see each other again.
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A little advice. DO NOT show up at Chambers Bay at 4:30 in the morning. The gate is locked.
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Jay Flema was in town to cover The Grudge Match and agreed to carry our clubs.
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One surprise. The lone fir tree is not near as tall as I thought it would be.
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It was nice to have GCA celeb Tom Huckaby (on the left) and Eric Smith (on the right) to join us.
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Eric had his A game
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Eric keeping it in the slot
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Tom had a little trouble around this bunker but overall played well and as always was good company
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Chambers is a course that is difficult to loose a ball, but there is trouble to be found.
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The mounding on the par 4 7th looks like Garland laying on his back
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The par 5 8th. Garland got up and down from the service path to close out our match
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Garland's up and down impressed the crowd. The people behind him on the ridge clapped
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Because I lost the match, I had to get a tattoo
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Anthony