This is painful. Here I sit watching the peloton explode over the Col de la Croix, wishing I was somewhere else. All my best GCA friends--save two or three--are in Holyoke. Some questions...
1) How's it playing?
2) Who is taking Andy "Mad dog" as their caddie?
3) Did Rupert break out his guitar?
4) Did Choi break out his voice?
5) Has Jim fixed his duck hook?
6) How's Bernie enjoying the view?
This is the worst I've felt yet in missing a GCA trip. Miss ya guys.
1) Probably the best it's ever been in my opinion. The staff had it set up fairly easy on day 1 then took it up a notch with the pin placements on day 2. Greens were rolling at a speed that let us use the slopes as they were intended - great stuff!
2) I had Andy for the first round Saturday morning - he double bagged for me and my partner. We had him a little worried right from the get go as I usually miss left and my partner usually misses right. Fortunately for him we played well and he didn't have to venture out into the native on many occasions.
3) Alas, Rupert was not to be found over the weekend.
4) Can't answer that for sure, but I heard rumors that it was
5) He shot 73 in round 1, so something must have been working well. Played with him and Wyatt H. the final round and he can hit it a mile.
The golf course was in as good a shape as I've ever seen it. It's just a marveolous course for match play. The staff took great care of all of us as well.
Jim, thanks again for putting this all together. You were a wonderful host!
Scott