Lastly...who is going to share the story of Matt Bosela's BEAR sighting on #12 at Trails Saturday afternoon? What an experience!!!
Evan,
You beat me to it!
Here's the story, one that proves just how good the service truly is at the Bandon Dunes Resort...
I'm playing Bandon Trails on Saturday afternoon, paired up with Joel Lahrman in a match against Michael Whitaker and John Moore. We had just fallen two down in the match after I took three shots to get down greenside on the 11th and I continued my clutch play with a wayward 3-wood tee shot into the trees left of the long par 3 12th hole.
I figured I was out of the hole but decided to take a look for my ball, just in case. The esteemed Mr. Whitaker asked if I needed help but I just said I'd take a quick look.
Anyway, I'm peering into the trees and all of a sudden, I start hearing noises - branches being stepped on - I squint and try to get a closer look.
Then I see it: a burly black THING slowly lumbering toward me with a little white spot near the head. I start RUNNING from the trees as Mr. Whitaker looks on with concern. He thought it was a hive of bees but I stammer that I think there was a bear in the trees. All of a sudden, the bear continues with its walk and steps out of the trees!!!
Only, it's not a bear but a big, burly Bandon Trails ranger, wearing a black rainsuit with a floppy rainhat and the Bandon logo. As the colour returns to my face, the punchline to this joke is revealed...he holds up a ball, like George Costanza in that one Seinfeld episode...
"Who was playing the Titleist 8?", he asks.
The guys start howling in laughter and I can only laugh myself.
Thankfully, my sense of humour remains intact after that embarrassing moment...