gh handicapper who averages 105 per round, I learned that I should stop playing or not play at all if my score is lower than the temperature outside! The temperature was over 107 degrees! We knew that it was going to be hot the day before the game and we all came prepared but we ended up totally underestimating the heat. After the front 9, I gave up because of heat exhaustion. I went straight to the clubhouse to cool off and decided not to finish the round. The boys on the other hand braved the scorching heat and finished the game. For two hours after the front 9, I stayed at the patio hydrating myself and enjoyed the magnificent view of the course until they finished the game. After the round, Marc told me of a conversation he had in the locker room with a stranger... It went something like this: 
A warning was issued today to San Francisco Bay Area residents to prepare for a heat wave this weekend. A lot of areas will be in the 100s. It's a shame that it had to be a weekend of back to back golf. Both my Saturday and Sunday tee times are at noon, which means I will be at the course during the hottest hour of the day. 
I finally got the much talked about book by Christina Ricci, A Girl's On-Course Survival Guide to Golf. The author is an amateur golfer who impressively went down from a 30 to a 5 handicap in only 5 years of playing golf. 
I was so eager to watch the US Open today that I even contemplated on not going to my office. I was able to watch a good half-hour coverage on The Golf Channel before I left my house this morning. I drove straight to Starbucks for my much needed coffee, sat down for a few minutes outside, grabbed my phone for live streaming before heading to the office... that was when I found out that the US Open at Bethpage Black was suspended due to heavy rain. For the next few hours after that, I was religiously checking online and all I saw was a frozen leaderboard. I eventually learned that the tournament got postponed and will resume tomorrow. 
Here's another one from Tattoo Golf. This will appeal to younger female golfers. It is a Chromax metallic pink ball. Last Christmas, I received a pack of 6 Chromax metallic pink golf balls as a stocking stuffer. When I used the ball during a round during the holidays, I was asked by one of the boys, obviously trying to be funny, "Where did that Christmas ornament come from?"... Well, It was actually a bit funny given we were playing during the holidays but, Hey, I love my pink ornament-looking golf balls and I am embracing it!
This one is cute, it's a Bridgestone Newing ball and the print is a Japanese anime character, Doraemon. I would really love to own some of these but I have a feeling that if ever I do get my hands on a sleeve of these golf balls, I will probably end up not playing with it for fear of losing them. I will keep them safe until I mange to get rid of my awful slice when I drive.
These are 2009 Tourstage V10 Vivid golf balls. It comes in super fun colors: Super Yellow, Super Orange and Super Pink. Missed the fairway? No problem, these balls will stand out from miles away!
A friend hosted a barbecue today for Game 6 of the NBA Finals (Lakers won). With this and a couple of errands I had to do, there was clearly no time to do anything "golfsy" like go to the driving range or play 9 holes (though I managed to squeeze in a few minutes to go to Golfsmith to buy a few stuff). So what do I do? Well, today, I spent part of my lazy Sunday morning playing the Virtual US Open. It is an online challenge where anyone can register and virtually experience Bethpage Black. The winner of the Virtual US Open 2009 will receive an all expenses paid trip for 2 to Pebble Beach as USGA guests for the 2010 US Open. It's a fun game, I scored a 104... Guess I will be buying my own ticket and will be driving myself to Pebble Beach next year!
After a crazy week of long hours and everything breaking at work, I was able to leave a couple of hours early yesterday. I headed to Dublin Ranch Golf Course with a coworker and played a full 18. We were paired with 2 guys from Chevron, Robert and John, who both snuck out of work as well. This was the perfect ending to one of the craziest weeks in my office... dealing with the "go live" week for our bank conversion that almost failed after weeks of preparation was extremely stressful. The weather cooperated with me yesterday. We finished at around 8pm and it was still bright and the weather was still comfortable. Today, I also managed to squeeze in another round with the boys in Castro Valley. Two rounds of golf this weekend is good, very good... though I wish I could play more often.
A couple of weeks ago, a good friend of mine from Florida stayed with me for over a week for a much needed "mini reunion". During her stay, I shared my passion with golf and encouraged her to pick up the game. She is a newlywed and her husband plays golf, too! This morning, I received a text message from her that she went to the driving range with the husband and enjoyed her first serious encounter with a golf club. I got so excited while reading the text message that it jolted me out of my sleepiness! I called her up and spoke to her and her husband to hear all about it... I want every single detail! Her hubby told me that she did amazingly well for a first timer. She was able to get the ball up, STRAIGHT and hit 50-70 yards! I wasn't able to ask what club she was using, but it didn't matter. I remember my first few times at the range, I couldn't make the ball fly more than 2 feet from the ground, couldn't hit past 50 yards with a pitching wedge and would always top the ball if not miss it! 
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