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    30 October

    Golf Results 2009 Varadero Cuba

    Varadero Beach Cuba Golf 2009                          Revision 1                                     

                                                                        

    Gross:               Cal    Casey  Lee    Marty  Mickey Mike   Tim    Stephan Eric

    15-Oct-09     Day 1  99     99     100    80     96     99     83     99     94

    16-Oct-09     Day 2  110    98     86     88     84     105    98     0      93

    17-Oct-09     Day 3  107    106    84     83     86     95     86     88     91

    18-Oct-09     Day 4  101    98     94     87     89     114    94     90     93

    19-Oct-09     Day 5  102    87     97     86     84     101    88     83     93

    20-Oct-09     Day 6  108    102    96     92     92     113    92     0      87

    Total:               627    590    557    516    531    627    541    360    551

    Average:             104.50 98.33  92.83  86.00  88.50  104.50 90.17  90.00  91.83

    Rank:                8      7      6      1      2      8      4      3      5

    Audited Day 2 on:                                                                

    Total:               528    590    557    516    531    528    541    261    551

    Average:             105.60 98.33  92.83  86.00  88.50  105.60 90.17  87.00  91.83

    Rank:                8      7      6      1      3      8      4      2      5

                                                                        

    Equitable:           Cal    Casey  Lee    Marty  Mickey Mike   Tim    Stephan Eric

    15-Oct-09     Day 1  99     96     100    80     90     99     83     97     91

    16-Oct-09     Day 2  105    97     86     88     84     104    97     0      91

    17-Oct-09     Day 3  99     103    84     82     83     94     86     88     87

    18-Oct-09     Day 4  96     96     93     87     88     109    93     90     90

    19-Oct-09     Day 5  100    87     97     86     82     98     88     82     91

    20-Oct-09     Day 6  106    98     93     89     91     106    91     0      87

    Total:               605    577    553    512    518    610    538    357    537

    Average:             100.83 96.17  92.17  85.33  86.33  101.67 89.67  89.25  89.50

    Rank:                8      7      6      1      2      9      5      3      4

    Audited Day 2 on:                                                                

    Total:               506    577    553    512    518    511    538    260    537

    Average:             101.20 96.17  92.17  85.33  86.33  102.20 89.67  86.67  89.50

    Rank:                8      7      6      1      2      9      5      3      4

                                                                        

    Callaway:            Cal    Casey  Lee    Marty  Mickey Mike   Tim    Stephan Eric

    15-Oct-09     Day 1  80     73     76     72     73     80     74     80     75

    16-Oct-09     Day 2  77     74     76     76     73     76     76     0      75

    17-Oct-09     Day 3  72     74     72     71     72     74     73     75     72

    18-Oct-09     Day 4  72     76     74     75     74     75     75     76     74

    19-Oct-09     Day 5  75     74     76     75     72     73     74     73     75

    20-Oct-09     Day 6  80     74     74     74     75     74     72     0      74

    Total:               456    445    448    443    439    452    444    304    445

    Average:             76.00  74.17  74.67  73.83  73.17  75.33  74.00  76.00  74.17

    Rank:                7      4      5      2      1      6      3      7      4

    Audited Day 2 on:                                                                

    Total:               376    445    448    443    439    372    444    224    445

    Average:             75.20  74.17  74.67  73.83  73.17  74.40  74.00  74.67  74.17

    Rank:                6      4      5      2      1      5      3      5      4


    19 June

    US Open Golf Championship 2007 at Pittsburgh, PA

    US Golf Open 2007 and Visit to Pittsburgh PA

    Since I am a golf nut there was a good opportunity to go to the US Open Golf Championship this year because it was in Pittsburgh which is fairly close (6-hour drive) to Pickering. It was also a great chance to visit some old friends that moved to that area eight years ago. They are Brian and Mary-Jo with their children Liam (18), Emily (16), and Colin (14). Inasmuch as all the motels were taken for the golf it was good fortune that they had an extra room for me.

    I arrived Thursday and enjoyed the hospitality of my hosts. It was early to bed to get to the open to meet Cal at 8:00 a.m. Cal and I walked parts of the course and sat at the viewing stands that he had figured to be good vantage spots. The course is quite amazing and difficult. Although there are no water hazards, there are plenty of deep traps, slanting fairways, quick greens and deep rough. The US Open is set up to be a difficult test and the winning score of +5 was a testament to that. All the details can be found at:

    http://www.usopen.com/

    After the round we went to Cal and Joanne’s beautiful bed and breakfast house in the hills north of Pittsburgh. We went out for dinner; I had soft-shelled crabs and ate them whole!

    The Open was sold out on Saturday so it was a good opportunity to do some sightseeing with my hosts. Pittsburgh is a difficult city to drive around because of all the hills, windy roads and bridges. It has the second most bridges of any city after Venice. I was convinced of the use of a GPS tracker to figure out where to go and how to get there so I ordered one.

    We had spectacular views of the city from the hill across the Monongahela River at the Duquesne Incline and other viewing spots. You can see the football and baseball stadiums on the other side. The Allegeheny and Monongahela Rivers join at Pittsburgh and create the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River all the way to New Orleans.

    For dinner we went to The Church Brew Works which was a church turned into an upscale restaurant. They make their own beer and ales. Their motto is: "And on the 8th day … man created beer!" I definitely liked the perverse nature of this place! We sampled 6 beers and settled on one for each for dinner. The web site is:

    http://www.churchbrew.com/

    The next day was the last day of the Open. I got there early and sat in the stands on the 5th hole where I could see the 6th as well; I could also see some action on 3, 4, and 7. Angel Cabrera had the best shot on the 5th and got a birdie. Poor Stephen Ames was leading the tournament there but fell apart starting on the 6th. Tiger seemed to be struggling so with a little luck he should have won. I stationed myself on the 18th where they landed their drives. It was fun to see them hit into the par 4 484 hole. It was a long day and it was a mess leaving with 40,000 other people. But worth it. I am volunteering for the Canadian Open to be held at Angus Glen in July.

    25 October

    Myrtle Beach Golf 2006

    Myrtle Beach Golf 2006

    Gross:

    Marty

    Mickey

    Jim

    Tim

    Eastport

    87

    94

    99

    97

    River Hills

    95

    96

    98

    88

    Diamond Back

    88

    105

    97

    90

    Panther's Run

    89

    91

    95

    88

    Lion's Paw

    84

    86

    90

    90

    Sea Trails Maple

    85

    92

    94

    93

    Carolina National

    89

    92

    95

    90

    Total:

    617

    656

    668

    636

    Average:

    88.14

    93.71

    95.43

    90.86

    Rank:

    1

    3

    4

    2

    Equitable:

    Marty

    Mickey

    Jim

    Tim

    Eastport

    86

    91

    95

    93

    River Hills

    90

    94

    94

    87

    Diamond Back

    85

    98

    93

    84

    Panther's Run

    87

    90

    95

    86

    Lion's Paw

    81

    85

    88

    89

    Sea Trails Maple

    84

    92

    90

    88

    Carolina National

    88

    91

    93

    87

    Total:

    601

    641

    648

    614

    Average:

    85.86

    91.57

    92.57

    87.71

    Rank:

    1

    3

    4

    2

    Callaway:

    Marty

    Mickey

    Jim

    Tim

    Eastport

    75

    77

    76

    77

    River Hills

    73

    76

    75

    74

    Diamond Back

    71

    74

    78

    71

    Panther's Run

    73

    78

    75

    73

    Lion's Paw

    71

    76

    76

    74

    Sea Trails Maple

    73

    77

    75

    72

    Carolina National

    74

    74

    74

    74

    Total:

    510

    532

    529

    515

    Average:

    72.86

    76.00

    75.57

    73.57

    Rank:

    1

    4

    3

    2

    Match Play Playdown:

    Winner:

    Mickey def Marty

    Mickey def Tim

    Tim def Jim

    Championship Day:

    Mickey winner of Gross Championship

    Tim winner of Equitable Championship