Monday, December 1, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Her parents watching intently, the temperature rising to 100 degrees and Michelle Wie looked cool and relaxed with her caddy by her side.
It's the LPGA Q School, short for QUALIFYING school, something no one in the Wie circle expected her to have to go through. But as B.J. Wie told reporters earlier this year, "we've run out of options."
This past year Wie played in 6 LPGA events but she didn't earn enough money to get into the LPGA through her winning ways. Primarily because she forgot to sign her scorecard during the one event she came close to actually winning.
Q School is a grueling schedule. This is just the first stage and it's four days. LPGA events are three-day affairs. But you only go on to play all 4 rounds if you make the cut after the first two days. You're playing on different golf courses on each of the first two days. Lucky Wie, she has had good experiences on these courses in the past.
The first stage at Mission Hills, site of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, is where Wie first rose to fame at age 13 by playing in the final group of the LPGA's first major.
Wie, the Stanford student, is among 164 players in the 72-hole tournament who are competing on both the Dinah Shore Course and Palmer Course the first two days before the cut. The final two rounds were played on the Shore Course.
Day One of Q School
It was a dawn to dusk affair, round one of Q-School. But despite the heat, Wie seemed to have an easy composure about her, kind of like in the old days, if you can call three years ago, the “old days”.
Wie was tied for eighth after her opening round at the LPGA Tour's sectional qualifying school as she tries to earn playing privileges for 2009. She shot a 2-under-par 70 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. And she seems to have developed a good rapport with her caddy.
South Korea's Sun-Ju Ahn had the best opening round, shooting a 6-under-par 66 to lead six other golfers by three strokes.
Day Two of Q School
Wie was brilliant. She shot a beautiful 66 and sat in second place going into the third round, obviously making the cut into the next two rounds but still, would she make it to the second stage of Q-school? She was determined.
Day Three
It was one of those difficult days. The ball wouldn’t drop, the swing was a little wild but she stayed in the top 10. Wie salvaged the ragged round with a birdie-birdie finish. Those birdies gave her a 2-over-74. She was playing on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course, the home of the LPGA Tour’s Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she has done so well. But after keeping her score par through seven holes, she had one of those triple-bogies on the 8th hole. Her tee shot hooked left and apparently lodged in the branches of a tree because after searching unsuccessfully for it, she hit again from the tee only to have it go back into the trees. She was lucky this time. The ball came out and she pitched it up on the green and two-putted.
After each round, Wie declined any requests for interviews. She didn’t want any distractions. She was all business on the course but she did say she’d take questions after the final round.
Wie’s threesome in the final round will include Stacy Lewis, who tied for third in the U.S. Women’s Open this year. Lewis was 5 under after a 70.
Day Four
It was so hot on the course, the 30 people trailing along her path, although not open to the public, soon trickled down to a little more than ten and that included her mom and dad. But she made it. She talked to the media, briefly. She said something to the effect that she really wanted to take a shower because she felt disgusting. I can relate to that after a hot 18 holes only I’m not feeling anything because I’m near death.
Mission completed. You could say we have lift off, with the first booster rockets firing and successfully separating as she makes it out of the pack and into the final event.
Bravo Michelle.
Players were competing on both the Arnold Palmer and Dinah Shore courses at Mission Hills Country Club, playing each of the courses once before the 36-hole cut following the second round. The final two rounds, which will feature the low 70 players and ties, played on the Dinah Shore course. The top-30 players and ties at the end of 72 holes advance to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 3-8.
The Rancho Mirage qualifier is the first of the LPGA Tour's two sectional qualifying events in 2008. The second LPGA Tour Sectional Qualifying Tournament is Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla. The top-30 finishers and ties from the Florida qualifier will join the California sectional qualifiers, current LPGA Tour members attempting to improve their status and the players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2008 Duramed Futures Tour money list at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.
SONIC GOLF, VIJAYS SECRET WEAPON
For a couple years, Vijay Singh seemed to have dropped off the planet. Instead of winning, Singh was missing the cut more often than not and dropping down the list of top golfers in the world. Nothing seemed to be working for the big Fijian who had the world by his "club" in the 2005 season when he earned the top spot in the World Golf Ranking.
People marveled over his work ethic. Told stories about how he was working tirelessly on his game with very few tricks, or special aides or coach. Singh was known for using his glove under his armpit to keep his arm inside and putting down pieces of wood to work on his putting. And then something happened. There is no moment in time we can put our finger on, as most golfers know, when your game goes, or why. It just is one of the true mysteries of the frustrated golfer. Just as mysteriously as it goes, it can come back to you.
Today, as I write this column before we go into the Ryder Cup week at Valhalla and just a couple of weeks before the Players Championship, the final event in the $10 million dollar FedEx Cup, it seems a forgone conclusion. Vijay Singh is going to win the Cup.
There are many who question whether the FedExCup playoff process is really generating any excitement. The powers that be within the PGA Tour seem to agree and they are continuing to tweak the event to make it the "riveting, fan entrancing, television blockbuster the PGA Tour needs, particularly during our Tiger drought. Sorry golf aficionados, Tiger Woods equals higher TV ratings and happy sponsors. (Woods hasn't been wasting his rehab. The Woods family is expecting it's second child.)
Woods expecting could be bigger than the FedEx Cup, the Ryder Cup or the controversial LPGA decision to demand English of its players. This is how Associated Press writer Tim Dahlberg put it:
"That's huge because this one could be a boy, and we all know that child prodigies run in the Woods' family tree. Gives us something to look forward to years from now when there could be a Woods on each tour and golf might become watchable again.”
To add a little flair, the special at the BMW Championship brought the well-heeled up close and personal with both players and media.
“With TV ratings plunging even before the start of the NFL season and the concept of the FedEx Cup still lost on millions of golf fans, the Tour apparently thought that putting a few rows of seats behind mirrors in the media tent so people could watch the sweaty media ask a few questions to equally sweaty players would be a great way to allow fans to bond with their favorite players.
What they didn't count on was that reporters might not like the idea of being on display like criminals in a police lineup. One packed up his stuff and left, while others are boycotting the interview room all together, taking a cue from players who try to escape it whenever they can, too."
Audio Clip (.mp3) Camilo Villegas "meets the media" after winning for the first time on the PGA Tour.
Vijay is one golfer who doesn’t relish the media room, particularly if it’s a “post mortem”, which is would have been following the last event before the Ryder Cup. He won the first two FedEx Cup events and with Camilo Villegas winning the third, it was like putting Singh’s name on the Cup already. But instead of coming in to talk to reporters about his “success”, which wasn’t after finishing 40th, he walked past reporters unwilling to provide the glitzy sound byte. The press bit him for not talking.
If he had talked, someone would have probably pounced on him for taking the all but done FedEx Cup win for granted. You really can’t win in the media.
But I digress.
What happened in “Singh world” to give him such a commanding lead in the FedEx race for the Cup and it's $10 million dollars payoff?
How about a little something we've been talking on “The Golf Club” and writing about for the past three years.
Sonic Golf.
And this is what Singh said, during a new conference (I'm not sure whether the one way mirrors were in place!) after his victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, one of the FedEx Cup jewels, about the Sonic Golf S-1:
“I think I started using it at the U.S. Open this year, and that's when my rhythm started getting better. I think it's helped me tremendously. I always had a good rhythm, but I never had a consistent rhythm. That's making my swing a lot more consistent, not just with the driver but the whole game. It's one rhythm for the whole game instead of having a quicker rhythm for irons or slower rhythm for the driver. It's just making me so much more consistent. Even when I take it off, I remember the humming sound in my head. I hum to myself on the golf course just by listening to that that many times. Once it gets on the market, I think it's going to be one of the best teaching devices ever. It's a great tool.”
Dr. Robert Grober, professor of applied physics at Yale University and avid golfer, has been working on his "new" teaching tool for at least three years. He has been spent time with his good friend Master PGA professional Bill Greenleaf at the Dunes at Maui Lani fine-tuning his invention. Grober even took a year off, a sabbatical, to make the product become a reality. That was two years ago.
Today, Golf Pride is onboard making the grips and prototypes are in the hands of key players including Fred Funk and Vijay Singh. And more importantly, in the hands of Bill Greenleaf! Yes, you can see if Sonic Golf will help you improve your game by checking it out personally with Greenleaf at the Dunes at Maui Lani on Maui.
EXPECTING TIGER
He wrote a great newsletter this month. Not much to do when you can't swing a club or rotate your left knee but the doctors are pleased with his rehab progress.
"I plan to watch the Ryder Cup this week, but I will not attend. U.S. captain Paul Azinger has my cell phone number and he or any US player can call me any time. If I can offer any assistance, I'm happy to help. I doubt I can do much, since I can't play practice rounds and am not privy to their team chemistry. I also don't know who is playing well, who is injured, and have no feel for how the course is playing. But I'll be happy to offer my opinion. I wish the American team well and hope they can bring back the Cup.
The next big event on my schedule is the fourth annual Block Party on Oct. 11 in Orange County. This year, we're looking forward to a gourmet dinner prepared by Chef Mario Batali and a musical performance from Seal, who was fantastic at Tiger Jam III back in 2000. The Block Party has been a huge success for us and is our way of thanking the local community for supporting the Learning Center. So far, the event has raised about $3 million for the Center's career exploration programs.
I recently spent time at my golf course design projects, Al Ruwaya Golf Course in Dubai and at The Cliffs at High Carolina in North Carolina, reviewing the progress of both. The two are going very well.
I also spent a couple days in New York, where we launched my new EA Sports video game: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. I attended a reception and U.S. Olympians Michael Phelps, Bryan Clay, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor stopped by to say hello. I enjoyed hanging out with them, and Phelps was naturally exhausted. It was nice of him to stop by and wish me luck with my new video game launch. I watched most of the Olympics on television and have to say his performance was definitely one of the all-time feats of any individual athlete in one Olympics.
I also went to a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game with a few friends. Afterward, I caught up with my buddy Derek Jeter.
I was hoping to go see Roger Federer play in the U.S. Open, but it never worked out. He had reached three Grand Slam finals in a row and I was glad to see him win. We always give each other a hard time. He now has 13 Grand Slam titles and is one way from the record held by Pete Sampras. He's closer than I am to the record; I have 14 titles and Jack Nicklaus has 18. But I might be playing competitively a little longer than him.
As you have probably heard, Elin and I will become parents again, and we're as thrilled as you can possibly be. Elin is doing great and is perfectly healthy. The only difference this time is we're getting less sleep because of Sam. We didn't want to know if it was a boy or a girl the first time, and we're not going to find out this time.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading and talk to you soon.
Tiger Woods
MAYOR’S CHALLENGE CUP
It was a huge success, for Team Kauai that is, this years’ Mayor’s Challenge Cup played at Wailua Golf Course. With a record-setting performance from Kelli Oride, Kauai and Oahu were tied after the first day of golf, stroke play, 8 to 8.
But Oahu couldn’t hold Kauai off the second day. In match play, there was no holding Team Kauai off. Kauai took a 10 to 6 lead and won the Mayor’s Challenge Cup 18 to 14. The Mayor’s Challenge Cup began in August 2007 with the late Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste and Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman sponsored by the Hawaii Golf Foundation.
Oahu team captain Kerrry Komatsubara, passing the cup to Kauai team captain and Wailua superintendent Ed Okamoto, said, “this is a very golf course. It was a dream of a local guy, Toyo Shirai, and with the help of the community, it was built for you guys. It was fun playing here, but kept the cup polished. We look forward to playing here again.”
Mayors’ Challenge Cup
Round One
Stroke Play
Open Championship
Jon Burkhard Kauai 80 -
Ron Yogi Oahu 77
Open A-Flight
Stephen Brown Kauai 82 -
Craig Nakagawa Oahu 78
Open B-Flight
Kerry Oda Kauai 84 - Dexter Chun Oahu 84
Open C-Flight
Bruce Whale Kauai 91 - Kyle Paishon Oahu 100
Sr Championship
Pat Viernes Kauai 73 - Gary Kong Oahu 75
Senior A-Flight
Victor Watabu Kauai 83 -
Keith Komatsubara Oahu 77
Senior B-Flight
Russell Shimazu Kauai 86 - Kent Kishi Oahu 86
Senior C-Flight
Angel Madrid Kauai 92 -
Stephen Ching Oahu 91 1
SupSr Championship
Art Fujita Kauai 75 -
Peter DeGuzman Oahu 84 -
SupSr A-Flight
Stan Staulz Kauai 92 -
Bert Fong Oahu 86
SupSr B-Flight
RJ Higgins Kauai 95 -
Melvin Kaneshiro Oahu 88
Women Championship
Bernice Hiraoka Kauai 95 -
Chae Kobayashi Oahu 87 Women A-Flight
Cindy Oda Kauai 88 -
Lynne Chow Oahu 99
Women B-Flight
Mildred Konishi Kauai 99 -
Carol Ching Oahu 116
Junior Boys
Cory Oride Kauai 72 - Jino Sohn Oahu 91
Junior Girls
Kelli Oride Kauai 66 - Marissa Chow Oahu 80
Final Day One: 8 - 8
Round Two
Match Play
Open Championship
Jon Burkhard Kauai 2+1
Ron Yogi Oahu
Open A-Flight
Stephen Brown Kauai - Craig Nakagawa Oahu 2+1
Open B-Flight
Kerry Oda Kauai 1up
Dexter Chun Oahu
Open C-Flight
Bruce Whale Kauai - Kyle Paishon Oahu 2+1
Sr Championship
Pat Viernes Kauai - Gary Kong Oahu 1up 1
Sr A-Flight
Victor Watabu Kauai - Keith Komatsubara Oahu 2+1
Sr B-Flight
Russell Shimazu Kauai 3+1
Kent Kishi Oahu
Sr C-Flight
Angel Madrid Kauai 3+2
Stephen Ching Oahu
SupSr Championship
Art Fujita Kauai 4+3 Peter DeGuzman Oahu
SupSr A-Flight
Stan Staulz Kauai 1up
Bert Fong Oahu
SupSr B-Flight
RJ Higgins Kauai all sq
Melvin Kaneshiro Oahu all sq
Women Championship
Bernice Hiraoka Kauai - Chae Kobayashi Oahu 4+2 Women A-Flight
Cindy Oda Kauai 6+5
Lynne Chow Oahu
Women B-Flight
Mildred Konishi Kauai all sq
Carol Ching Oahu all sq
Jr Boys
Cory Oride Kauai 5+4Jino Sohn Oahu
Jr Girls
Kelli Oride Kauai 2+1
Marissa Chow Oahu
Final Day Two: 10 – 6
Kauai Wins! 18 - 14
CHOCK ANOTHER ONE UP FOR CHING
Alex Ching just kept rolling the ball through the competition this summer. He defended his 45th Annual Oahu Country Club Men’s Invitational with a final round of 68 and a 54 hole total of 204, nine under par. David Fink came close, and that’ been his story this summer. He was the first round leader with a 66 but Ching caught up and took the top spot on the leaderboard leading by one stroke going into Saturday. Fink took second place with his final round of 71 and 208 total.
Travis Toyama came in third with his final round of 69 and 209 total.
It could have gone the other way for Ching and Fink until the 15th hole of the last day when Fink hit his tee shot out of bounds and Ching birdied that hole.
So far this year, Ching won the Manoa Cup, the Hickam Amateur, the Army Open and the Oahu Country Club Men’s Invitational. Ching is leaving for University of San Diego on a golf scholarship.
FINK WINS MATCH PLAY
The Hawaii State Junior Golf Association Match Play Championship at the Royal Kaanapali Golf Resort was a close one for several of the top junior golfers.
The match of David Fink of Kailua and Taeksoo Kim of Wailuku came down to the 19th hole, played on the first hole of the Royal Course, a 519-yard par 5. Fink found himself in the bunker. Kim went down into the water, which left him with a long up and in to win or hope Fink missed the putt. Fink didn’t.
In the Girls 13 to 18, it was another very close match, going only 16 holes but with both Cyd Okino and Alina Ching trading off the lead. But on the 412-yard par 4, Okino made par and came out on top 3&2.
Ciera Min is no stranger to the winning circle, seeded 1st in the Girls 11-12 age division, Ciera won the US Army Junior Championship, Oahu JTS and the Hawaii-Callaway Junior World Championship earlier this season. Min ran away with the title today easily defeating Kirsten Ishikawa (semi-final) and 2nd seed Marissa Uradomo of Kula.
PJ Samiere of Kailua was cool and confident all day today and defeated 1st seed Lion Rogers in the semi-finals today 6&5 and then Matthew Camacho of Hilo 4&3 in the final match-up. Samiere tied for second earlier this year in the King Auto Group HI State Jr Championship.
On day one of the tournament, Marissa Chow of Honolulu defeated Kalea Heu of Wailuku this afternoon after she had a bye in the morning. Day Two she was paired up with Alina Ching (3rd seed) in the semi-finals for the Girls 13-18 division.
2008 US ARMY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP WALTER J. NAGORSKI
Final results of the 3rd Annual US Army Junior Championship Played at the Walter Nagorski Golf Course Fort Shafter, Hawaii U.S. 64 Players competed in 6 age divisions. The Champion in each age division will earn a place in the HSJGA Tournament of Champions, which will be held December 6-7, 2007 at Wailea Golf Club on Maui.
Results for contest 11-12 Girls:
T1 Kristin Le Girls 11-12 79-78--157 +21
T1 Kaci Masuda Girls 11-12 77-80--157 +21
3 Brittany Fan Girls 11-12 88-96--184 +48
Results for contest 11-12 Boys:
1 John Oda Boys 11-12 71-75--146 +10
2 Jino Sohn Boys 11-12 76-73--149 +13
3 Justin Kurihara Boys 11-12 78-76--154 +18
4 George Corpuz Boys 11-12 79-82--161 +25
5 Matthew Camacho Boys 11-12 84-80--164 +28
6 Lion Rogers Boys 11-12 82-83--165 +29
7 Colby Takushi Boys 11-12 88-92--180 +44
Results for contest 13-14 Boys:
1 Kalena Preus Boys 13-14 69-70--139 +3
T2 Ryan Kuroiwa Boys 13-14 74-69--143 +7
T2 Alex Chiarella Boys 13-14 71-72--143 +7
4 Eric Le Boys 13-14 70-77--147 +11
5 Kyle Kurihara Boys 13-14 75-75--150 +14
T6 Jefferson Yee Boys 13-14 76-75--151 +15
T6 Jonah Fonacier Boys 13-14 73-78--151 +15
8 Ryan Lloyd Boys 13-14 75-77--152 +16
T9 Joshua DeFreitas Jr.Boys 13-14 78-75—153 +17
T9 Zackary Braunthal Boys 13-14 68-85--153 +17
T11 Tyler Ota Boys 13-14 75-80--155 +19
T11 Justin Chu Boys 13-14 75-80--155 +19
T11 Scott Yamashita Boys 13-14 73-82--155 +19
14 Christian Yagi Boys 13-14 79-78--157 +21
15 Tyler Ichiki Boys 13-14 80-79--159 +23
16 Micah Shiratori Boys 13-14 81-85--166 +30
17 Gavin Yamamoto Boys 13-14 82-89--171 +35
18 Mark Milton Boys 13-14 90-86--176 +40
19 Antonio RodriguezBoys 13-14 87-90--177 +41
Results for contest 13-14 Girls:
1 Alina Ching Girls 15-18 75-77--152 +16
2 Ciera Min Girls 13-14 77-81--158 +22
3 Kacie Komoto Girls 13-18 83-81--164 +28
4 Jade Salvador Girls 13-14 91-81--172 +36
5 Sydney Maluenda Girls 13-14 88-101--189 +53
Results for contest 13/18 Girls:
1 Alina Ching Girls 15-18 75-77--152 +16
2 Kristina Merkle Girls 15-18 79-74--153 +17
3 Britney Yada Girls 15-18 76-79--155 +19
4 Kacie Komoto Girls 13-18 83-81--164 +28
5 Marissa Suehiro Girls 15-18 79-87--166 +30
6 Jade Salvador Girls 13-14 91-81--172 +36
7 Loreece MagsanideGirls 15-18 88-86--174 +38
8 Sydney Maluenda Girls 13-14 88-101--189 +53
Results for contest 15-18 Boys:
1 Alex Chu Boys 15-18 67-72--139 +3
2 Inoka Kahawaii Boys 15-18 71-69--140 +4
3 Corey Kozuma Boys 15-18 72-72--144 +8
T4 Thomas Yamashita Boys 15-18 79-67--146 +10
T4 Nicholas Matsushima Boys 15-18 74-72--146 +10
T4 Michael Fan Boys 15-18 71-75--146 +10
7 Jay Kishi Boys 15-18 75-77--152 +16
T8 Elliot Le Boys 15-18 77-76--153 +17
T8 Kevin McBride Boys 15-18 76-77--153 +17
10 Brian Lee Boys 15-18 79-76--155 +19
11 Zakry Akagi-Bustin Boys 15-18 77-79--156 +20
12 Wyan Vong Boys 15-18 78-79--157 +21
13 Christian Agosto Boys 15-18 76-82--158 +22
14 Keith Wong Boys 15-18 74-85--159 +23
15 Kelly Masuda Boys 15-18 76-85--161 +25
T16 Ryne Mizushima Boys 15-18 86-81--167 +31
T16 Kohei Mitsui Boys 15-18 81-86--167 +31
T16 Aaron Tom Boys 15-18 80-87--167 +31
19 Cody Machida Boys 15-18 84-84--168 +32
T20 Nicholas Cristobal Boys 15-18 85-85--170 +34
T20 Andrew Kim Boys 15-18 84-86--170 +34
22 Ross Horiuchi Boys 15-18 87-86--173 +37
Results for contest 15-18 Girls:
1 Kristina Merkle Girls 15-18 79-74--153 +17
2 Britney Yada Girls 15-18 76-79--155 +19
3 Marissa Suehiro Girls 15-18 79-87--166 +30
4 Loreece Micci Magsanide Girls 15-18 88-86--174 +38
FOLLOWING TADD FUJIKAWA
It was the beautiful Alps of Switzerland in the background, and foreground, since you can’t get away from the mountains in Crans-Sur-Sierre in the French speaking part of the country. The European Tour Omega Masters the scene and another sponsor exemption for Hawaii’s Tadd Fujikawa. Fujikawa has said he likes playing in Switzerland and it sure shows in this picture.
Fujikawa will be at the Japan Golf Tour’s Q-School next as he tries to become a full time member.
PATRIOT DAY
The challenge went out and Hawaii responded. Makena head professional Kirk Nelson went into what was the weekend of the Patriot Day fundraiser with over $300 dollars for the cause. By weekend’s end, Hawaii golf courses responded with a total of $10 thousand dollars raised.
This is the second year the USGA, PGA of America and golf courses around the country set aside a day to raise money for the families of men and women who have died or been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The first year over one million dollars was raised. What's the money for? Scholarships for the children and spouses who have to move on with their lives and maybe even take on new roles in the family.
You can go to http://www.foldsofhonor.org/ to find out exactly what the money is being used for, make donations and read the very inspirational letter written by Folds of Freedom creator Major Dan Rooney. He is a National Guard F-16 pilot about the start his third tour in Iraq.
Golf is also being used across the country to help disabled men and women get back out and pursue the game they love.
WATER, THE NEXT OIL
In Hawaii, many golf courses, including Mid Pacific Country Club, have been converting from fresh water to non potable water for our golf courses. The drought is hurting our water levels and forcing golf courses to find new ways to keep golf courses the lush green golfers and visitors have come to expect. That's one reason why the English courses have been successful for so long. They're not watered!
In oil rich countries, their desalination plants are keeping the desert in bloom but many countries, trying to cash in on the global golf tourist business are facing hard times.
Officials of the National Water Resources Board in Manila have met with administrators of golf courses from major cities in the country to address dwindling water supply aggravated by the great demand of the courses.
NWRB head Ramon Alikpala said water stress was being experienced in nine cities in the country, including Metro Manila, and this meant the nine would soon be or have been getting water from other places not within their own environments.
“Most of these golf courses tap water from aquifers, further depleting the groundwater supply in the metropolis,” he said.
Alikpala said they talked to the golf course administrators last week about considering the use of wastewater for watering the grass to protect Metro Manila’s groundwater supply.
THE ULTIMATE TIME SHARE
And finally for those with everything but want just one more perfect acquisition, how about the ultimate in time-share properties abroad. A little slice of Scotland at St. Andrews. It’ll cost you about 775 thousand Euros, close to a million or more depending on the exchange rate.
Oh but what a view.
That does it for this month. YEA!!!!!! The US team won the Ryder Cup back. I’ll have lots of great pictures for you next month.
In the meantime, I hope you’ll tune in to “The Golf Club” radio show, Saturday morning from 7 to 8:30 AM and maybe you’ll win a dozen Titleist PV 1X’s!
Thank you for your Mana, and may you hit the sweet spot every time.
Aloha,
Danielle
