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I ended the ridiculously long and tiring weekend of Oakland  –> Football Tournament –> Soul Krush, with none other than golf!  It was nice to play on a flat surface for once, though I never appreciate how cold it gets as soon as the sun starts to set.  I played one of my best rounds in probably a year or so… finally breaking into the low 90′s.  I also won some money on this round, landing closest (or more like the only one to hit the green) on a couple of Par 3′s… and winning by two with team play for dinner despite Peter’s short putt miss below… jk Peter, you played great today.  Two game win streak!

02/12/2012: Sorry Peter, this is the only video I have from the round…

02/12/2012: Poplar Creek GC- these ducks remind me of dodo's for some reason. Bottom pictures- money ball!

02/12/2012: Post golf round dinner @ Ramen Parlor in downtown San Mateo. The line at Ramen Dojo was too long, so we hopped over to this place across the street. Authentic Japanese owned, ramen had a strong fishy/lobster flavor that I didn't mind, but could see others won't be too happy about it.

02/04/2012: It's always a challenge waking up early on a Saturday morning, but it's not so bad when the reason is golf. Yes, I use four sticks, the golf bag & the mirror... sometimes there is also a chair involved...

After my golf lesson, I headed over the San Mateo Bridge to play a mini golf tournament with Joe & friends at Crystal Springs GC.   We made four teams of twosome, paired by handicap.  The final score resulted in a two-way tie after 18 holes, and the ranger was nice enough to let us play #1 again as a sudden death play-off.  Team Joe & Daniel basically crushed the other team in the playoff- we didn’t need to finish the hole, but it would have been something close to +2 vs. +10.  Special thanks to Joe for setting everything up!

02/04/2012: I've never crossed the San Mateo Bridge to come into the Peninsula! It was, for whatever reason, somewhat exciting.

02/04/2012: Crystal Springs GC. Beautiful!

02/04/2012: Go Blue! Go Guinness! Go Heineken!

02/04/2012: Super nice ranger took pictures for us on different holes from different angles! Joe, Me, Janet, Eli.

02/04/2012: After golf dinner @ Mingalaba in downtown Burlingame. The restaurant had a long line, but it was well worth it. They were also nice enough to leave hot tea outside for people waiting!

02/04/2012: Fantastic dinner, especially since it came from the winners pot!

Okay, so it wasn’t an actual “sick” day golf since I took a PTO.  Calling in sick would have been more adventurous and daring, but look people, I am somewhat of a responsible old person now!  The rain caught up to us by the last couple of holes, but it wasn’t bad enough to deter us from finishing the wonderful round.  I will take golf in the rain any day over a day in the office!  In fact… I’ll probably take golf in the rain over just about anything in life, except for golf in the sun…

01/19/2012: Cinnabar Hills GC- amazing amazing amazing course!!! And very very far.

01/19/2012: Lunch. The food, both breakfast and lunch, were very delicious. Cool part was ordering the food right off the golf cart!

01/19/2012: Twas a cold and rainy day, but my golf mittens and beer was a big help (mittens- physically, beer- mentally).

01/19/2012: Post golf celebration- suburbs style! @ TGIF.

01/19/2012: Post post golf celebration- south bay style! @ VIP.

Oh, how I missed thee, Presidio GC.  You messed up our tee time and made us wait 3 hours… but you comped the round so it’s all good.  We called the club house a dozen times to complain about the group in front that took an HOUR to play the first two holes.  The golfing experience should have been terrible, but the course was so beautiful it made up for it.  Not to mention it was FREE.  And it was a Monday.

01/16/2012: Presidio GC- the grass is so perfect, it almost looks like carpet.

01/16/2012: Love this course.

01/16/2012: Beer, good. Golf, good. Beer + Golf = Good Life

01/16/2012: Presidio GC, Hole #15

01/16/2012: Presidio GC, Hole #18

 

Getting to Diablo Grande Golf Course was no easy feat… way out in Patterson, CA.  Luckily I only had to drive part of the way, though the total drive time equalled 2 hours, 4 hours roundtrip!  It was nice to play on hot weather for once, as opposed to the usual SF weather, not to mention that the course was wide open with minimal wait time.  The course itself was also beautiful and well maintained.

09/03/2011: Diablo has the most amazing kitchen. I'd go back just to eat their burgers and burritos!

09/03/2011: Beautiful 11th, par 3.

09/03/2011: Diablo Grande Golf. I bet you can't place the ball there given 100 shots.

09/03/2011: I've never seen a sunset in the African Safari, but I imagine this is what it would look like...

Decided to play last minute golf with my Dad at their community course.  I lost 10 balls… in about 10 holes.

08/21/2011: Home in Socal. jk... it's the clubhouse.

08/21/2011: Hole 8 @ The Retreat

08/21/2011: Big slice on 8th hole = ball in my parent's yard = shame from my dad & yelling from my mom

08/21/2011: Backyard drive-thru.

08/21/2011: Still have a lot of work to do to beat pops.

Sunday was anything but chill.  It started with my parent’s friends coming over to go golfing, and me getting kicked out of the house… but that’s okay, because I had my own tee time with Aaron & Jae.  I was bracing for a ridiculous heat wave, but there was a gentle breeze that made it bearable.  It was a bit hard to overcome Aaron’s handicap, but Jae did most of the work with a single sing of his 8-iron, and Aaron broke down on the 18th.

07/03/2011: Golf with Aaron & Jae @ Diamond Bar Golf Course

Afterwards we ate dinner at Il Pastaio in fancy shmancy Beverly Hills 91210.

07/03/2011: Hendricks & Tonic @ Mastro's

07/03/2011: Chic staircase @Mastro's w/ J & J

07/03/2011: 2cha @ Saek Dong

07/04/2011: HOT. I was wondering where I got a funky tan line on my arm from... mystery solved. From driving.

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