Five days without golf. I was really keen to play today! After all, this is Myrtle Beach, the US Golf Capital. Barefoot is a big resort here in North Myrtle Beach with 4 courses: Norman, Dye, Fazio and Love (the one I played). Oh, but the humidity just sat there in the air and today even the locals were complaining about the humidity. Around noon, a nice breeze started to make it a bit more bearable... Staying hydrated is key here. Looking at the score cards of many courses here, the ladies tees seem quite short. Also here, I decided to play again from the ladies' backward tees (they are the same as the men's regular tees). A 94 with 35 putts in high humidity and heat at sea level, where I am losing a couple yards on all shots made me happy today.
At the 19th it was nice and cool, and I met members John and Ernie who came out here today only for lunch (too hot to play they said...). What a great sport this is, I always meet nice people everywhere I have been around the world now. Maybe I will go back here and play a round with them if my schedule allows for it. Or, go and see Ernie dance salsa at Carlos'n Charlie's tomorrow night.Next stop at the condo's pool and then for dinner I was invited to come to Legends Resorts to meet up with Sandy and the Grand Strand Golf Directors who played their Monthly there. I gave a little impromptu speech on stage about my golf trip around the world and will also be interviewed later this week. Everyone is so friendly here. Great southern hospitality. The challenge for the days to come is to pick where I want to play all the free rounds of golf I was offered. Love it here. Saturday, I am playing in the annual best ball on one of the National teams at Arrowhead Country Club. Really looking forward to that. This will be my first tournament on the tour!
Outside, a thunderstorm was in preparation, but that is a good thing here tonight, as now the forecast is a couple days of cooler temperatures.
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