(Men’s Club member Mark Bryden spent most of January house-sitting and dog-walking on the Monterey peninsula in California. It was brutally hard work, but he was able to fit in some golf. Here’s his report .)
Luck of the Irish by Mark Bryden
I’m back from California now. I read the news letter and thought I’d send you these two pictures from Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach. My friend and I were greeted from the man in the parking who checks everyone in. The group of guys in front of us had a Murphy in their group. The man running the show said his name was Murphy also. He turned out to be a bit of a joker — a nice guy though. As I was playing the tenth hole, I pushed my approach shot into the brush. I was playing a plain Callaway ball. I only found this ball in the brush, took my penalty and finished out with this ball (a Callaway with shamrocks) I continued to play it and a couple holes later had a little luck of the Irish, as the rake handle kept me out of the sand trap.
The other picture is the ninth green at Poppy Hills the next morning while we were having breakfast.
Yes I did play Pebble Beach. These two pictures are the 18th green right after I finished, and the other is looking back down the 18th fairway. I also played Bayonet/Black Horse, Laguna Seca, and Pacific Grove. I played Laguna Seca the most, as they had the best deal.
