This afternoon my buddy Tom Gov from Point1Golf and I played golf at Mystic Dunes.
We had some dinner following the round at a place that used to be called “Sam Snead’s.” The place was called “Sam’s” after apparently changing owners. There was still a bunch of old Sam Snead memorabilia on the walls but the hostess informed us all that stuff would be going down.
Tony & Tom trespass at Bay Hill
8:50pm, in the dead of night…. Using Tom’s cool handheld GPS for directions, we went on a trek following dinner. The destination was Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer’s course and the home of one of the great tournament traditions on the PGA Tour.
Below is a pic we shot with the timer on my camera on the famous 18th hole at Bay Hill. Remember, this is where Tiger Woods hit that amazing shot over the water? The camera was propped up on two of those new Zero Friction Tees Tom got at the PGA show.
Bay Hill 18 Trivia
Ever wonder how big the 18th at Bay Hill really is? It’s BIG. You could hit a lob wedge from one end to the next. I paced off the back fringe to the front fringe in the dark at 57 paces. 57 yards.
This will be the last post I make from Orlando. Tomorrow is a travel day so I’ll see you all on the other side…
What a neat story. Mirium in this video is from Prague. She is barely recovering from cancer and was happy to tell me her hair was finally growing back. She’s a very cute lady with a great story and a great eye for women’s golf apparel and design. Making it in the golf business is almost impossible, but if Mirium can survive cancer she should easily succeed in the golf world.
Last year my pal BogeyMan got me some autographs from the women of The Big Break. One was Ashley and I loved her comment “long and straight” which she wrote on her picture (see bottom pic).
I ran into Ashley a few minutes ago. This is a TALL girl. She told me she’s got some chances to play in some LPGA events and she’ll also be on the Futures Tour. Good luck Ashley…. Long and straight.
Long & Straight
Who says golf clubs are expensive? Here are a couple of ball markers for the more “high end” golfer. The silver one is $600 and the gold…. $3500. “Damn I lost my ball marker again.”
Here’s a pic of me and the very nice LPGA player Diana D’Alessio.