If this was twitter, I think hash tag beer and golf would be spot on. We
left Wednesday morning early for the usual warm up round. A 6 hour
drive give or take 10 minutes, and I drove to help keep me from being a
mess when we got there. 24 of us total, a nice sized group staying at
the Legends Condos, 50 feet from Alisa's Pub ( good and bad for us ).
First round was MBN West. We got there at 2:45 and somehow, they let
us play for the replay rate (maybe they knew I was friends with Brian!)
20.48 a person, couldn't ask for a better start. The course was in
great condition, and maybe the fastest green of the trip. They may have
actually been the fastest I have ever played anywhere. West is a fair
course, nice amount of water and mix of holes and for the value,
couldn't be beat. I would play this course as a warm up course any day.
We were out so late, no cart girl, but it was ok, I think we were well
stocked anyway!
First night is a Alisa's pub night, bar tender Halston, is a great guy,
served us well, keep drinks filled and the food was great. Really loved
their wings, very nice sized. We sat out back and drank a whole lot.
The waitresses (the only women in the bar) were of course good looking,
nice and the center of attention!
Had a few folks flying in Thursday, so we had a 2pm start on
Mooreland. This course is exactly like I remember it, an *** kicker!!!
The fairways were perfect, greens a 9 out of 10, speed good, true
rolling, there was nothing to complain about expect it was pretty dern
hot. The cart girl helped though, I think we saw here 4 times on the
front side and 4 times on the back side. She was very friendly and beers
were flowing. I can't think of one single negative thing to say about
this course or Legends in general, other than it was crowded and a 5
hour and 15 minute round, but we were not in a hurry.
That night turned into another pub night, no driving, no chance of
being stupid with a DUI, makes perfect sense, so once again, dinner is
there and we shut the place down! Halston keeps the drinks coming faster
than we can drink them. The back deck Tiki bar is open and great spot
to drink at, we ended up doing shots with all the waitresses and this
was a re-occurring theme! I think we turned in at 4am!
Friday bring an 8:45 start on Parkland (the toughest course there?)
and another very warm day, no breeze. I vow not to drink on the course,
as of course I am hung over, but a bloody mark on our 5th hole starts
the healing process, and the 12 packs from our VERY hot cart girl start
flowing. My and my buddy that I am riding with are hacking but having a
great time making fun of each other. The course, again, is perfect, and I
love this one the most, I actually like bunker shots, and it has plenty
of them. The 3 hackers in the group shot in the 100-105 range, and our
buddy Andrew shots 80. No clue how we didn't drag him down with us!
Of course, with ever round, there is the breakfast, lunch and two
beers, and I think a chicken sandwich is all I end up eating before
going to the Master's Happy Hour...check the GC folder later for my
report. Let's say the next morning hurt pretty bad also!
Saturday, the last golf day had all the buddy, fun groupings. I play
with 3 junior high school friends I known almost all my life, and we get
all together once or twice a year now, so it was a blast heckling each
other, drinking, joking and flirting with the hottest cart girl I have
ever seen. Heathland again is great shape, and it's cool and breeze
blowing thanks to a front that had come through. The greens, fairways,
tee boxes, again a 9.5 out of 10. this was the most enjoyable round of
golf I have played since the last trip. Myrtle Beach is about buddies,
and this is the sole reason I come to play. Yes I love the golf and
courses, but I would rather shoot a 130 with my buddies than a 85
without them.
We are leaving 6am Sunday, so the night is a chill one with Buffalo Wild Wings take out, and lots of college football.
My only thing I was disappointed in, was Brian messed around and got a
damn concussion thinking he was a 25 year old softball star, so I never
got to see him. He is a great guy, as we all know, and put together the
best trip as usual. Heck, I don't think we give him enough credit.
My unsung super start is Legends very own lead man Matt, he worked his
*** off while we were there. I saw him do almost every job you could, I
ever saw him picking up trash at one point. The guy is a machine, and
he is all about customer service, and his club house and courses reflect
it!!
