The TPC

As POTUS mentioned in his post last thursday, he and I--along with Pauly Walnuts (aka Geico) and C-to-the-H, played in the Annual TPC Classic.

No friends, I'm not talking about the Tournament Players Clubs--known worldwide for their amazing Golf Courses in Scottsdale, Sawgrass, Myrtle Beach or Las Vegas.

No folks, I'm talking about the Tom Patton Classic--at Mallard Creek Golf Club!

We could not have asked for a better day to enjoy the golf and world-class fare that was onsite--courtesy of Bucci's of Berea. The temperature topped out around 92, but throughout most of the course there was a nice breeze blowing.

I arrived early. With this golf swing, and my old, creeky bones, it's essential for me to hit the driving range. I was pleasantly suprised at how I was hitting the ball, so after about 15 minutes, I wanted to get my obligation to the host out of the way--so I tracked down TP, said hello, thank you, and proceeded to take one of the 12,000 donuts he had for everyone. I grabbed a few bottles of water for my teammates, then I set out to the putting range. After a few minutes, I was starting to work up a sweat, and I figured the perfect remedy for that nonsense was another tasty donut. I wish I could give props to the makers of those tasty pastries, but I know not from where they came! Damn good, though.

So we had some pretty decent pull there, so we were Golf carts 1 and 2--teeing off on hole number 1. Me, POTUS, and C-to-the-H had terrible first drives--Pauly Walnuts set us straight, though and hit his Tee Shot about twofiddy down the middle. (That's 250 yards for you non-slang speakers). We all settle under Pauly's ball for our second shot--C-to-the-H puts us close enough for Pauly to sink the put. Birdie.

We proceeded to bogey the 2nd hole, and followed that with another birdie on 3. After three holes we were even. I think we ended up making the turn at -3. At the turn, we were met with ice-cold Miller Lite's and some delicious Italian Sausages with sauteed green, red, yellow peppers and some onions. Dem was some good sausages! Bucci's is 1-1.

We started out on hole 10 a little lathargic--A fat sausage (and by now POTUS and I were into it with about 4 beers a piece). We caught fire though, and even yours truly was finding his groove on the Tee Box and even on the greens. We ended up -9--taking fourth place in the Scramble--one spot away from winning the hardware. Pauly Walnuts carried us for the most part, but each of us, on numerous occasions contributed to the team effort. It was a fun time. I can't believe I do this for a living!

So, we take our -9 under to the clubhouse where the meal above is waiting on us. After 6 beers or so--and alot of sweating, i was ready for a hearty meal. The pasta was delicious, the potatoes were seasoned nicely and cooked to make them soft enough without being mushy. I chose one of the larger steaks and it was cooked a little less than medium. It had good flavor--perhaps a little tough--but not bad for a golf course steak dinner.

Fun was had by all--and I'd say even with the overhead, TP raised a good amount of cash given the turn-out at the event. He'll win in November going away.

Pauly Walnuts, C-to-the-H, POTUS--thanks for the great outing. I hope I wasn't too heavy!

--G