February Golf Getaway

Marriot Resort, Palm Desert, CA - February, 2017

     March 3, 2017    It's always good to get away from the Northeast in the winter, and Palm Desert delivered 5 days in the 80s.  Can't complain about that.  I could complain about the unexpected snowstorm that hit the morning we left causing us to miss our connection in Denver (we spent 8 hours there).  Or, how we just barely made our connecting flight home after running through SFO (not a fan of that travel experience).   But...we'll just keep the focus on the 5 days of 80 degrees   :) 

 

      Our patio was right on the 3rd green, with no view of the fairway, leaving us to only see golfers finish out the hole.  It was interesting to me to observe - in general - how poorly they performed around the green, and I wondered if they were just out of practice (probably visiting from cold climates like myself) or not warmed up yet (it was only the 3rd hole).  Many of them seemed rushed and/or stressed (the course was busy), and that's never good for any part of your game.  I did see one young teenager chip the ball in from the fringe - that was cool.   I guess the other side of this equation is that usually when I watch others play golf it's the pros on TV, and watching recreational golfers perform the most precise part of the game was a completely different experience.  I struggled to not be too judgmental - not too harsh - and as I write this I am just now realizing that they weren't pro golfers.  They were just your average Joes out for what was probably the only round of golf they'd played in months.  We'll cut them some slack...

ps.   For those of in the Northeast, golf season is just around the corner -> It's time to start warming up !  ( in more ways than one... )