Post by philknj on Oct 5, 2021 10:35:28 GMT
Before hitting the pro-ams, I hit Pinelands GC in Hammonton, NJ. The course is being restored under new management in a phased approach ... they haven’t reached the phase of adding bunker rakes ... and they haven’t reached the phase of using standardized range balls to replace the onions I hit during my warm-up (two had cover cuts and one had a slice removed by a lawnmower). But, the course was in good shape. The greens ran true ... I think I missed only one putt of less than four feet, but I took way too many strokes before those putts.
I couldn’t get a tee time at Pinelands earlier than 11:30 AM, so my time at the Seaview Bay course was limited. I parked above the course after 5 PM and walked down Rte. 9 about ten minutes before crossing into the property at the 16th green. Yu Liu hit her approach and then I walked down the 16th fairway as In Gee Chun was in the next group. Dumbo really tagged her drive ... her ball was seven paces behind the 103 marker and #16 is listed at 379 yards. I looked down on her Srixon ball and it had at least four asterisk symbols in different colors marked next to the label.
I crossed over to #13 and walked down to the tee where Wei-Ling Hsu’s group showed up. Hsu’s drive went low and left ... the distance measuring hashmarks were already in place and her ball went only 230.
I stayed by the hashmarks as Mi Hyang Lee arrived next. She had no amateurs assigned to her, but used the last time slot as a practice round. After she drove it to the 253 mark, I walked up to the green and waited for her. We greeted each other and I exchanged waves with her daddy. She had two caddies with her ... one was carrying the bag and the other had a yardage book out and paced off distances on the green (I assumed this guy would be carrying the bag on Friday) ... neither one was recognizable to me.
Before MHL teed off at #14, she walked over to the ropes and asked me if I knew of any good Japanese restaurants nearby. I explained that I had driven down 90 minutes to play golf earlier in the AM and wasn’t from the area. If the LPGA ever returns to Hamilton Farm GC, I’ll have an answer to that question.
I hung out at the 13th green as a few late nine-hole practice rounds were squeezed in after the pro-ams. One pair to arrive was Na Yeon Choi and Tiffany Chan ... another was Dani Holmqvist and Daniela Darquea. It was well past 6 PM when the last player came through as a solo (Celine Boutier), so I decided it was best to start walking back to my car before it got dark.
I made a stop at the Galloway Shoprite to pick up a few breakfast items for Thursday and Friday. Shortly afterward, a player entered the store pushing a half-cart. She was wearing a mask, but it was quite obviously Christina Kim. She wore a black skin-tight workout suit that had a white PXG logo on one sleeve, topped off by headphones and a green camo baseball cap with an obscure brand name on the front. She did not have a pro-am on Wednesday, so it might have been a workout day instead.
I was two rows away in the self-checkout area and noticed that she had a lot of stuff. Who knows, maybe she was shopping for other people, too, or maybe she was staying in one of the Marriott villas with a big fridge. Based upon her recent play, I would advise her to pass on the green bananas.
I couldn’t get a tee time at Pinelands earlier than 11:30 AM, so my time at the Seaview Bay course was limited. I parked above the course after 5 PM and walked down Rte. 9 about ten minutes before crossing into the property at the 16th green. Yu Liu hit her approach and then I walked down the 16th fairway as In Gee Chun was in the next group. Dumbo really tagged her drive ... her ball was seven paces behind the 103 marker and #16 is listed at 379 yards. I looked down on her Srixon ball and it had at least four asterisk symbols in different colors marked next to the label.
I crossed over to #13 and walked down to the tee where Wei-Ling Hsu’s group showed up. Hsu’s drive went low and left ... the distance measuring hashmarks were already in place and her ball went only 230.
I stayed by the hashmarks as Mi Hyang Lee arrived next. She had no amateurs assigned to her, but used the last time slot as a practice round. After she drove it to the 253 mark, I walked up to the green and waited for her. We greeted each other and I exchanged waves with her daddy. She had two caddies with her ... one was carrying the bag and the other had a yardage book out and paced off distances on the green (I assumed this guy would be carrying the bag on Friday) ... neither one was recognizable to me.
Before MHL teed off at #14, she walked over to the ropes and asked me if I knew of any good Japanese restaurants nearby. I explained that I had driven down 90 minutes to play golf earlier in the AM and wasn’t from the area. If the LPGA ever returns to Hamilton Farm GC, I’ll have an answer to that question.
I hung out at the 13th green as a few late nine-hole practice rounds were squeezed in after the pro-ams. One pair to arrive was Na Yeon Choi and Tiffany Chan ... another was Dani Holmqvist and Daniela Darquea. It was well past 6 PM when the last player came through as a solo (Celine Boutier), so I decided it was best to start walking back to my car before it got dark.
I made a stop at the Galloway Shoprite to pick up a few breakfast items for Thursday and Friday. Shortly afterward, a player entered the store pushing a half-cart. She was wearing a mask, but it was quite obviously Christina Kim. She wore a black skin-tight workout suit that had a white PXG logo on one sleeve, topped off by headphones and a green camo baseball cap with an obscure brand name on the front. She did not have a pro-am on Wednesday, so it might have been a workout day instead.
I was two rows away in the self-checkout area and noticed that she had a lot of stuff. Who knows, maybe she was shopping for other people, too, or maybe she was staying in one of the Marriott villas with a big fridge. Based upon her recent play, I would advise her to pass on the green bananas.