Ocean City Golf Trip
10/09/06 - 10/12/06
Clay & Pat Stahl
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| We Allowed Plenty Of Time, Checked In And Got Our Keys, But The Room Wouldn't Be Ready For A While. For Us, That Meant After Golf | ||
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| First Day's Golf -- Nice Carts With "Free" Computer Displays -- All Four Golf Courses Were Similar | ||||
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| We're Early, Free Range Balls, Nice Practice Green | 1st Hole -- Big Greens, But We Still Miss Them | Pat With Her Faithful Hybrid |
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| Pat On The 5th, Clay On The 6th -- The Water Doesn't Come Into Play | Bridge To Assateague Island From The 8th Tee | |||
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| A Little Slow Ahead Of Us, It Wasn't Them | Clubhouse And The Watery 9th Green | Eagle's New Home -- Lost His Nest Nearby |
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| We Had An "Oceanblock" Room, On The Side (Actually A Corner), But Surprisingly, We could See The Ocean One Way And The Bay The Other | ||||
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| Long Walk To The First Evening's Restaurant. Whew, They Were Open! Many were Closed -- Some For The Season, Others On Monday | ||
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| Not Too Busy This Time Of Year | Sand From Last Week's Nor'Easter. Lucky Trip Timing! | Gaudy 3-D Store Facade |
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| Boardwalk Exhibit, The "disqualified" Caught Our Eye! | ||
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| Some Of Assateague Island's Wild Horses. They Are Owned And Maintained By The National Park Service, Providing No Food And Minimal Care | ||||
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| 2nd Day, We Were Here In 1996, But The Course Has Been Renovated -- Not That We Would Remember It From That Long Ago. Flowers Were Nice | ||||
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| Pat On The 3rd. Clay On The 8th. This Course Was OK, But The Other 3 Were Much Nicer | Half Of The 5th Green Was Under Repair | |||
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| The Par 5 12th Has Two Tough Carries | We Didn't Have To Carry The Adjacent Marsh! | Restaurant In A Strip, Surprisingly Good! |
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| 3rd Day -- Two Courses Here With Thoroughbred Racing Themes. Both Just Completed, Private Name Is "War Admiral", Public is "Man O' War" | ||
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| Pat On The 2nd -- Thought We Would Get Wet, But The Rain Held Off | Par 5 4th Has A Big Green, But You Can't Be Long! |
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| Links Style Layout With Knarly Hills, And They Do Come Into Play! | Cart Path Crossroads. It Was Overcast, But Warm |
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| Old Starting Gate. A Racetrack Part Is Now A Long Waste Bunker | Par 5 9th With The Horseshoe Tee Marker -- Water In Front Of The Houses |
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| We Declined The Ranger's Offer To Let Us Play Through -- We Had Reservations In The Stable Behind The 18th Green (Ruth's Chris Steakhouse) | ||
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| A Typical Ruth's Chris! Flawless In Every Aspect | A Nice Table Out Of The Way Near A Stall |
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| In Ruth's Chris, A Portion Of The Stable Is A Museum. War Admiral Was Man O' War's Son And Seabiscuit Was Man O' War's Grandson! | ||||
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| The Owners: Seabiscuit Was From California. Man 'O War And War Admiral Were Bred In Kentucky, But Mostly Raced Out Of Riddle Farm | ||
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| Last Day, Just On The Other Side Of Assawoman (just as it is spelled!) Bay From Ocean City | Lots Of Water "Doesn't Come In To Play!" | |||
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| Only Double Green In The United States On Consecutive Holes! Pat Holds 2nd Flagstick, 3rd Is To Her Right. She Hits To It From The 3rd Tee | ||
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| 4th Blue Tee, Whites Are Up By The Cart! | Signature Par 3 5th Green With Ocean City In Back | Little Place Under Construction! Not Bad! |
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| No Speed Limit Over The Marsh To The 9th. There Is A Much Shorter Bridge Back On The Way Back After The 16th | ||
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| Marsh At The 15th -- Not Too Long, You Just Can't Pop It Up! | 18th Green With Still Another Spectacular Ocean City View! |
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| Dinner (And The Completion Of A Long Awaited Pilgrimage) On The Way Home! | ||
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| Favorite Beer Fish Swimming Above The Bar | The Neon Dogfish Head Sign Over The Kitchen |
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| An Often Quoted Phrase Back In The Brewing Area | These Are Not Steps, They Are "HOPS!" |
