East Bay Excursion

Waiting at the final hole.

The last of the 2006 charity events was completed when we played a round of golf last week. The organizers lived in the East Bay, so they picked Tilden Park as the venue. The Berkeley course was a convenient 10-minute drive for them, over an hour for me.

It was a dark and stormy morning, but the rain subsided by the 10 o’clock tee time. My group sprayed shots all over the course. Fortunately, we were playing Scramble, which meant that everyone played his next ball from the spot where the best of our previous shots had landed. Even so, our threesome did well to average a bogey on each hole. We finished dead last.

The biggest hitter

The highlight of the round was when slender Wendy won the longest-drive contest. Her tee shot bounded along the cart path and passed the group in front of us as they were marking the spot of their longest drive. They were so astounded that they forgot to admonish us for not yelling “Fore!”

At the clubhouse bar I had one for the road---just one---with my mates, then headed home. Yes, I was getting paid for this day. The things we must do to make a living.