It was a fabulous weekend at the Nevada/California state line. The golf took place on the California side at Primm Valley Golf Club and the gambling and a little sleep happened on the Nevada side at Terrible’s. The weather was the best we’ve ever had there – topped out in the low 90’s with very little wind. Beautiful!
The Golf
Well, we didn’t win anything here. My swing was in tact and thanks to the extra strokes I got for playing from the white tees with the men, I even netted three eagles per day by making par on some of the toughest holes on both the Lakes and the Desert courses. However, our team scores of 66 and 65 (131) were nowhere close to being in the money. In fact, the second day winners shot a net 50 (yes, 22 under!) which also propelled them to win the two-day prize.
Little Victories
In past years, I have donated several golf balls to each of these courses. This year, I was pleased to finish the weekend as the proud owner of the golf ball and tee I used both days. By the way, the new Lady Noodle has been my favorite ball for awhile now.
Psst… hey Rich – that’s my last remaining Eat Golf tee. Guess I scattered the rest of them around courses across the country. Time to do the same for some Golf Chick tees, eh?
The Gambling
Here’s where the “not losing is winning” comes in. A couple fun nights at the Craps table allowed me to return home with more money than I took with me – yes, including the cost of the trip. The pit boss said I was the best shooter of the week. Wish that would have been true on the golf course as well. I almost expected to get upgraded to a winner’s suite. Alas, maybe some day.
Vito was quite happy to see us when we returned. Unfortunately, his anxiety manifested with some digestive problems (sorry, Mom!) as he probably thought he had moved on to another foster home. One day he’ll realize we will always come back for him! Huge thanks to Mom for taking such wonderful care of our boy.
Also – many thanks to all who sent in well wishes and inquiries about the outcome of the weekend. We had a blast!
June 5, 2008 at 12:45 am
VERY cool ! Sounds like you had a great time. Did you play both courses there at Primm ? Those are two good tracks. (still got my yardage books and t-shirt)
June 5, 2008 at 1:00 am
Yep, we always play Lakes the first Day and Desert the second. We usually go a little later in June and it’s always a lot hotter so this was terrific!
June 5, 2008 at 11:44 am
Shweet. Hard to beat a trip like that. Now you just have to train the dog to caddy, or at least stay with the cart and walk along.
We went early in the year and got cold, wind, and rain. On the other hand, that’s the year we discovered the joys of the $1-2 poker table and all the hours of fun you can have for $100.
June 13, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Awesome got any recommendation for Arizona courses?
June 14, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I Know! I am from the Phoenix area and know the courses really well in our area. Troon Golf Course, Phoenician are two of the best. We also have TPC where the Phoenix Open is held. I found this article on this website which actually lists them all out with the phone numbers. I hope this helps…:-)
Here is the link
http://www.arizonaputtinggreen.com/arizona-golfcourse.html
Hey blog back and let me know how you liked Troon.. It is so beautiful and pieceful. It is right down Happy Valley Road and it such a secluded spot to golf love love love it there..:-)