Aloha!

I'm down here in Hawaii, and I can already tell that I'll be posting fairly infrequently here for the next couple months. But, December 1st my new roommate moves in and his former job was... A GOLF INSTRUCTOR! I'm psyched. Also I'll be hitting up the Sony Open and maybe the Mercedes-Benz in January. I've been keeping up with the Fed-Ex, and even though my money is on Tiger, I love Padraig and Stricker and I'm gunning for one of them. So yeah, I have a feeling I'll be kind of absent for the next two months, but then I'm focusing on golf after that. Because, I'm going to say it, I want my career to be in the golf world. Golf all the time!

I am off to Hawaii tomorrow, and blogging about it over at KatieinKona.blogspot.com. You guys, I am going to be doing some amazing golfing. So stoked.

This picture from the first round of the Barclays made me laugh, it looks like Lady Liberty is a crowd marshall, asking New York to "Wait, please!" while Tiger putts.

Yesterday I started planning my next tournament trip! In two weeks I move to Hawaii, so I won't be able to make the JT Shriners Open in Vegas this October, but I'm going to hit up the Sony Open in Honolulu and maybe even the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Maui at the start of next season. Yeah, it's four months away, but I figure time will fly by while I'm getting used to life in Paradise.

On Player Profiles on PGATOUR.com and Adam Scott Being Hot

When my girlfriends have trouble picturing anything other than old men in argyle when I say I'm into golfers, I show them a picture of Adam. They get it.

As a general rule golfers tend to look horrible in the picture PGATOUR.com choses for their profile, average looking on camera and always, always better in person (this rule doesn't apply to Adam Scott, as you can tell from above, he looks good all the time) In person, golfers have a certain je ne sais quois about them that doesn't always translate, and I am so into it. I used to seriously have a thing for musicians. I was always dating or falling in love with some guy in a band, usually a cute boy who played guitar, and there is a certain way most musicians stand or carry themselves or something and I totally fell for it, all the time. Well now, shocker, that has completely transferred into golf. I mean, I guess it's only natural to gravitate towards men who share my passion, but the sexiest men to me right now are all golfers. Anyway, back to PGATOUR.com player profiles- I feel like the person in charge of putting them together either has some sort of vendetta against most of the golfers or just very poor taste. There's always at least one fairly bad picture and usually some strange, random fact about the player or an odd quote. I think they need someone else on the job, and I would gladly make myself available!

Ryan Finally Wins!!

If you've read through my blog or talked golf with me at all, you know Ryan Moore is one of my favorite golfers. Even my non-golf friends all know Ryan's name, and usually get an update on how his game is going each weekend. I dig him, I think he's one of the coolest golfers on the TOUR right now. I love that he isn't a walking billboard for sponsors, I love his style, and I love that he is so low key. I chatted with him for a bit at the Bob Hope earlier this year, and I got such a great vibe from him. With one exception from someone who's honestly a bit of a brat, every time his name's been brought up (usually by me) when I've been talking to other Pro's they've only ever had great things to say about him. I feel like he's really flown under the radar, but I'm sure that will change now with his first win. I'm calling that this is just the tip of the iceberg for Ryan, and he'll be one of the top players on TOUR next year. I remember reading a little blurb about him right before the U.S. Open this year, and him saying he was feeling good about this game, and clearly he's a great place right now. He jumped from 76th to 22nd in FedEX Cup standings, doubled his money for the year and is finally getting some serious validation and recognition. I'm so stoked, and if you'll look back to my previous entry- I totally called it.

I like Stadler too, he was paired with Ryan and Elky for the first two days of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, and Jess and I followed their group for some of the time. We watched him finish up a round in Reno at the Legends a couple weeks ago, and noticed he was putting with an iron. Apparently a few holes back he was angry and broke his putter on a rock, so he had to finish up without. He was playing with McCarron, and they had a good laugh about it as they walked off the green.

My dad and I are checking out the Champions Tour this Friday, they're making a stop in Snoqualmie for the Boeing Classic. I don't think I'd ever take a special vacay just to see the Champs like I do for the regular TOUR, but Snoqualmie is close by and it will be cool to hang out around golf for a day. Also my big move to Hawaii is three weeks away, and I'm taking the opportunity to spend some time with mi padre, whose been a golf fan for decades, before I leave.

Quick Lunch Break Note!

Ryan Moore, one of my favorites, is killing it right now at the Wyndham. He finished at 6 under, no bogeys. I'm psyched! He's been playing so well lately, I really hope this is his weekend for his first TOUR win. He is long overdue.

Home!

Me and Jess, with sunburns and lemon drops.

According to my friends, as soon as they asked me about my trip to the Legends I got starry-eyed and an absolutely contented smile spread across my face. One of my girlfriends observed that I was speaking about golf the same way our other friends was speaking about her new boyfriend she was falling in love with. I can't help it, I am completely in love with golf. Our trip was wonderful, although probably the most un-eventful of our trips so far. The LRTO was the same week as the World Golf Championship, as well as the smallest purse on the TOUR, so it wasn't the most thrilling field. And honestly, we were perfectly fine with it.

Chopra was there, like he told us he would be in New Orleans, and we're always psyched to see him. He is such a cool, low key guy. He always says hi and chats for a bit when he can, but he never hits on us, which we appreciate since he's a married man! Every time I see him he moves up a bit on my list of favorite golfers, and he pretty near the top right now. On the second day while we were following him we watched him have a couple good shots, especially 18. On his first shot on the par 4 he hit his ball outside the rope onto the cart path, took a drop and hit the ball neatly onto the green. He made his putt for birdie and easily made the cut. He didn't fare so well the next couple of days, but that was a great hole to catch. There is nothing like seeing a golfer I love and whose game I follow play well in person, it's the coolest thing ever.

On Saturday and Sunday we hung out next to the green on 17, a par 5, and caught some really great shots, like Ryan Palmer's birdie on Sunday. His second shot landed in the bunker, and his third shot barely made it over the lip, but he sank his putt. Palmer and his caddie walked away with pretty big smiles from that hole. We also saw cool shots on 17 from Barcelo, Quinney and Kaye, to name a few.

I'm happy to report that my sister, who wasn't a golf fan a week ago, really enjoyed herself- she even got a crush on James Nitties! Golf is so underrated, and I know if more people went to tournaments, especially ladies, they would really get into it. It's the perfect way to vacation. You have something to do during the day, your nights are free, and if you can make a couple buddies on the TOUR you get to hear some great golf stories.