Friday, May 28, 2010
Invitational Pics
Remember looking at a book when you were in grade school and putting it down after realizing there were no pictures inside? Sometimes I still feel that way. So, here are a bunch of pictures to satisfy that visual craving:
The practice round included a "Big Break" like skills challenge to ramp up the competitive spirit.
After the practice round, Stag Night is the real kickoff to the event. Nestled under the shade of an Ash tree, the members and guest gather for great food, fun, and a few rolls of the bocce ball. I thoroughly enjoy helping set up the court, which is in the right portion of this picture.
Each year, we are thrilled to have the Garibaldi Band as the musical entertainment for Stag Night. Bocce ball is more fun with Italian music in the background. Plenty of guys were tired of rolling balls all day long and sought some TLC at the massage tables set up in the background.
If all this was not enough, there was also a scotch tasting table and hand rolled cigars.
The scoreboard was looking good after round 1.
Hopefully, nobody gets upset with me for posting their scores on the Internet. After all the fun on Thursday night, the players had to ready themselves for the the official rounds the next two days. Of course the fun was not over as Big Valley Ford offered up a $1000 gift certificate for a post round 1 shootout on the 18th. The horse race followed and what a spectacle it was.
Congratulations to the overall champion, Claude Ourthiague and his partner Mark Casey.
Each year we get a couple new members due to their experience at the tournament and that trend appears to be continuing. Thanks to everyone who participated and a special thanks to my staff and all the departments for the hard work and long hours. This year's tournament was a very enjoyable event for members, guests, and staff and we can't wait until next year.
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