Watch out for the traps
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/19/06
I came out to California from Tennesee after winning the trip on a game show. On the first day of the trip, I took my buddy (God rest his soul) Lonny out for a round of golf. The place was just beautiful with that amazingly manicured green grass you see in professional tournaments. Palm trees and creeks and flowers, wow. But they didn't tell us about the hazards and my buddy Lonny (God rest his soul) walked into quicksand. He sank about 3 feet immediately and then slowly sank the rest of the way. I held out my 3 wood for him to grab (My driver is too expensive to risk damaging) but gravity was too strong. We had three golfers from the group behind us as well as the marshall, the club pro, and an off duty fireman all trying to help Lonny. Unfortunately, Lonny didn't make it and we gave him a nice funeral right there on the grounds (The golf course did it "pro bono" as they say because they felt so darned bad about it). It was sad but the course was beautiful and challenging. I shot well that day, finally ending with a 4 over par 75. Could have shot better but my 3 wood was a bit warped after the quicksand incident. So I would say, absolutely play there if you've got the cash but I'd stay out of the sand and wear some of those big snow shoes if you've got some.