When we woke up it was pouring rain and we were seriously thinking about not playing, but at the last minute we decided to go for it. When we got to the course there was a light drizzle which would not deter an Oregon golfer. However, there were at least three serious squalls on the first nine holes and we got pretty wet. The good thing is there are lots of places to take cover. At the start of almost every hole there is a covered area where you can wait out the bad weather. On the second nine the rain held off and there was even a little sun. Unfortunately most of the best views are on the front nine where it was super cloudy.
The Prince course is no push over. The holes are all tight and some of the usual Robert Trent Jones weirdness. You really need to drive the ball straight and hit good approach shots to some small greens. There are also some very beautiful holes, with carries over the ocean and deep crevasses. With all the rain, the greens were very slow, so there is no way you could hit it too hard on an up hill putt. Down hill and side hill putts were a little tricky. The course is over 7100 yards from the back tees, but I was not feeling that up for a challenge. I shot a 93 from the white tees,and Barbara shot 100 from the reds.
If you are a golfer this course is well worth the effort to play. Hopefully the spa trip tomorrow will be the icing on the cake.
To end the evening we rented District 9. I have to say this movie was a lot better than I thought it would be. When it first came out it sounded like a typical Hollywood movie, with all the over obvious parallels to South African apartheid. As the movie goes on, you can forgive this and enjoy the action and the tension that builds. I can see why, in the expanded 10 movie format, this would get a nod for best picture from the Academy. This is the kind of popular, teen friendly movie they were hoping to add.
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