The daylight is sliding into dusk. The frogs are starting to sing their tunes. Several adult beverages have been consumed. So what do average American, slightly inebriated adults do on a Friday night? Drive around in the dark on golf carts and and try to hit glowing little balls with long sticks. It was our first "Glow Ball Tournament" at the golf course.
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With the promise of small plastic loving cups as prizes and an array of glow-in-the-dark accessories, we took off from the clubhouse in teams of 5 and 6 to play 5 holes of golf. I won't say that our golf staff knows its clientele, but they strategically avoided having us play any holes with water or bridges on them. There's nothing that sucks the fun out of a golf event like having to call the fire department to pull golf carts and people out of the lake!
It was wildly fun and our co-ed team managed to turn it into an R-rated comedy event. I was so relieved that we didn't have one of the young golf phenoms on our team because there would have been a whole lot of oops-ing and shush-ing of inappropriate innuendo.
When we proudly turned our card in, we had scored an impressive 5 under on 5 holes, including an Eagle on the first hole. But one team triumphantly waved a card with 6 under as the score, prompting good sportsmanlike comments like, "They cheated!" Next time you are trying to think of something to do on a dark, Spring Friday night...get some balls, make them glow...and see what happens!
***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Earlier that day, I witnessed a spectacular golf feat when my friend and "golf partner for life," Stef, scored an Eagle on the first hole by putting the ball in the hole from 80 yards out. I was so excited for her and utterly impressed by seeing such a rare event.
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Posted by: Nalin | December 06, 2010 at 08:47 PM