Crouching Tiger, Hidden Golf Course

We never did see Tiger out there, but with the help of Google maps, we managed to find the Hidden Valley Golf Course that claims to be in Aztec, New Mexico.


WNMLF league players Katie, Joan, and Vicki had a lovely morning exploring the first 9 holes of this course. The weather was beautiful, the mountains in the distance were still snowcapped, and by way of the miracle of Scramble, we had a pretty good round.

We had a little trouble finding hole #2, but were able to locate it before accidentally teeing off at hole #3.

Later, as we were headed toward the clubhouse, focused on lunch, we sailed right by the tee box on hole #9. Vicki was ready to put down the ball and start whacking away in the middle of the fairway on the long par 5 hole, but a sense of Golf Propriety in the persons of Joan and Katie shamed her into turning the cart around and looking again for the tee box. We discovered that they had hidden it on the other side of the cart path.

After a dip in the sand trap on #9 (aka a WNMLF beach party), we finished the hole, gave back the golf carts, and beelined for the snack bar.

We can recommend the grilled cheese on wheat, the patty melt, and the view from the patio.

It was an excellent day on the hidden links, even without a Tiger-sighting.

Tidbits from Golf History

Just in case it shows up on our final exam in Golf I, we are boning up on our golf history.   We  feel compelled to share some of the more interesting facts from our notes.

In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was accused of playing golf only a few days after the death of her husband, Lord Darnley.

We hope she found something more comfortable than this to wear out on the course.

We propose some golf hand signals

As dedicated baseball fans, we continue to be impressed by the mysterious hand signals that seem to make sense to managers, players, and umpires on the field. These signals elegantly communicate a message in a few ballet-like movements.

So far, we haven’t seen any hand signals for golf, so maybe we should borrow some and add another element of style to our beloved game.

To address this apparent oversight in the game, we propose the following two signals as a starting place:

This means, “The chicken salad in the snack bar is unusually good today, so pick up the pace of play before those chow hounds who teed-off just before us eat it all.”
 

This one means: “That grumpy old guy in the funny-looking golf pants is ticked off so head for the clubhouse FAST.”
 
We look forward to reader suggestions for more golf hand signals.

Ahh-choo

All the snow we had this winter and spring is not done with us yet.


As residents of a high desert plateau, we ought to be welcoming all this moisture.

We ought to.

But now it comes to our attention in physical ways that the abundance of moisture has made the trees, bushes, flowers, and weeds SO happy that they are producing abundant amounts of pollen.


As dedicated golfers, we continue undeterred out into the pollen-filled air, armed with lots of Kleenex and any anti-allergy remedies we can muster.

Yesterday Katie and Vicki completed 5 holes at Riverview GC as portion of the WNMLF league’s current round in Golf I.

Let’s not talk about actual strokes. The sun was shining and it was beautiful out there.

We emerged relatively unscathed and drove home happy through the pollen-filled air.