Golfing in a New State

 When we planned this trip we thought we would be adding 3 new states to our list of states we golfed in.

Mike had planned out where we would be stopping the first night and a few courses in that area. That's how we vacation. I pick the dates and times, Where we should be visiting and Mike gets busy with places to lay our heads and courses to golf. He also plans it so we average only about 7 hour in the car each day. That's about as long as we can manage sitting that long confined in a car. 

Our first stop - in Iowa - it was raining so Iowa was out for golf. We both were OK with that, it's close enough to home for a weekend getaway later.

Next day stop - Rapid City! It was one of the reasons I chose this vacation. Mike has driven thru the upper states about 20 years ago moving our friend Steve to Seattle, and ever since he went we have been talking about going there on vacation.

We had to golf in SD. 

We got a tee time and crossed our fingers the weather would be good. Well the weather was perfect and we added South Dakota to our list. State #17.

We got paired up with a couple - Ted and Lynette, who have a season pass to The Golf Club of Red Rock. She had only been golfing for 4 years and it showed. She didn't take thing seriously and I was just enjoying her company. She was fun. She was a Bronco Fan that shared her beer with me and she was a quilter. She admitted she got tired and just rode the last few holes driving and listening to the music from the golf carts. Yup, golf carts with radios. It was good to get paired up with them. The tee boxes were hard to find.

Me and Lynette

The course was hilly and they wouldn't let you ride to close to the ruff. I know I drove a couple times too close and the cart shut down. Ha... I learned how to back up pretty quickly.

The snow did appear at one T-box that was protected from the sun.

Clear a spot

I got 2 pars and a birdie with no blow up holes. Definitely a great day of golf for me.

Partners

Best part was a day out of the car and getting some needed exercise.