Chino Golf Outing
Nothing like a day on the golf course to brighten the day! Even in China!Friday was really bright. Okay, not sunshine bright. But you know, in America, there always seems to be some kind of golf outing. There is a best ball tournament somewhere nearly every weekend. Well, here in China, there may be tournaments, but who knows. I can’t read the postings at the golf clubs! I can’t read any of these Chinese symbols.
Well, Chino Latino and Jason to the rescue. Even though he’s English, Jason has gotten the bite and fever of golf over the last few months. Fortunately for many of us ex-pats that dine at his fine establishment, it also meant that he got interested in hosting an event for a day of golf. Last Friday was it!
Dubbed the Chino Golf Society (there must have been mostly Brits on the committee to come up with a name like that!), they organized an outing for February 24 at the Hillview Golf Club. And oh what a day! We started at 10 AM at the Chino Latino with Bloody Marys. That was followed soon thereafter with an English breakfast. It was complete with bacon and beans. Only I coulda used some bread.
At 11:00, our group of about 20 piled into a bus for a trip across town to the golf club. Only the bus didn’t have enough room for all our clubs. A few seats had to be reserved for refreshments, so the bus got a little more cramped than you would have expected for our small group. But by this time, no one seemed to mind.
Arriving at the club, we gathered around the starter’s area and drew teams. Random draw put us in five groups. The last group only had a few players, with some late arrivers expected. Tee-off then commenced. As usual, hecklers were in abundance until the last group teed off.
Play was nothing to write home about. But most everyone had a great time. The last group took the team prizes. More than a little refreshment was consumed. In fact, Tiger Beer supported our outing with a cart full of cans. Ziv drove the cart while he got photos for Here’s Dongguan magazine. Our little group of less than 20 consumed an average of 10 cans per person. And then there were those drinking vodka…….. Let’s just say everyone enjoyed themselves.
The bus trip back to Chino was quicker. Or else we were just so tired that it seemed that way. Most everyone stayed around for some dinner and stories about golf. New friends were made. And planning for the next outing commenced.
Photos are posted with a link on the right.
Thanks Jason, Lucas, and all involved in making this happen!
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 6:26 PM
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