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Adventures in Sebring

I originally signed up for the Harder Hall in an attempt to prove myself worthy of a spot on the Curtis Cup team that will be picked the week after the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur next week.

Little did I know about the week I was in for, after booking a last-minute flight and host family, since I got in from eighth on the waiting list.

I took a redeye to Orlando on New Years Eve. Go figure - my clubs got lost somewhere between Los Angeles and Orlando.

After recovering the clubs two hours later, I rented a PT Cruiser-like vehicle and trucked it down to Sebring. Maybe I trucked it a little too hard - a cop pulled me over, and asked for my license and registration, whereupon I burst into tears and proceeded to cry myself out of a speeding ticket. I'm actually quite proud. I never thought of myself as that type, but I definitely rose to the occasion.

One would think this would be enough excitement for one blog entry. However, the third day of the tournament, I went into the bathrooms after playing five holes and left my driver next to our 5th tee box. Two holes later, I realized I had forgotten it, and raced back in a cart to retrieve it. No luck.

As I hyperventilated and asked various spectators if they had seen it, 2006-2008 Curtis Cup Captain Carol Semple Thompson was teeing off and I'm sure I made a great impression, with my hair disheveled and shirt untucked.

I never did get my driver back, and ended up playing the remaining 13 holes trying to skull-draw my 3-wood (I still had 3-woods and rescues into the rest of the par fours).

Later, I ended up borrowing a driver from a nearby golf shop to use the final day. So R.I.P. Spike, wherever he may be. Can we all bow our heads for a moment of silence?

T-Joh OUT.

(Editor's note: Tiffany finished tied for fourth.)

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the crying game
Neat trick. You should try that on the course anytime a rules official approaches.

by bogeymcduff on Jan 8, 2008 9:59 AM EST reply actions  

Buffy fan?
So, uh, is your lost driver's name from Buffy?

by The Constructivist on Jan 8, 2008 10:12 AM EST reply actions  

haha
tiffany the par slayer!!!
"Not even God can hit a 1-iron." - Lee Trevino

by 1ironCharlie on Jan 8, 2008 10:25 AM EST up reply actions  

now THAT'S a story !
All of that and still pulled out a 4th place finish.  Not bad !

I don't think the idea of a college student picking up a last minute, cross country flight ever crossed my mind.  That has to be really expensive.  Thankfully, Tif has the talent that her pro money will more than cover these little problems in short order.

Didn't she say her driver's name was Spike ?

Geez - crying her way out of a ticket...women get all the breaks.  Thanks for not pulling the "cleavage" card ! LOL

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jan 8, 2008 10:53 AM EST reply actions  

love stories about golfers...
who are forced to play without their normal complement of clubs and still perform- the creative and gutsy elements of golf allowed to shine...!  i know zero about Harder Hall, but 4th sounds good... and so, will the outing land Tiffany a spot on the Curtis team?

by northernfan on Jan 8, 2008 10:54 AM EST reply actions  

Harder Hall equals
one of the top independent tourneys for amateur women in the U.S. Recent past champs include Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Aree Song (twice). Alison Walshe, a top collegian and another strong Curtis Cup candidate, was the winner this year.

And the round in which Tiff lost her driver, she shot 75. Which was her high score for the week, but still pretty good considering the lost club, all the woods/hybrids into greens, and the way she must have been feeling after realizing Spike was gone.

by Mulligan Stu on Jan 8, 2008 12:36 PM EST up reply actions  

actually...
The flight cost wasn't that bad, since it was a red eye new years eve flight.  Unfortunately, though, I didn't get to go too crazy in the plane, despite it being my first new years as a legal 21 year old.  Don't feel sorry for the tjoh, however.  I bonded with some strangers at el cholo's cantina in LAX before we took off. =)

And spike is the perfect name for a driver.

P.s. Walshie gave waggleroom props

100 National titles and counting. YaY H2O polo!

by TiffJoh on Jan 8, 2008 1:19 PM EST reply actions  

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