Lebanon Final
On Monday evening my computer crashed with the deadly “Blue Screen.” I am not sure what happened but I couldn’t get it to boot up and I kept getting the message that the Registry “Hive” was missing, corrupt, or unusable. I called a computer tech that was listed in the local phone book, Dr Steve, and he said he would come to look at it on Wednesday morning. I was gone refereeing a match then but Tippy was there and he looked at the computer and tried to get it started to no avail.
Dr. Steve said the Windows XP program would have to be reloaded but that he could copy all of my data by removing the hard drive and copying the files and then re-copying them back onto my hard drive after the Windows reload. Anyhow, the price would be $300 and he would reload Office but I would loose all of my other programs. We did this and then bought a copy of Quicken in Des Moines, Iowa on the way to Minnesota.
I am still trying to set up the phone connection so my cell phone can connect to the Internet. I can’t remember how I did it last time as it was over two years ago. I did get my wireless card working; fortunately I had that program disc so I could reload it myself. I also had a copy of Microsoft Picture It so I could reload a copy of a picture editing program. It’s not as good as my Adobe Photo Suite but it will work for now.
I am not sure where I left off with the last post but I think it was with golf on Sunday. On Monday I worked as a rover in the afternoon on the front nine. The rain stayed away and we had a good afternoon. We didn’t finish until 7:15 and then had to clean up and go right into the Committee dinner. They gave me some nice compliments since this was my last dinner with the Committee and promised me a gift that didn’t arrive in time for the presentation. I will miss being with these folks as they are really dedicated to golf, especially the public course player. There are always lots of issues to deal with and unfortunately the Committee does not get the last say.
On Tuesday I walked with a group in the afternoon during the second round of stroke play and it rained, only lightly, on one or two occasions. I had an umbrella with me and that worked out perfectly. After play was completed I was asked to help with the play-off, 10 players at 149 for the last 7 spots in match play. The group was divided into groups of 3, 3, and 4 and played the tenth hole. I went with the first group of three and they all made 5 on the first hole. The second group made a 3 and two 4’s so they all earned spots. The third group made two 4’s, a 5, and a 6. The 4’s earned spots, the 6 was out of the playoff, and the 5 joined my group and we continued the play-off to the par 3 eleventh hole. I now had four players for the last two spots.
On eleven on player hit into the water and made a 4 with a great 20 foot putt. Unfortunately the other three players all made 3’s and they continued with three players for the last two spots. On the eighteenth hole, the third playoff hole, only one player made par while the others made bogey 5’s. The player who made par was Clay Ogden, the player who eventually beat Michelle Wie in the quarter finals. The other two players proceeded back to the tenth hole playing for the last spot. One of the players messed up the hole and the other, Ki Moon, won the last spot and the opportunity to meet the medalist the next morning at 8:00 in the first round of match play.
On Wednesday I was the referee with the third match off and it went 19 holes to determine a winner. By this time my knee was bothering me pretty much and I was glad to be done with the walking part of my duties. In the afternoon I was the rover on the front nine for the remained of the matches plus all matches that went to extra holes. One match went 23 holes, one went 22 holes, and three went to the 19th hole.
Michelle Wie has certainly added a lot of interest to the Championship! The number of spectators was unprecedented but for the most part they were cooperative. Several Committee men were assigned to her group every day as marshals and two police officers were hired as security as well. On the first day of stroke play the USGA website had over 650,000 page hits. Last year they had only 48,000 for the week. They have had over 10 million page hits through Friday so I guess you can attribute the interest to Michelle’s presence.
Wednesday evening we attended a Committee party at the home of Jim Cissell. I have known Jim for several years and he is one of the APL guys that also works the U.S. Open. It was great to spend time with these friends for a last time and then we said our goodbyes and headed back to the coach to prepare for our trip to Minnesota. More on that later so until then be safe.
Dr. Steve said the Windows XP program would have to be reloaded but that he could copy all of my data by removing the hard drive and copying the files and then re-copying them back onto my hard drive after the Windows reload. Anyhow, the price would be $300 and he would reload Office but I would loose all of my other programs. We did this and then bought a copy of Quicken in Des Moines, Iowa on the way to Minnesota.
I am still trying to set up the phone connection so my cell phone can connect to the Internet. I can’t remember how I did it last time as it was over two years ago. I did get my wireless card working; fortunately I had that program disc so I could reload it myself. I also had a copy of Microsoft Picture It so I could reload a copy of a picture editing program. It’s not as good as my Adobe Photo Suite but it will work for now.
I am not sure where I left off with the last post but I think it was with golf on Sunday. On Monday I worked as a rover in the afternoon on the front nine. The rain stayed away and we had a good afternoon. We didn’t finish until 7:15 and then had to clean up and go right into the Committee dinner. They gave me some nice compliments since this was my last dinner with the Committee and promised me a gift that didn’t arrive in time for the presentation. I will miss being with these folks as they are really dedicated to golf, especially the public course player. There are always lots of issues to deal with and unfortunately the Committee does not get the last say.
On Tuesday I walked with a group in the afternoon during the second round of stroke play and it rained, only lightly, on one or two occasions. I had an umbrella with me and that worked out perfectly. After play was completed I was asked to help with the play-off, 10 players at 149 for the last 7 spots in match play. The group was divided into groups of 3, 3, and 4 and played the tenth hole. I went with the first group of three and they all made 5 on the first hole. The second group made a 3 and two 4’s so they all earned spots. The third group made two 4’s, a 5, and a 6. The 4’s earned spots, the 6 was out of the playoff, and the 5 joined my group and we continued the play-off to the par 3 eleventh hole. I now had four players for the last two spots.
On eleven on player hit into the water and made a 4 with a great 20 foot putt. Unfortunately the other three players all made 3’s and they continued with three players for the last two spots. On the eighteenth hole, the third playoff hole, only one player made par while the others made bogey 5’s. The player who made par was Clay Ogden, the player who eventually beat Michelle Wie in the quarter finals. The other two players proceeded back to the tenth hole playing for the last spot. One of the players messed up the hole and the other, Ki Moon, won the last spot and the opportunity to meet the medalist the next morning at 8:00 in the first round of match play.
On Wednesday I was the referee with the third match off and it went 19 holes to determine a winner. By this time my knee was bothering me pretty much and I was glad to be done with the walking part of my duties. In the afternoon I was the rover on the front nine for the remained of the matches plus all matches that went to extra holes. One match went 23 holes, one went 22 holes, and three went to the 19th hole.
Michelle Wie has certainly added a lot of interest to the Championship! The number of spectators was unprecedented but for the most part they were cooperative. Several Committee men were assigned to her group every day as marshals and two police officers were hired as security as well. On the first day of stroke play the USGA website had over 650,000 page hits. Last year they had only 48,000 for the week. They have had over 10 million page hits through Friday so I guess you can attribute the interest to Michelle’s presence.
Wednesday evening we attended a Committee party at the home of Jim Cissell. I have known Jim for several years and he is one of the APL guys that also works the U.S. Open. It was great to spend time with these friends for a last time and then we said our goodbyes and headed back to the coach to prepare for our trip to Minnesota. More on that later so until then be safe.
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