A Near-Perfect Golf Day

 Here’s how Wednesday went for a friend of mine:

1. Wake up early to play at the annual Smart Christmas Golf Tournament in Sta. Elena.
2. Freebies in the locker: a Jennifer Rosales (J Ro.) DVD, a pair of socks, a Smart golf towel, and a pair of Mizuno golf shoes (which didn’t fit)
3. Tried and failed to get a replacement for the shoes before the 11am shotgun
4. Get into the first bunker on the first hole and tries to get out until finally shooting the ball right into the lip causing it to ricochet back landing before the bunker. Third time’s the charm.
5. Rain, rain, rain.
6. No lunch but the folks at Smart set up food stops everywhere (I particularly liked the pandesal with spanish sardines & kesong puti).
7. Traffic, rain, sunlight, rain
8. Finished the round in 6 hours!

THEN . . .

1. When exchanging the shoes, he ends up getting a better model than the ones given to other players!  (Price tag: P6,100)
2. His 3 outs from the bunker earn him a special award and a free Mizuno sand wedge (Price Tag: P6,800)
3. Gets me to take a pic with him and J. Ro.  (He snaps one with me too — see above).
4. Wins a T-Zoid Driver at the raffle (Price Tag: P20,000)

Add up the whole day and I can say he was ahead by at least P30,000 and played golf for free to boot!  As his cup overfloweth, he gave me the sand wedge — balato for driving the car. 

Other than the inclement weather, it was a perfect golf day!