explodedinthebestpossibleway. We ' vehadafew bumps andbruisesovertheyears— therewasthatonetwistedankle andlosttoothonthedancefloor— butmiraculously, nota singlearest. Wetakethatasamajorwin.
Pam’ sGolfsweetensthedealevenmorewiththeirawesome restaurantvouchers. Thankstothem, we’ vedinedinstyleal overtown— FishTales, withitslivelyvibeandunbeatablebay views, isalwaysacrowdfavorite. Watchingthefishingboats comeinwhilesippingcolddrinksandswappinggolfstories? It doesn’ tgetbeterthanthat. Overtheyears, we’ vealso discoveredgemslikeBadMonkey, Papi’ sTacos, andSkye Bar— althankstoPam’ sthoughtfulrecommendationsand partnerships.
Golf, ofcourse, isthecenterpieceofourtrip, andour competitivestreaksshinethroughwithafulslateofside games— matchplay, greenies, skins, team formats, andmore. There ' salwayssomethingontheline, andthecoveted“ Annual Champ” titlecomeswithseriousbraggingrights. Thisyear’ s lineup— LighthouseSound, RiverRun, Eagle’ sLanding, and BaywoodGreens— didnotdisappoint. Eachcourseofered pristineconditions, scenicbeauty, andjustenoughchalenge tomakethe42-handicappersquestiontheirlifechoices( briefly, beforelaughingitofwithacoldoneatthe19thhole).
Butasgreatasthegolfis, it ' sthecamaraderiethatkeepsus comingback. There’ snothingquitelikerelivingthegloryofa longbirdieput— orthedisasterofatriplebogey— overdinner withacrew that’ sbeenlaughingtogetherfordecades. Wetel thesameoldstoriesyearafteryear, andsomehow, theyget funniereverytime. Andwe ' reconstantlyaddingnew onesto themix: spikeddrinks,“ mugshot” scorecards, theconcussion guywhostilmadehisteetimethenextmorning, and legendarydownpoursthatonlytwobravesoulsdaredplay through.
Oureveningsusualyendinthe“ gamblingsuite” backatthehotel, whereourbumblingtripaccountanttaliestheday’ s winningsandpicksteamsforthenextround. Butbeforewe’ reoftobed, there’ sonelastritual: TheScale. That’ sright— each golfertakesaturn, onebyone, guessingeveryone’ sweightforadolar. Closestguesswinsthepot. It’ sridiculous. It’ s hilarious. It’ stradition.
Asgroupleader— aka“ JulieMcCoy,” anicknamebestoweduponmebyourLoveBoat-lovingcrew— IrelyonPam’ sGolfto makeplanningasstress-freeaspossible. WhetherI’ m calinginpayments, makingchanges, orgetingupdatesonwho’ spaid, Pam’ skeepseverythingrunningsmoothly. Herdingthisgangisn’ teasy, butwithPam’ sbymyside, it’ salmostfun.
After30yearsofunforgetablememories, we’ restiljustgetingstarted. Theservice, care, andpersonaltouchfrom theteam at Pam’ sGolfisahugereasonthistraditionhasendured— andwhyitkeepsgetingbeter. Here’ stothenext30yearsofepictee shots, busteddrives, belylaughs, andfriendshipsthatonlygrow strongerwitheveryswing.
ThankstotheGirlsatPam’ s— ourtripwouldn’ tbethesamewithoutyou.