Saturday, November 10, 2012

Round 6 - TPC Champion Course

Last night we had our competition draw and again Ralph was the winner.  He again beat out Lawrence by one hole.  Congratulations to Ralph. 




This morning we got to sleep in.  Whoohoo.  It was 7:00 by the time I got out of bed this morning.  We went out for breakfast at Rico's and then we headed to the golf course at around 10:30.  The weather this morning was much cooler than it has been all week.  We have gotten used to golfing in 90 + degree weather and today we golfed in weather in the 50's.  We still had fun though.  This course had its own unique beauty and was surrounded by mountains.  The clouds mixed in with the mountains made some beautiful shots.  After golf we went to Maggiano's for supper.  We had to wait almost 2 hours to get seated.  Good thing we had some appetizers while waiting.  The food was very good.   After dinner we went home and packed up.  We will have the car packed and ready to go as we have a 4:00 wake up call to head to the airport again. We have created some wonderful memories together and have enjoyed an awesome trip.  Too bad the time goes so fast.










Friday, November 9, 2012

Round 5 - Grayhawk














We have continued to be waking up at 5:30 every morning and today was no exception.  We packed up the car, checked out and headed to Grayhawk Golf Course.  We enjoyed breakfast at the golf course and then played another round.  This course was very scenic as well.  The course had a lot more wild flowers around it.  The weather was a little cooler than usual and we had a lot of clouds around us.  I think we got a bit more sun this day than others as we were a little chilly afterwards.  We even experienced a little bit of rain but it didn't interfere with our day at all.  After golf we went back to Arizona Mills mall to see how far they had gotten with the Sand Sculptures.  They had just finished it this morning and already had Santa sitting by it for photo opportunities.  After this we went and checked into our Room at the Hilton Pointe Squaw Peaks Hotel.  We have a shared bedroom and a separarte room that has a TV in it so those who want to go to bed can go with no interruption.  For dinner we went to ThirteeNorth.  It is a restaurant at Thirteenth and North Street.  The food was good but there was so much of it neither one of us completed our plates.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Round 4 - Rancho Manano



Here is the quail we saw








Enjoyed Some Yummy Hummus at the Course

We were impressed on how they decorated the highways.

This morning we headed off to Rancho Manana.  The weather was a little cooler.  Grace and I were glad we wore our sweaters.  After the second hole it had already warmed up enough that you didn’t need them anymore.   We saw another Road Runner but now we are at the point where we say, oh there’s another one.  We also saw some type of quail today.  We often see bunnies hopping on the course as well.  The course again was very picturesque.   They say it is a lady friendly course, however the fairways are fairly narrow.  After golf we went back to Cave Creek and did a little more shopping.  Then we headed off to Scottsdale TPC course which we had booked for Saturday through golfnow.com at a cheaper rate.  When we had gotten there we found out that we had accidently booked the course for Thursday instead of Saturday.  They had said they would honor our booking for Saturday at the same rate but we had to golf in the afternoon this time.  Good thing it is supposed to be a little cooler.  Tonight we enjoyed dinner at the Yard House.   They had so many different flavours of tap beer that the guys needed some time to choose.  The food was very good here as well.  Tonight we are doing a final load of wash and packing our clothes.  We have to be out of the room tomorrow on time and seeing as we will be golfing then we will check out before golf.  After our golf game we will head to the Hilton where we are booked for 2 nights.  The condo at the Scottsdale Links Resort was great and had everything we needed.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Ralph is a Winner

Forgot to say that Ralph won our Daily competition again.  It was close.  He tied with Lawrence and won the Tie Breaker  Congratulation to Ralph.

Round 3 - We-Ko-Pa











Well by now it has been a standard that we are up by 5:30.  Today we are heading off to We-Ko-Pa.  This is another desert course.  Very pretty.  We again saw another Road Runner.  I think with each day we are getting closer and closer to them.  There were Hawks flying overhead which was neat to see.  In the distance we thought we saw a Geyser shooting through the air.  We found out it was a fountain in the centre of a town called Fountain Hill.  In the evening we went to visit this and see it live.  It runs every hour for 15 minutes.  After our game of Golf we headed to Saguaro Lake where we enjoyed a boat cruise on the Desert Belle.  We saw some Big Horn Sheep and a Bald Eagle as well as different birds and beautiful scenery.  For dinner we went to the Four Peaks Brewery.  We end our evening with a drink in our room but are usually in bed pretty early.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Round 2 - Eagle Mountain









Check Out the Road Runner behind Teresa



Another early morning start at 5:30.  We enjoyed breakfast at home again and headed off to Eagle Mountain.  This time range balls were included in the package so we hit a few balls in preparation for today’s golf game.  The scenery was just breathtaking.  We loved playing this course and would certainly put it on list of courses to play again.  Today we again saw Road Runners on the course.  By the end of the week we will be saying, oh it’s just another Road Runner.  After golf we did a bit of shopping and then headed back to the Condo.  We had a happy hour and then went for dinner at Gordon Biersch again.  (Same restaurant we enjoyed in Buffalo.).  We held our evening draw and Ralph Helmus was again the winner by 1 point.  Yeah for Ralph.  it will be an early night again tonight.  We are looking forward to tomorrow’s game and our scheduled boat cruise.