Oh, the people you meet!

June

I worked out this morning, and took my sweet time in my hotel room before heading to the golf course. When I walked downstairs for the shuttle bus, it cruelly pulled away right before my eyes, and I was told there wouldn’t be another one for a half hour.

I was admittedly frustrated, but then I saw a guy with a TV parking pass getting into his rental car in front of the hotel. I asked him for a ride, and when he said yes, I loaded my bag into his trunk.

I won’t divulge the guy’s name for fear of getting him in trouble, but when I looked into his trunk, I saw he had a 12 pack of beer on ice. Then he told me he had been up since 4 a.m.

This could have been the end, folks. The last round of golf I ever would have covered would have had Angel Cabrera leading the U.S. Open. I’m not sure that’s how I wanted to go out.

Fortunately, my driver was perfectly sober, instead sipping on an ice coffee, and we arrived safely at the golf course. Better yet, we were ahead of the shuttle bus.

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 16th, 2007 at 1:20 pm by Sam Weinman. Print | Email

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