Can you call it a golf weekend if you spend more time at the pool then at on the course?

Well…my mom says no!  Sorry mom and dad, I really don’t think we ever intended to call it a golf weekend…I know I just shattered your dreams of us being real golfers, but can you honestly say you thought it would happen with me? 

I don’t think I will ever improve as a golfer, straight and short, but do I honestly care…no.  Don’t get me wrong I LOVE golf (for about 6 holes…as long as no one is rushing me), and I am growing, I can now tolerate 9 holes…the question is can anyone tolerate 9 holes of short and strait (it requires a lot of patience).  I really love the whole idea of golf, the fresh air, the walking, the pretty scenery and I am happy to continue golfing trips.

Adam has improved a lot!  He has a pretty nice drive (1 out of 3) and he hits in the right direction (1 out of 3) and he consistently hit double par (I think that is pretty good).  He does have a problem though, he is playing with my mom’s old clubs, so they are a lot shorter then he needs.  I honestly think he would improve a lot with clubs that fit him…and I have a feeling that I would improve a lot if I had cuter clubs with a matching bag and shoes. 

After talking to my dad and finding out that you can buy 1 decent golf club for about $500 (ouch!) and doing “research” (I love that I can call shopping trips research) at Lou Hu I found out that Adam and I could get a full set of copy Taylor Made or Calloway clubs (fitted) and a bag each for less than 1 “decent” club.  I think I may have found our Christmas Presents this year!

So…back to our trip.  We stayed in a 5 star resort hotel (the one my friend’s husband was the Food and Beverage manager for).

I of course chose the cheapest room, but we got upgraded to the “spa room”.  It had the most amazing shower; it had a massage table in the room and a whirlpool tub on the balcony overlooking the lake.  Jodie’s husband had them send us a bottle of wine a fruit basket.  Had I mentioned it is going to be hard moving back to North Carolina…to a “normal” life.  We ate delicious food, sat by the pool and well played a little golf.  When you go to a place like this you forget you are in China, let alone Huizhou…until you are told that it is too hot to go to the pool.  Chinese people don’t like hot or tans, so they were all at the indoor pool while Adam and I had the outdoor pool all to ourselves.  We still have a couple 9 hole coupons…we may just need to go back!