Palm Springs, Scottsdale and Las Vegas

Week 2: Palm Springs, CA
Bob Hope Chrystler Classic

We flew a red-eyed flight from Honolulu to LA. We departed from our family in LA, rented a car and drove to Palm Springs. That day was nothing but exhaustion. We did manage to get ourselves checked into our hotel for the week. Tuesday, David got up early to go to the course. I met up with a Kelly (to-be Bettencourt) to attend a luncheon fashion show at the La Quinta Resort (something the tournament organized). The next 5 days were tournament days and long ones at that. This particular event was a pro-am, which pretty much added an extra hour to play. I did meet Russell Crow (one of the ams in the field) and saw Arnold Palmer. The scores were ultra low; winning score was 33 under par. David's scores were 66, 66, 69,65, 72. He finished tied for 34.

Week 3: Scottsdale, AZ and Las Vegas, NV
FBR Open

As soon as the round was over David, Mikee and I loaded up the car to drive to Scottsdale, Arizona for the FBR. David wasn't in the field so the plan was to play the Monday Qualifier. Unfortunately, David's score was not one of the top four to get in the FBR field. He was already committed for a pro-am on Wednesday so we decided to stay a couple extra days. While in Scottsdale, I met up with a few gal pals from the Nationwide Tour: Emily Summerhays, Kelley Guetz, along with their babies- Jack and Henry and Rachel (to-be Todd). We had a great lunch at a little French restaurant and caught up on life. I can't believe how big Jack and Henry are! Too cute. I'm really going to miss my friends on the Nationwide Tour. My hope is to find just as quality of friendships on the PGA Tour. I now have high standards.

As soon as he finished we drove 5 hours to Las Vegas. It was so bizarre driving through canyons and seeing cacti all along the roadside. We drove over the Hoover Dam, which was an incredible site! When we left Scottsdale it was 60 degrees, half way through the road trip we were in Flagstaff where there was snow on the ground and it was 27 degrees. Eventually we ended in Vegas at 52 degrees. We stayed at the Wynn. Most of our time was spent playing black jack at both Wynn and Encore (we're up!). We saw "O" at the Bellagio and I took advantage of the Spa. Not all our time was play in Vegas. David spent several hours each day at the TPC working on his game.