I’m in Sisters, Oregon, preparing to head to Bend to play golf with Drew Bledsoe at Tetherow. I’m writing a story about Bledsoe for Cascade Golfer magazine, so the plan is to play golf, do an interview, see what he’s up to, that kind of thing. I know he’s busy making wine and being a dad (he’s got four...
read moreTuesday was a crazy day at El Conquistador, a resort on the northeast end of the island with a beautiful and hilly golf course. First off, I say it was crazy because we saw iguanas on the course. They’re all over the place here. They’re a nuisance, burrowing into sand traps and making life miserable for course...
read morePUERTO RICO – It’s Day 3 here, and I’m currently sitting in the lobby of the Gran Melia Resort because Internet access costs $14.95 a day in my room, but it’s free in the lobby so here I am. I’m still trying to figure out where my golf clubs are. They got lost somewhere between Seattle and Atlanta and San Juan. I’ve...
read moreOf all places, I’m heading to Puerto Rico tomorrow morning. Why Puerto Rico? It’s a golf trip. A free golf trip. I’ve gone on two of them before, one to Puerto Vallarta and one to Thailand. Tourism bureaus hook up with public-relations agencies and put these trips together for media types. They pay our way there and pay for...
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