Golfing

Anindo hitting out of the trap.
Jason hitting across the water.
A lotus water lilly in one of the ponds.
Jason hitting out of the trap.

I played golf at a Greg Norman designed course called JayPee Greens in Greater Noida with a coworker, Anindo. It was a very nice course full on sand traps and water hazards. I only hit the sand twice and found the water twice. All in all I was happy with my round. Especially since I rented what I think is the only set of left handed clubs in India and I wore tennis shoes. Some of the grips were held together by electrical tape. They were McGregor specials. The round included a cart and a caddy for about $60 US dollars. That was the weekday rate. The weekend rate was closer to $100 USD. It is expensive for India standards, but a decent price for US standards, especially since it was a private course. It was the first time I have had a caddy. He figured out my distance right away and pulled out the right club selection. Plus he helped in reading the greens. I ended up shooting a 94 on 18. My partner shot a 118. In a competition of US vs India, the US takes home victory.

There were a number of lotus flowers in bloom around the course. I took a few pics and posted them out to the picasa site.

Plus it was about 85 degrees and I wore dress pants for the round. It was the first time in my life that I have worn pants golfing in that temperature range.