{"id":1664,"date":"2014-06-28T00:31:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T07:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kevinneal.com\/blog\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2024-09-28T14:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:39:39","slug":"plumas-golf-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinneal.com\/blog\/plumas-golf-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Plumas Golf 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"logo\"<\/a>A few weeks ago I attended one of my favorite pre-summer time activities which is an annual golf trip outing to the Reno, Nevada area.\u00a0 I am a relatively new-comer compared to the rest of the gang that joins this event.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been attending only for the past 4-5 years while the event itself celebrated the 20th<\/sup> anniversary this year.\u00a0 I\u2019m so blessed and privileged for these guys to continually invite me back as we always have such great fun and it\u2019s a terrific few days of relaxation and to escape the rat-race of the business environment.<\/p>\n


\n\"GraeagleWe\u2019za nota in da bigga city any longa\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tournament is a well organized four days of activities which includes a lot of golfing and, of course, socializing (which is my favorite activity frankly).\u00a0 It\u2019s typically a group of 50-75 guys that rent out a few four-bedroom vacation condimiums for the extended weekend.\u00a0 For this year\u2019s event we played three consecutive days.\u00a0 The first day we played at Plumas Pines Golf Course (http:\/\/www.plumaspinesgolf.com\/<\/a>).\u00a0 The next day we played at Whitehawk Ranch Golf Club (http:\/\/www.golfwhitehawk.com\/<\/a>).\u00a0 And then the last day we played a best-ball format at Plumas Pines again.\u00a0 Although it was the same course, playing the best-ball (a.k.a. \u201cscramble format\u201d) made it different, interesting and fun.<\/p>\n

#Winning and a Man-Down<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Tv<\/a>While the first two days of golf is certainly fun, every year my particular group really likes to focus-in on the Sunday, best-ball, scramble event.\u00a0 This is where we typically shine and this year we did not disappoint!\u00a0 Ever since I\u2019ve been attending this event we have had a consistent group of the same four guys but this year one of our dear members could not make the tournament, unfortunately due to other obligations, so we had to truck-on without him in his honor as he would have encouraged.\u00a0 None of the three guys, including me, in our group is a great golfer but somehow, for whatever reason, we seem to come up with a great shot in the best-ball format.\u00a0 It was amazing and we shared the first place prize for the 2014 Scramble event!<\/p>\n

It’s a strange c\"Roger<\/a>ompetitive dynamic that my group of three golfers possesses. \u00a0We are are reasonable people and not overly competitive but our commonality is that we each to do our best. \u00a0This particular format is fun because all golfers encourage each other to make a good shot, and I guess that’s where my threesome of golfers is so successful. \u00a0We sincerely want each other to success and it’s genuine. \u00a0While we might poke-fun of each other a bit as we play the round but the teamwork of the group really is evident in the results look at these guys<\/a>. \u00a0My team seems to really shine at the right time and that’s quite rewarding to participate in such great coordinated teamwork.<\/p>\n

Heaven in the Hills<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"sardineThis particular year our fearless organizer, Ed, sprung a wonderful surprise on us.\u00a0 On Saturday evening he had the whole group of us gather in the parking lot of the Whitehawk Golf Course.\u00a0 We had no idea what to expect.\u00a0 All he shared with us is that we would have to drive somewhere.\u00a0 So about 20-30 cars and trucks caravanned on our way to who-knows-where.\u00a0 You must remember that the area we were in at the time was extreme wilderness so we had no idea what we were in-for.<\/p>\n

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A little bit of fancy in the wild outdoors<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"sardine<\/a>After a little bit of a drive, and going extremely into the back woods, we arrived at the beautiful Sardine Lake (http:\/\/www.sardinelakeresort.com\/index.html<\/a>).\u00a0 It was absolutely gorgeous!\u00a0 It\u2019s a relatively small lake but it\u2019s situated in the most awesome of environments in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.\u00a0 For about an hour or so after we arrived at the Lake in our vehicles, the group spent this time enjoying the wonderful weather, beautiful environment and friendly conversations.\u00a0 But after a long day of golf, it was time for us burly guys to eat!\u00a0 And eat we did!\u00a0 The restaurant is surprisingly (at least to me because of the extreme location) high-quality and the service was simply outstanding.\u00a0 Many of us had prime rib however, as you can see from the picture to the right, they served a wide variety of items includes fish, chicken or vegetarian meals.\u00a0 Sardine Lake is really a great place to go if you are looking for \u2018a little fancy\u2019 while you are still in the \u2018rugged out doors\u2019.\u00a0 It is truly a remarkable experience and worth experiencing.<\/p>\n

Lucky 21!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"golfThis year\u2019s event was the 20th<\/sup> consecutive year.\u00a0 Some of the people, places and faces have changed but these guys have kept the tradition going all these years.\u00a0 I am already looking forward to next year.\u00a0 Just when you think you have experienced everything then something new seems to amaze you.\u00a0 I personally had a wonderful time, once again, at the event and I\u2019m certain that everyone else did as well.\u00a0 I\u2019m already counting-down the days until the 21st<\/sup> Annual!!!!<\/p>\n

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