I've Been To Heaven Today

Everyone that goes to many sporting events in this area has seen David Hahula taking photos.  This past November he asked me if I would be interested in going with him, his son Nick and B W Holt on a trip?   I did not know at the time that going on this trip would require me  to miss my PA gig at  Rocky Mount tonight.  I can assure you now that I have been to heaven I would go again Tomorrow.

Monday at noon BW Holt pulls in front of my home to find only David Hahula in the car but no Nick  because he is in Murfreesboro with spring football practice at Chowan.  Last night we spent in Columbia South Carolina where Holt and I shared a room and had a night of N C State baseball and the national championship basketball on TV.

6 am we were on I 20 crossing into Georgia heading to the Tuesday practice Round in Augusta Georgia of the Masters.  I have done many things in my life time but I can tell you right now  Tuesday April 8th 2014 will go down in my history book as the greatest sports day in my life.

If you know nothing about the Masters other than what you hear on the news about it being a private club where in order to be a member you need to be a billionaire, those snootie high brows. If that is what you know about the Masters you should try to get a ticket to either the Monday or Tuesday practice round.

I have never been into any business in my life run as well as this tournament.  Yes we were in bumper to bumper traffic for 15 minutes but once you hit the parking lot it is all effiency.  The walkin entrance had about 40 metal detector in the mob of people heading in were inside of the gate within five minutes.  From the people parking the car to the attendance in the bathrooms every one spoke to you with hello. Have a nice day.

There was a line of maybe 200 going into the bathroom but were inside in five minutes.  There was a greeter going into the bathroom, a person directing you to an open stall, two people monitoring the electic paper towel dispenser  and a person telling you to have a great day going back outside.  There are more people working in only one of the bathrooms at the Masters than at and golf course in Nash County.  Even the concession stands were just as good and a bar-b-que sandwich was only three dollars and a 12 ounce Masters cup Pepsi was only $1.50.

I can tell you right now it is biggest golf course I have ever seen.  TV does not do justice to the beauty, or how hilly it is.  You think you are on a mountain course.  B W and I walk with Phil Mickelson's group who had just gone off the first tee when we arrived. We left them at third hole and moved over to the tee grand stand at 16 to watch the shots in to 15 and the entire play on 16 which included a chant from the grandstand for each player to try to skip a shot off the water at 16 while walking to the green and more than half the players could get it on the green.

We eventually are made way to the  12 tee box where has now come my favorite at the Masters.  You can watch the hit into the green at 11 watch the entire shots at 12 and the drive at 13.  I can assure you the most beautiful spot on earth it from the right rough at 13 looking across the fairway to the Azaleas that line the fairway which we were told are only 30 per cent in bloom.  Lord what will that place look like Sunday.

I went to a place today called the Masters and it was only a practice round and the people  who worked there made me like everyone else seem as if I was the only person there.  Walmart management needs to go there and learn how to run people by Cash registers.  Disney needs to look at how to get people through a line.  There is no way until you go to see how beautiful the place is.

Thank you David Hahula for inviting me and to B W  Holt for help making this the best sports trip of my life.