Hilton Head Golf…
Well, I just returned from a good trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Bring your GPS, the signage is scarce as they try to keep the island free of the typical signs that are posted everywhere Americana style. The golf courses were in decent shape considering the winter they had. Special Thanks to Chip Pellerin at the Country Club of Hilton Head for looking after us and Skip Pratt at the Hampton Hall Club a terrific Pete Dye layout. These are both must plays if you’re travelling to the area.
A quick story: We had a fantastic time with Larry Coletti a surgeon from the Connecticut area and his brother-in-law Bill. Larry is slight in size, just turned 80 but was very fun to play with. He told me a very funny story and trust me I hear a lot of them when playing with other people. Picture it coming from a small elderly man with the voice…you know the one. Here’s his story…”So, I was playing with my wife on the next hole, it’s a par 3 and she hits it just a bit short and doesn’t it end up beside a gator, well she says, “okay you win the hole, I’m not going anywhere near that gator” and he says “don’t be silly it’s not that close to him, you can hit it up there and still make par.” “She says no way, the only way I’m playing is if you stand between my ball and the gator.” He obliges, she flipped it on the green and made the putt for 3 and he wrote “L” beside the match total for Loss of hole. When she reviewed the scorecard one hole later she said, “I beat you on that hole” and he said “no, you can’t ask your opponent to help you when playing a hole, you asked me to stand between you and the gator, so I win the hole.” I asked him how he enjoyed the couch that night. Two holes later on the next par 3, Bill was in the same situation with a 6 foot gator, but there was only 2 club lengths between the gator and the ball, Larry didn’t oblige this time. Bill quickly hit and unfortunately topped it in the water, his next shot was dropped about 40 yards away, : ) he stuffed it to a foot and we gave it to him for double. All in all it was a very fun day and I had some serious laughs. One of the better days I had spent on the course when getting paired up.
Some good eating and happy hour spots: Wiseguys, Aunt Chiladas, Lands End Tavern (Sea Pines)
Jason Helman Golf 