Safeway Classic
Hi Everyone,
Well, I have been a little slack with the updates. The good news is, that I played the Safeway Classic in Portland Oregon last week, and had a great time. I flew in from Australia a few days early with my Mum, and we stayed with some good friends for the week of the Tournament.
Portland has been and still is one of my favorite cities in the U.S. I first played the U.S Open at Pumpkin Ridge in 1997, and stayed with people that are still friends, so it is great to catch up when we return to the Safeway each year!
There are many things to do in Portland, and on one of the first days we were in the City, and joined a bicycle tour of the Columbia Gorge. It was awesome, and it was a good 10 degrees cooler in the gorge, so that was a welcome relief to the 90degrees in the city. The tour was fantastic and the Gorge spectacular, so i would thoroughly recommend it to anyone visiting Portland!
So, then we moved on to the golf tournament – by way of a quick tour of some wineries in the Willamette Valley. Pumpkin Ridge was in fantastic shape as always and the tournament staff ran an awesome tournament. I was very happy to make the cut, shooting a 3 under 69 on Saturday. I had a tough day on Sunday, but all in all quite pleased with my first tournament in two months!
We have now arrived in Winnipeg, Canada, and have played a practice round at St Charles Golf Club. The course is in really nice shape. It is a fairly traditional golf course, with many dog legs and huge trees overhanging many of the greens. A shot makers course, and with designers such as Donald Ross, and Alistair Mackenzie, it will be a real test!
Cheers for now!
Rach
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