Round Played: The Kauai Chamber of Commerce Tournament –
By Wayne Halm –
We teed off literally “Under a Rainbow”.
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When I looked down the fairway and saw it – I dropped my driver and backed up to take the picture … it was too perfect.
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On May 21st 2017 I played in the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at the Poipu Bay Golf Course on Kauai. Thank you to Enterprise Rent-A-Car for inviting me.
Tim and Samira
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This annual tournament is popular and has a large turnout.
A full load … eight players on every tee for the shotgun start.
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Mayor Carvalho was there. Yeah, I had my picture taken with him … on Kauai you “hobnob” whenever you can.
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Wendy Akita was there too … so I “hobnobbed” some more.
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There was a large trophy on the line – and you bet our team wanted to take it home.
The Trophy
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The Enterprise Team … Tim Takeshita, Jena Ogawa, Wayne Halm, and Samira Siale.
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The tournament format was a four person Scramble … but with an interesting twist. On each hole after the tee shot the person who’s ball is used was not allowed to participate in the next shot. I had not done this before, but after I caught on I liked it.
This was FUN. The beautiful Poipu Bay Golf Course is a great tournament venue. The pace of play was good. The company was fantastic, we laughed a lot … and we were contenders.
The Poipu Bay Course offers opportunities to “just hit it”.
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And the greens were simply perfect.
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Then it happened. On the back nine the old guy (that would be me) began to fade.
Fortunately these ladies stepped up and shouldered the load.
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And shouldered it with style … Jena..
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Samira
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We chased it down the fairways … we chased it across the greens … but Team Enterprise just couldn’t catch the “Pot-of-Gold” at the end of the Rainbow. But no matter … there is always next year. And we got enough laughs, jokes, and stories out of this round to last till then. This was the way golf should be.
I have a 2017 goal of playing golf with 100 people I haven’t met. Samira doesn’t count, but Tim and Jena are numbers 9 and 10. Want to be in that number …
Come play golf with me.
The Poipu Bay Golf Course 808-742-8711 http://www.poipubaygolf.com
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Wayne
Sounds like you had a fantastic time! I am glad to see that you held your own….for most of the round. 😉
Cheers
Jim
Aloha Jim,
Thank you buddy, it was fun. But it is good to have backup … really cute backup is even better.
A Hui Hou,
Wayne
Aloha Wayne,
That is an interesting twist on a scramble – sounds like fun! I suspect if you were allowed to play every shot your team would have had a better chance at that trophy…but the weather looked fantastic and the company even better, so I’m sure you were able to cope.
Cheers
Josh
Aloha Josh,
Yes, it was interesting … and after I caught on the the strategies, it was FUN. Our team had a fantastic time … and looked good doing it. Just wait until next year!
A Hui Hou,
Wayne