Pebble Beach - one of my Dad's things to do...

My dad has always been an avid golfer. I remember as a kid he would play several days a week. We'd usually run into him at the local golf club in Singapore (first Warren, then later Sentosa) after his games.

Recently he's been playing more competitively - last year he won the ASEAN senior golfer's tournament in Jakarta. Said he had to wake up at 4am every day for 3 days for this tournament, which is why he wasn't smiling too much even with the trophy in his hands!

Anyway - he was recently in town with 3 of his golf buddies to play some of North America's courses. He tends to do these trips once a year, I remember he was in New Zealand in 2006, and in the South Carolina area a few years before that. This year the itinerary had at least 6 courses in 6 days, and included Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Bandon Dunes in Oregon, and a few more in Vancouver & near Banff.

My dad eventually said he thought Pebble Beach, Spyglass & Bandon were all a bit overrated, and that he felt the Canadian golf courses were just as much fun to play (and far less expensive!).
But this picture of him at the 18th hole at Pebble Beach just seems to say otherwise... :)