Friday, August 9, 2013

Detroit



Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
August 8, 2013

Our week in the motor city is now over and we are on our way to the Canadian border for next week’s event. Our week in Michigan was great, and the tournament went really well. The Forest Lake Country Club staff was great to us, and made the week run really smooth. The club was really excited to have an AJGA tournament at their course, and they helped us with everything from meals, to breaking down boxes.

The FLCC course was an interesting one. It was fairly short, but not easy at all. The greens were as slick as they come. Three and Four putts were not uncommon. According to the juniors our staff set some pretty tough hole locations throughout the tournament. The greens made for an interesting week of golf. 

The food situation was a little different this week. Instead of the normal boxed lunches we had buffets everyday in the dining room. This was different but great. The food was really good and the chocolate chip cookies were dynamite to close out every meal. 

The Girls Division went into a playoff and had a thrilling finish with Ally Geer draining a 17 foot putt for the win. Geer has been at a few of our tournaments and is always very nice to the interns, and helps us out with Care for the Course, and other social activities. She finished birdie, par on Nos. 17 and 18 to force the playoff.  I was glad she was able to win her first one. 

Shot out to junior Devin Deogun and his family for letting us stay at their awesome house this week. We had fun hitting balls on the simulator, chipping in the backyard, and hanging out by the lake. Last night his mom cooked us a meal that was one of the best of the summer. Fantastic salmon, chicken, potatoes, and pineapple cake.

It was a solid week in Michigan, off to Canada. 

OB:
The highlight of the week came off the golf course. Coincidently we happened to be in Detroit the same week as Jay-Z. So naturally we had to check it out. We went to Ford Field for the Legends of the Summer tour. This is a tour featuring Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. The duo put on a fantastic show. It was a lot of fun, and I was glad I was able to see Jay-Z in person. It was also fun to see Ford Field. I had seen it a lot on TV, but it was nice to actually be there. Ford Field is neighbors with Comerica Park

Legends of the Summer Tour 8/6/13

There was no opening act, but they played for a solid 3+ hours. At first they played some songs together, then split up, then closed together. The highlight of the concert for me was when they played Empire State of Mind. Timberlake played the intro and outro. I was sending a fair amount of snap chats during the concert, and some of my friends informed me they are going to the same tour this Sunday, when the duo comes to Fenway Park. We had a great night in Detroit; it was definitely one of the highlights of the summer thus far.   

Jay Z and Justin Timberlake had Ford Field Rocking

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