What a day! The above is the 18th hole at Pebble Beach where we will be spending our afternoons. The weather was cloudy (marine layer came in) and cold. Getting to the course and getting home from the course was a little scary. Both times our bus driver got lost! 17 Mile Drive which is where Pebble Beach is located is a curvy, narrow road and the shuttles are big buses so it is really hard to turn around if you go the wrong direction! We did drive by some beautiful homes and scenery but I sure felt sorry for the bus drivers. We think they maybe need a little more training plus they do not have the route marked very well for the drivers.
When we checked in and were having our meeting the captain asked for someone tall with good eye sight so Nick volunteered not knowing what they needed. Turns out he got the prime position standing behind the players and waving the yellow paddles to let people know they were hitting and which direction their drive went. The 18th tee box is on a little pennisula and behind him were rocks with probably 50 seals laying around so he had a great time watching the seals when there weren't golfers around. Since it was a practice day the players were all pretty relaxed, would hit 5 or 6 balls instead of 1 and were just having fun. Nick thought that he must have died and gone to heaven!
Wayne and I were positioned just down from the tee box doing crowd control which just means we stand inside the ropes and make sure the spectators stay outside the ropes. Our instructions were to have fun, talk to the spectators and answer questions. Since it was a practice day the crowds were small so we had a great time. The NBC crews were setting up the TV towers right behind me so that was also interesting to watch.
We arrived at the course about 10:30 in the morning and left about 7 p.m.; it was a long day but we did not mind. Since we are on the 18th hole we are the last marshalls to leave and the course was pretty empty so we pretended we were players and walked down the 18th fairway. What a treat. This is one of the things on all of our "bucket lists" and it is amazing.
When we checked in and were having our meeting the captain asked for someone tall with good eye sight so Nick volunteered not knowing what they needed. Turns out he got the prime position standing behind the players and waving the yellow paddles to let people know they were hitting and which direction their drive went. The 18th tee box is on a little pennisula and behind him were rocks with probably 50 seals laying around so he had a great time watching the seals when there weren't golfers around. Since it was a practice day the players were all pretty relaxed, would hit 5 or 6 balls instead of 1 and were just having fun. Nick thought that he must have died and gone to heaven!
Wayne and I were positioned just down from the tee box doing crowd control which just means we stand inside the ropes and make sure the spectators stay outside the ropes. Our instructions were to have fun, talk to the spectators and answer questions. Since it was a practice day the crowds were small so we had a great time. The NBC crews were setting up the TV towers right behind me so that was also interesting to watch.
We arrived at the course about 10:30 in the morning and left about 7 p.m.; it was a long day but we did not mind. Since we are on the 18th hole we are the last marshalls to leave and the course was pretty empty so we pretended we were players and walked down the 18th fairway. What a treat. This is one of the things on all of our "bucket lists" and it is amazing. Nick is playing golf today at a different course and Wayne and I are working again but are not leaving here till about 11 p.m. The sun is out today so it should be a beautiful day.
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