Hopped off the plane at PHX with a dream and a cardigan.

Amanda Bearson here with another installment to my blog...for my followers - hello again :) These past few days have been fun-filled, golf focused, and packed with hilarious, unforgettable moments. Here is a quick recap - Saturday the team played Apache Creek, Sunday was the AMAZING Estrella Mountain, Monday was Johnson Ranch, then Tuesday through Thursday we were at Poston Butte and to close out the week we ended at the gorgeous Longbow Country Club.




Now for the juicy stuff.



Sunday - Estrella Mountain Country Club was breathtaking - the girls and the boys both played qualifying rounds in the midst of the awe-inspiring mountain range in the distance.

Monday - Picture this.... the most competitive Batman (Matt Higgins) ever and his reliable Robin (Jacko) taking on the spry, good-looking, blonde haired, blue eyed, did I mention good-looking, duo of myself and Jeremy Tetrault (or as I like to call him JT). What ensued was a dominant beating all thanks to me, JT, and Batman's wild drives and skulled shots.

Mini-golf followed where I found out a sad truth. Yes, it is possible to actually lose your ball in the middle of a putt putt course. Tragically, this was not the worst thing to happen - Jacko met her worst fear ever, she was attacked by the world's largest toothpick. There are pictures to prove this (album coming soon).

Later into this night I was fooled with trickery and quick handedness and ended up drinking a full gulp of grease – ridicule followed and I still have the occasional grease burp.

Tuesday – One word….Monsoon. The CSP women and men’s teams were both caught in the midst of a freak, Arizona down pour/wind storm/worst weather you could imagine weather. As the clouds cleared and the sun peaked out the Golden Bears charted and practiced at Poston Butte to prepare for their upcoming tournament.

Wednesday and Thursday – Nick Jarrett, John Potter, and Laura Petterson led the way for their respective teams. The head-phoned Potter took 1st place Wednesday, the white-spiked Jarrett careered it with a 66 to take 1st Thursday, and the high pony-tailed Petterson led the Lady Bears to a respectable 3rd place finish with a 74 on Thursday.

Friday – The final day in Arizona could not have been more perfect. Not only was the bright morning sun rising as the two teams tore it up at Longbow but I and JT triumphed once again over Batman and his Robin.

As I write this I am sitting in the Sky Harbor Airport in sunny Phoenix, Arizona waiting to board my plan and fly back home to Minnesota – I can honestly say this trip has been a once in a lifetime experience. Sure there was cleaning and Taylor admitting to all that she had never swept, sure there were early morning tee times, sure the guy’s team had to babysit Kyle, sure Jacko cringed at the thought of lunching at In and Out Burger when the team could eating her delicious culinary creations, sure Laura kept me up late with Wikipedia articles, sure there was Molly screaming and Missy wandering, sure there were Higgins’ bad jokes, sure there were sunburns, Kaytie’s giggles, grease, lost balls, and missed birdies…But we all enjoyed ourselves more than ever anticipated and surely will never forget this amazing trip.

P.S. The 3rd annual fruit eating contest was yet again won by the expert devourer…Mr. Matt Higgins. I tried to cheat, I tried to hoard food in my cheeks like a chipmunk, I tried to steal his water bottle chaser, yet I failed. Please, underclassmen you must dethrone this fruit eating king – his reign has been 3 years too long and his bragging 3 years too much.