{"id":4719,"date":"2013-10-19T20:04:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T02:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2013-11-09T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T14:57:02","slug":"not-feeling-lonesome-down-in-san-antone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/4719\/not-feeling-lonesome-down-in-san-antone","title":{"rendered":"Not Feeling Lonesome Down in San Antone"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"TPC<\/a>

JW Marriott, San Antonio<\/p><\/div>\n

According to the invitation I received, I\u2019m among the top echelon of golf’s social media stars, and hence the request of my presence at a TPC Network media event in San Antonio, Texas. Who could deny or refuse, especially when it means teeing it up at TPC San Antonio, a week before the Champions Tour AT&T Classic shows up?<\/p>\n

Our noble band of Tweeters, Facebookers and bloggers won\u2019t be playing for an almost $2 million purse like the pros, and we\u2019ll be on the Oaks Course (site of the Valero Texas Open) rather than the Canyons Course. But fabulous prizes are on the table, including a Poulter Pants Award for which I\u2019m de facto out of the running, having neglected to pack any such thing.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a Tenacious Tweeter award, which I probably won\u2019t have a shot at either, since I still have a dumb phone and have to do all my Twitter work from my laptop.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I am expecting to go toe-to-toe with other grizzled vets of the golf writing circuit, including Ace Schmidt and the infamous Art Stricklin, perhaps the only person I know who actually voted for Ted Cruz. And I\u2019m looking forward to meeting other contenders whom I know only from Twitter handles–@nyjetgirl4ever, @iGolfReviews, @BunkerPGolf\u2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably well that we\u2019re not playing the Canyons Course. I\u2019ve played a few tracks shortly before or after pro tournaments, and it\u2019s usually shocking just how long the rough is kept. It makes the abilities of these players stand out in greater relief. I\u2019m hoping they shave the long grass a bit at the Oaks course, in case some of the players use it as a warm-up, in light of those tender senior citizen backs (like mine). But we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a day\u2019s event, and with only nine holes scheduled for play. Brunch may last as long as our golf outing. But I am hanging around to play more on Monday, meaning I\u2019ll have to mind my P\u2019s and Q\u2019s Sunday night, when we repair to the High Velocity sports bar at the JW Marriott for the awards ceremony. Could be a long night for me, unless we could arrange a Klout rating pissing match? Hell, I might lose that, too.<\/p>\n

\"Oaks<\/a>

Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, Hole 13<\/p><\/div>\n

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