[bppstorr]

We are on the ground in IL. Yippee.



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[NickGrass]

GG and I have picked up Ellie and made our way back to THP HQ. Just reading some of the recaps make me miss the weekend already. However don't worry everybody, there are hundreds of pictures from people at the outing that we will put up (as will they) when we get the picture thread going tomorrow. I have some more feedback I want to share from the weekend if I can.

Thursday we arrived at the resort and a special thank you goes out to the Calloway clan and the P4B clan as we had a nice little 3 minivan caravan headed driving from Windermere to PGA National and this could not have been done without them. Between loading and unloading equipment and assisting us with setting up, these two deserve a ton of thanks.

Thursday night we had a nice evening at iBar with everybody. Seeing old faces from last year and meeting new faces from this year. What a great night to kick off the THP Outing and get everybody ready for the rest of the trip.

Friday was a long day. Thank yous go out to Hawk, Hanks, P4B, TC and GG for setting up the demo day. They did an incredible job of helping everybody while I worked the launch monitor for people. I enjoyed working with each person and with the help of our staff assist them in getting some great launch numbers that hopefully help them decide what works best.
The driver contest was awesome. 65 yards or so to hit a staff bag with everybody cheering was so much fun. TC and I almost getting peppered by a few was pretty funny.
The wedge contest was a blast. RBelbin winning it was both ironic and funny.
Spank's friend won the custom Never Compromise putter which might now be affectionately known as the Tire contest forever.
By the end of the day Friday, I was dead to the world, but had time to shower and change and get ready for the THP Banquet Dinner.
I want to give a shout out to PGA National here for putting together an incredible meal for everybody. The food was fabulous and even better was the company. Then came contest time! We saw laughs, cries, hugs, and even some heckling as lucky participants got a chance to spin the THP wheel of destiny.

Saturday round I played with Hanks, P4B and Hawk in our equipment tester challenge. Needless to say the two of them are still dealing with their wounds from that complete devastation they took at the hands of us. Poor P4B...Somewhere for the first 4 holes, he actually thought they had a chance. Somewhere on the Squire, you can still see the chalk line outline of Hanks' body.

Saturday night was an interesting night to say the least. Lots of drinks flowing and a great time hanging out with everybody. A shout out to Wider for making OEM Kevin's dream come true to be served by him again.

Sunday I had a chance to play with Chunkylover, RxGus, One-T and myself. What an awesome time on the Champ. Chunkylover might be my favorite keebler elf of all....hehe. Apparently the lady at the Bear Trap liked him too...hehe. What a great round and the course was in awesome shape. It was closer than it should have been, but One-T and myself came away with the victory....Just remember "good good" right CL? hehe

Sunday night was a nice evening to unwind and chat with those still around at iBar.

Some more awards that need to be giving out.

The Vanilla Ice Award - TC...Dude has ice water in his veins (along with lots of Miller Lite) as he drains the big putt.
The Steve Stricker Award - Chunkylover....Guy gets boring just hitting fairways and greens all day long.
The I am going to kill JB award - Mrs. Golf4Life for me showing Golf4Life his new favorite driver...Of course it was the Williams and a hefty price tag.
The best dessert Ever Award - Yoccos for ordering one that does not exist and waiting for it while it was never coming.
Best Drive of the Weekend - Definitely agree with TC. It was Hawk and his 26 yard dead left into a balcony.
Best pitch out from the OB Stake - P4B....He got to do it 3 times in succession.
Best Topped Ball Award - Pale Hundy. Nobody with a swing that perfect should top 5 balls a round.
Tweet You Very Much Award - I don't even have to give out the winner here.

So many incredible memories capped off with some amazing prizes including one given to me by the wonderful folks in attendance that was the TaylorMade Season Opener Staff Bag. Gorgeous. Pale Hundy giving out a gift that was a tribute to himself (that was classic). GG and TC getting all emotional on us. I could sit and write for days about how many great people were in attendance and how they made this weekend truly one to remember.

As we said at the THP Banquet Dinner....We do these for the people here and seeing so many smiles this weekend makes us excited to get to finalizing and announcing 2012 pretty darn soon.

sounds like a good time by all, looking forward to making the trip in 2012!

[Luisabens]

My wife and I had a good time. Everyone was so nice. Patty and Dennis from Blind 9 were great, too bad they had a flight to catch and we couldn't finish. She is right I don't talk with a drawl, I only type with one. The Squire group I played with was a cool bunch of guys, that I would tee it up again with anytime.

I loved the level of service I received at the resort. Top notch! They even washed my car for me when I arrived. They really made everything go smoothly. I can't say enough about how good it was.


I also want to thank the companies that sent clubs and THP for allowing me to use them on the course. Tour Edge Exotics and Heavy Putter are tough to find to demo but they are worth a strong look. Glad I had the chance to use them.

[offinoNem]

Love reading all the recaps while waiting for the ferry home. Everyone at the outing were great people and I enjoyed every minute of the trip except for as Dr Teeth can tell you bursting my right eardrum on the decent into houston. I didn't know it was burst until he told me I had blood running out of my ear, awesome. AnywayDr Teeth it was great spending all that time with you and mr and mrs blind9 at the airport and look forward to seeing you soon. One more award goes to TC for the worst cart driving award, he knows why!

[Junrlaeh]

Can't really think straight right now due to lack of sleep but just wanted to post a Thank you to everyone at the outing. I was so nervous driving there and the drive back was just filled with laughs as Yorkem and I recapped the weekend. Thank you JB, GG, and the entire staff for just an incredible weekend. I know you guys worked really hard before and during this outing and it was amazing. I found out this weekend that there is no "internet" THP'er. What you get on this forum is exactly how everyone was in real life. Just amazing people.

[Seeseeskeva]

sounds like a good time by all, looking forward to making the trip in 2012!

My thoughts exactly. Hopefully we can go next year!

[ggiifdfalls]

Love reading all the recaps while waiting for the ferry home. Everyone at the outing were great people and I enjoyed every minute of the trip except for as Dr Teeth can tell you bursting my right eardrum on the decent into houston. I didn't know it was burst until he told me I had blood running out of my ear, awesome. AnywayDr Teeth it was great spending all that time with you and mr and mrs blind9 at the airport and look forward to seeing you soon. One more award goes to TC for the worst cart driving award, he knows why!

Ouch!

I think Gus should get a cart driving award as well. He tried to drive over my cart this morning, the ensuing laughter caused me to 3 jack.


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[Alina20100]

Love reading all the recaps while waiting for the ferry home. Everyone at the outing were great people and I enjoyed every minute of the trip except for as Dr Teeth can tell you bursting my right eardrum on the decent into houston. I didn't know it was burst until he told me I had blood running out of my ear, awesome. AnywayDr Teeth it was great spending all that time with you and mr and mrs blind9 at the airport and look forward to seeing you soon. One more award goes to TC for the worst cart driving award, he knows why!

Doh! I was hoping you would've forgotten that dude.

[Alina20100]

I want to do some more awards b/c they are fun.

Most in need of a haircut: coolbreeze. How in the hell you kept all that hair on down there in that heat, I'll never know.

Most I shouldn't play golf with Uncle Daddy: dmb012. You can't hang buddy, and it will cost you a lot when that cart girl cruises by.

Most awesome 50 yard driver shot: yoccos FTW!!!!! I still think you should've brought that driver to dinner and fed it some bbq.

Most awesome shirt: not team Bushwood! Cotton + Florida in May = not good!

Most awesome with the flat stick: cmoors! That dude can roll the rock folks. He must've made 300 feet worth of putts for Team Bushwood.

Most awesome fish tacos: the ones I paid for about 3 hours after I ate them. Thanks Wider.

[CO2490pL]

coolbreeze it was great hanging out with you and Mr and Mrs Blind9! That made the 2 hour layover super enjoyable! Hope you get home safe, I know you have got to be tired (I know I was when I pulled up to my house at 5:30 am Florida time). I cant wait to get the chance to tee it up with you, good luck in the Morgan Cup! You are going to rock it!