Every year at this time, I turn on the Golf Channel and wish.
Wish I were in Hawaii.
Wish I were really good at golf.
Wish I could be playing really good golf in Hawaii right now.
The green, green grass of Maui in January. (From my wide-screen)
Of course — pun intended — I have to be content with clicking on The Golf Channel and watching the PGA start the Hawaii portion of its schedule.
The Tournament of Champions ran Thursday through Sunday at Kapalua, on the beautiful island of Maui.
My dear wife Karen and I saw the course from the catamaran excursion we took in Kona during our dream vacation in 2010. Oops, no, that was the course the Champions Tour will play on later this month.
Still making birdies. (From my wide-screen)
For those of you keeping score at home, last year’s big breakthrough player, Jordan Spieth, won easily. The winner of the Masters and U.S. Open beat second-place finisher Patrick Reed by a whopping eight shots.
A bunch more golfers join in starting today, as they move over to Oahu and a full-field event in Honolulu.
Yes, that’s another gorgeous course. Envious back in Syracuse, indeed.
Are you more likely to watch golf on TV when you’re holed up in the winter? What’s the prettiest golf course you’ve ever seen? Who’s your favorite golfer, and why?
Mark Bialczak 
Your post and pictures just made me dream of summer and greens.
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Thanks for joining my crowd of dreamers on this one, Cecelia. It’s pretty peaceful, I think. 🙂
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green with envy?
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Good one. Indeed, Rachel. Envious I am. 🙂
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i’m not much of a golf on tv watcher, but i used to watch them with my dad when i was little, and i remember pebble beach being beautiful –
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Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula, indeed is another gem to picture in our minds right now, Beth. It’ll be on our TVs in a couple of months, too. 🙂
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Hilton Head, and Kiawah Island in South Carolina were the most beautiful. But, without a doubt, the courses in the Pittsburgh, Pa area were the hardest. It was like climbing a small mountain to get to the greens. ☺
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Oh, Van, elevation changes are extremely challenging! ON the other hand, sea level courses are so beautiful for the view, but hard for sand and water and such. 😮
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Gee I do not play golf but my Father and brothers do! I’ll ask them where their favorite spot to Golf outside of Florida is??? Who knows? Gatorette
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I bet they have been to some nice places, Gatorette. I have played at several nice courses in Myrtle Beach during March breaks from Syracuse weather. Ahhhhhh. About 25 years ago …
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Yes I know they have been there in the past, I just do not recall where else???
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How about taking up cross country skiing, cuz? 🙂 ❤
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No thankee, cuz. I’ll leave slip-sliding away to Paul Simon sing-alongs.
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LOL! Oh, cuz! You do not know what you are missing!!!! Tee hee ……. ❤
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