Memorial Day Weekend Plans?

[Jeepthrills]

What are you guys doing this weekend? For the first time in about 10 years we have decided to stay home. With gas prices over $4 per gallon we decided not to take our regular trip to West Michigan. We started thinking about spending $150+ on gas, dealing with traffic, all the other expenses we have when we go out there and decided to stay home instead. It was a tough call, because one of my favorite courses is 10 minutes from where we stay. In the past we played 18 every morning and often went back for 9 more in the evening.

We have a lot of yard work to get done and I will be working for a couple hours on Saturday. My son is also walking in the Memorial Day Parade with his baseball league. I will try to make the best of it though. I have a tee time on Sunday morning and we will be playing a make up round for our league night that we missed last night. I will also be pushing my luck and trying to play Monday morning too.

[Klean]

Me and my girlfriend are traveling down to Pasadena, Calif to visit some friends and family. While there, I'm going to be playing at the Brookside Golf Course right next to the Rose Bowl.

Unfortunately I couldn't get an early enough tee time for Brookside #1, so we had to settle for #2. I'm really looking forward to it either way.

[walk18]

What are you guys doing this weekend? For the first time in about 10 years we have decided to stay home. With gas prices over $4 per gallon we decided not to take our regular trip to West Michigan. We started thinking about spending $150+ on gas, dealing with traffic, all the other expenses we have when we go out there and decided to stay home instead. It was a tough call, because one of my favorite courses is 10 minutes from where we stay. In the past we played 18 every morning and often went back for 9 more in the evening.

$150 in gas to drive within your state? is it from one end to the other or is your gas mileage that bad?

[MSDOGS1976]

Playing golf, what else?

[wrx_junki]

Golfing and BBQ's!!! Traveling during Memorial Day weekend is a nightmare especially around me.

[ChiChiIsMe]

Memorial Day has always been a "stay home" Holiday for us.
7:12 tee time Saturday w/BBQ @ the house for friends/neighbors afternoon
7:30 tee time Sunday w/taking boat out to Hogback Island for afternoon
8:50 tee time Monday w/absolutely no plans for afternoon!

and the course is within walking distance. :) :)

[WhiteSoxFan]

Fargin Bastages! My in-laws are in town so no golf for me. Hopefully I can at least get out to practice a little bit. Double whammy: in-laws visitng and no golf!

I'm looking forward to NEXT weekend when my club match play tournament starts.

[Jeepthrills]

$150 in gas to drive within your state? is it from one end to the other or is your gas mileage that bad?

It's about 230 miles one way and we get about 18 highway in a Chrysler Aspen. We would also be doing some driving while we were there. I figured 1 1/2 to drive there and back and another 1/2 tank while we are there. Add the extra golf (a necessary expense), food, beer, entertainment, more beer and we were looking at a few hundred bucks for three days.

Also, I don't think we get VS. on our cable there and I will not miss Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

[Double Bogey]

Golf, Saturday 9am
Golf, Sunday 9am Watch Indy 500, BBQ with Friends
Golf, Monday 1109am yard work or some crap....

[Jeepthrills]

I'm starting to wish I was going out of town.

Sat: 9-12:30 Work, 3-5:00 Son has Boy Scout Swim Test, In between I will be doing yard work and some odd jobs for a client. Sat Night Wings Game.

Sun: 8:32 Golf, 1-3:00 Younger Son has to work on parade float for Cub Scouts, after that 9 more holes and more yard work.

Monday: 9:00 both kids are walking in the parade, followed by more yard work. Hopefully a round of golf in the PM and a BBQ.

[InTheTwenties]

Gas and everything is too high for now, since my wages aren't keeping up with inflation. However, I am going to play this weekend, just locally, with a simple barbeque and music. after sunday church service.

NYC has expensive everything: bridges ($5.00) one way, tolls, gas ($4.35ish).

Its not that I'm cheap, just being frugal. I'll break out the honda civic hybrid this weekend.

[wtd]

Saturday: Tee Time at Kingswood (my home course)
Sunday: No plans yet...golf is always a possibility
Monday: Heading to Turning Stone to play the Shenendoah course.

[Craig Mac]

Hopefully at least two rounds of golf, and a big cookout with friends Monday. I hope everyone has a good weekend

[rmccabe6]

Stay home and buy some oil stocks!

[Shindig]

Saturday: seeing trainer (morning), seeing movie with dad afternoon.
Sunday: Barbecue from noon on, did not get tee time.
Monday: Movie with dad morning, a different barbecue afternoon/evening.

Damn, no golf. Last Memorial Day I went to Palm Springs and played. I'm getting soft in my old age. I'll need to ramp up the golf in June then.

[Matt P]

Saturday--9 holes at 6-6:30 am--Lunch with In laws at noon (at least it is at Roma Cafe--for those that know Detroit).
Sunday--No plans as of yet, yardwork most likely
Monday--trying to get a group togehter to go play.

Have a good one.

[Szar]

Saturday: First Men's League Tourney at 7AM followed by some friends in town for another 18 at 2pm

Sunday: 11am round then off to work

Monday: Same as Sunday

[meenman]

Saturday : 7:37am tee time followed by excessive drinking in the bar afterwards

Sunday : Non-home local course with 3 friends in the morning, bbq in the afternoon

Monday : 11:07 tee time with another couple, probably bbq again when we get home