Have an awesome time, buddy!

Looking forward to following along (:

It was great meeting you, and we'll definitely meet up again. Don't get too carried away the pai gow!

Things started off going as expected. Lose a couple, win one, push a bunch. Lost the first $500 and about called it a night, but I can't go to bed at 9:30 my first night in Vegas, right? Got another $500, lost the first hand at $100, bumped it to $200 and didn't lose a hand for about 15 deals. Ended up cashing out $1600. Considering I was 2 hands from booking a 1k loss, the win feels bigger than $600.

But now, yes, I'm calling it a night at 11:00. I don't want to be miserable tomorrow. Looking forward to golf in the morning, and probably some poker afterwards. I didn't know the PH poker room wasn't open till Thursday, so I guess I'll be going elsewhere.

And it seems the Golden Knights play at home tomorrow night...hmmmm. Anyone familiar with me knows I do love my live sporting events.

Sick pai gow run!

Love it. Heard wolf creek is awesome. Looking forward to hearing about it.

My last Vegas trip I was the one of my group of 6 to wake up before 10AM. I decided to do a solo trip to get Bouchon Chicken and Waffles. While I was eating one of the best brunches in Vegas solo, an active shooter barricaded in a bus on the strip and nobody could leave their hotels.

My 5 buddies were all staying at Planet Hollywood and had to go to YOLOs because it was the only place open. They all said it was the worst meal they ever had in Vegas. My buddy still calls it "You Only Eat There Once"

That's maybe the first time I've ever been walking through a casino at 4:30 and not still been up from the night before.

Mesquite bound.

Good luck with the weather. Supposed to hit 118 in Mesquite today.

If you're staying for food, the cafe at Eureka Mesquite is pretty good, and the early bird special at the steakhouse there is a very good value. The one time we went to the Casablanca breakfast buffet stands out as the worst buffet we ever went to.

Got out 30 minutes ahead of schedule today, so that'll help with heat a tiny bit. This place looks insane. Missed a 4' birdie putt on 1 so that kinda sucks.

Fantastic golf view! What's your HCP?

Subbing. Well done on your first night!

You take more shoes to Vegas than I do -- and I'm a woman

Good first night ec, but wtf - no 3rd base!!
Great looking golf course...

Just wrapped up a long but fun round. Starting the drive back to Vegas now. Then it's time to get cleaned up, do a quick golf write up, then get my gamble and drink on.

You probably need to rehydrate after a long day in the sun. Drinks and beer are mostly water. You should have a few extra to make sure.

Even though it wasn't a late night, 4:00 came early...and after a night of terrible sleep. When I have to get up way early in the morning, I tend to toss and turn all night while staring at the clock, worried I'm going to oversleep. I was actually out of bed and into the shower before the alarm had a chance to go off. By the time I made the walk through the Miracle Mile and got to the car it was about 4:45.

The drive up I-15 to Mesquite wasn't bad at that hour, and I even got to watch the sunrise!


Got to the course at 6:20, about 50 minutes before my 7:10 tee time. I took my time getting my mess together and heading inside to get checked in and pay. What's this I spy? Titleist hats in two colors I don't have yet? Can't let that happen



As I'm getting ready to head to the range to go through my usual 20-25 minute warm up session, they let me know they had a group cancel at 6:40 so they're trying to fill it with later time singles. I'm in!. But now it's already 6:35 and I haven't been to the range yet. Oh well. I head over there long enough to get 8-10 swings on their "irons only" range, and head to the first tee. This is what greets us...



The second tee shot wasn't any less intimidating...



And it continued on that way the whole round.









While the course was challenging, I think I got the better of it today

I played the Champions tees, but probably would've been ok from the tips as length was never really an issue. The biggest problem would've been the hikes needed to get back to them.

On all four par 5's I was right around the green in two, but only got up and down for birdie once, making a 15 footer on #12. That's after missing 4 & 6 footers on #1 & #5. I was 2 for 3 on sand saves, and only had one 3-putt. I did hit an approach wedge to inside 3 feet on #15 for a kick in birdie 2.

The course was pretty unreal. I've played a couple courses with a bigger elevation change on a hole, but never a course with so much elevation change on every hole. The hills are so steep, including the cart paths, you had to sign a waiver before teeing off. I didn't read it close, but I'm sure it was to cover them if you get hurt or tear their **** up. All day long you could hear screeching around the course as peoples brakes were locked up as they were sliding down these cart paths.

The round took 5 hours, which sucked, but their website warns you that'll be the case so I was prepared for it. Hot. Yeah, it was hot. But actually not awful. They were very generous handing out bottles of water, of which I had at least a dozen, and I had cooling towels with me as well. All the waiting we had to do every hole made it a bit worse, but nothing I haven't dealt with before at home.

My biggest gripe about the course was the lack of info they give you. I should've bought a yardage book beforehand but didn't think about it. There were a lot of blind shots off the tee, and approach shots where you had no idea what was going on around the greens.

I'm glad I chose to make the drive up there this morning and I'm looking forward to Paiute Friday morning. Ok, enough golf for now.

I'm glad I teed off when I did and I almost felt sorry for the people just getting there as I was leaving. I didn't hang around for food this time but I appreciate the recs. I'll keep that in mind for next time I'm up there, and there will be a next time.

4.1 as of last update. That's probably the lowest it's ever been, and it's going to take a lot more work than I've been putting in to get it to drop much more.

Now, in my defense, 2 of those pairs are golf shoes, and one a pair of sandals mainly getting worn only to and from the course. Though I guess there's really no defense for showing up to Vegas with 2 pairs of golf shoes, 3 different golf hats(5 now!), and 2 golf belts when I'm playing a max of 3 rounds. But hey, if you're going to pretend to be a golfer, might as well look the part!

NONE of the corner seats were open at any of the tables. It was a little worrisome and I almost just went to bed instead of sitting somewhere else. I'm glad I didn't

Now see, this is the kind of thoughtful advice I really appreciate. I'm gonna get right on that very shortly.

So apparently I was more worn down than I thought. But that's behind me now. I'm rested, refreshed, and ready to go. 30mg down the hatch with more ready when needed. Got my vape pen, got a stack of cash, and I'm ready to gambooool.

Now, where can I do the most damage?

I read a great book maybe 20 years ago titled "The Fine Green Line." It was written by a freelance journalist, John Newport, who was maybe a ~3 handicapper. He decided to totally dedicate himself to golf for a year, then try to make it on the mini-tours, and write about the experience. After his year of dedication, he had little to no success on the mini-tours, and concluded that the difference between a 3-handicapper and a tour pro was much, much bigger than the difference between a 20-handicapper and a 3-handicapper, and that the "Fine Green Line" was in fact a chasm between where his game was and the game that the pros we see on TV play. A very good read, for those who enjoy golf.

Sorry for the detour...enjoying your TR, ec. Best to you for the rest of the trip. Break par, and break Vegas!!!

Pai gow it is. In for $500

that's a hell of a round on that course, given u

- barely got any sleep
- drank a bunch of beers the night before
- were playing in 100+ degree weather
- had no familiarity with the course

well done!

My legs got tired just from my looking at those pics of the golf course. Nice round!

Really nice pictures of the sunrise & course, thanks for sharing.

76 seems like a great score. You know the end of Tin Cup, where he's on his last ball in the bag? That would be me by ~ the 3rd.

Up 200, give or take 20, on Corona #7, and topping up with another 20mg. Gonna be a fun night. Craps eventually.

After tipping the last dealer I left that table up a whole $25. Time to find the dice.

Thanks! I surprised myself for sure. Hopefully I don't put too much pressure on myself to repeat it Friday. Thanks Tom! I'm glad I'm not playing tomorrow. I have a pretty wrecked knee and all the up and down was rough today. Gonna be sore tomorrow without a doubt.