Golf notes will soon come to you from Carbon Uno, Talamanca, Pueto Viejo, Costa Rica. My wife, Jan, and I have tickets leaving the San Francisco Airport at 11:15 Monday night, February 9th. We fly Avianca Airlines, an El Salvadorian airline, so after a brief change of airplanes in El Salvador, we continue for another hour to San Jose, Costa Rica, arriving around 11: am. The next step is to board a shuttle, which will transport us to the Caribbean coast. The main highway to the Caribbean side is Route 32, which is currently closed for repairs. The shuttle will maneuver us on another route through the mountains, which is more picturesque and will take longer. I just Googled a ten-day weather forecast for the Caribbean side, and it is rain, rain, rain, and more rain. Well, it is a jungle and rain forest, so not unexpected. The temperature is generally in the mid-eighties. We are prepared, but I’m not bringing my golf clubs. No courses on the Caribbean side.
On the Pacific side of Northern California, rain is also predicted for last Sunday, February 8th, then off and on up to February 22nd. Looks like that means off and on golf between raindrops. Back on the Little River Bird Course, Lyndy Peters responded to the question, “Have you ever scored an Albatross?” An Albatross is a rare bird, a hole-in-one on a four-par. Lyndy said that back in the day, 2015, when he could smack his golf ball long, he shot an ace on the 18th hole. Tim McLaughlin caught the Albatross on a course in the Bay Area, scoring a two on a five-par. An Albatross is three under par, whether it is on a four or five-par. Long Ball Bill Breckus admits he scored the Albatross on the Little River sixth hole. The sixth is a 248-yard four-par. Nice shot, Bill! I’m sure there are others who have snagged the Albatross. Come on, step forward. Fess up.
Last Friday, February 6th, there were no Albatrosses reported, but Phil Dunn must have scored a few birdies to amass 43 Stableford points to place first place individual, way ahead of the pack. I luckily drew Phil to share the first-place partners category, with my meager 25 points. Thanks for the help, Phil. Larry England and Chuck Alegrinni tied for second place individually with 35 points each. Chuck drew Scott Deitz for second place partners with a combined 67 points.
In case you don’t know, and you are a local woman golfer, there is posted on the Pro-Shop bulletin board a notification that reads, “Ladies Play Day Opportunities-2026.” There are seven Northern California courses listed with dates. The notification also says, “If interested, contact Rita Hanover.” Have fun!
While I’m in Costa Rica, if you have an interesting golf hole or story, please contact me at lambo@mcn.org.