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A couple of you guys might remember I mentioned I was selected, through The First Tee, to play in the PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach. It is an official Champions Tour event. It's similar to the AT&T, where it's a week-long pro-am. (Obviously, I'm the am .) All expenses are covered, which is amazing. I won't know who I'm paired with until I get down there. Fingers crossed it's Freddy, seeing as how I've met him a couple times already! Since there are so many players, they will be using Poppy Hills in addition to Pebble. I've already played there, but if any of you guys have advice for Pebble, be sure to let me know! I leave on Tuesday. I'll try to post updates throughout the week, but even if I don't, I'll do a little write-up when I get back. Anyway, it should be a great time and I am definitely looking forward to it! PSX_20180711_093753.jpeg

 

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WOW! just WOW!

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That's awesome!

 

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I played in the first tee open a few years back. Paired with chip beck. Unreal experience. Just enjoy it. Have fun. I contributed a couple net birds, and hit the flag on #12. Probably shot 95 on my own ball (picked up when couldn't contribute to the team).

 

 

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Yeah, big CONGRATS!

 

Like djahubes said - enjoy the day! Should be an awesome experience (no matter how you play)!

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Pretty amazing experience, not sure if I could even play in a pro-am. It would be pretty nerve wracking seeing and playing with the pros. Have a great time and say hello to Freddy

 

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I played in the first tee open a few years back. Paired with chip beck. Unreal experience. Just enjoy it. Have fun. I contributed a couple net birds, and hit the flag on #12. Probably shot 95 on my own ball (picked up when couldn't contribute to the team).

 

 

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That's awesome! I've met Chip... he's a cool guy!

 

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What a great opportunity!! NICE!! You will have to tell us who you are with and what you are wearing each day, so we can watch for you.

Unfortunately, we all have to wear one of three shirts for the tournament rounds, so lots of people will probably be wearing the same thing. But the name is Jack Miller and I'm a lefty, which is often a good indicator! Sounds like Freddy usually trys to play with one of the Seattle kids, so there is a pretty good chance it will be him.

 

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Wow. That is awesome. Congrats! Be sure to post pics. Once in a lifetime experience for sure.

 

 

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Oh yeah, lots of pics for sure!

 

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That's awesome. One of the players at my club is playing as well. Poppy will be more difficult than Pebble. Tip for green reading at poppy, from green look back towards tee box and the contours of the fairway will tell you break of greens. Played there last week. It's in good shape. For Pebble everything breaks towards Carmel.

 

 

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That's awesome. One of the players at my club is playing as well. Poppy will be more difficult than Pebble. Tip for green reading at poppy, from green look back towards tee box and the contours of the fairway will tell you break of greens. Played there last week. It's in good shape. For Pebble everything breaks towards Carmel.

 

 

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Thanks for the info! Have you played both courses?

 

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Poppy quite a few. Pebble only once 20 years ago.

 

 

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That's great. I hope one day in the not too distant future we'll be able to have one of our First Tee kids qualify and play the event. Probably be a couple of years away still. If and when that day comes I'll go along also with the parents to watch our competitor. 

Congratulations on your trip!

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Jack - Congratulations once again. Our chapter does not have a participant this year, so I'll be pulling for you!

 

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When I was in San Jose 2 years ago,I drove down to Pebble beach. As I contemplated the $450 green fee, I was wondering how would I explain that to my wife? Hence I just bought souvenirs.

So lucky. Enjoy

 

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That's great. I hope one day in the not too distant future we'll be able to have one of our First Tee kids qualify and play the event. Probably be a couple of years away still. If and when that day comes I'll go along also with the parents to watch our competitor.

Congratulations on your trip!

Our Program Director is going to come down to support me, so that is going to be fun! How many kids do you have at your chapter so far? When did you guys get things kicked off?

 

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When I was in San Jose 2 years ago,I drove down to Pebble beach. As I contemplated the $450 green fee, I was wondering how would I explain that to my wife? Hence I just bought souvenirs.

So lucky. Enjoy

 

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I know what you mean. I would probably never get to play there if I had to pay full price. I wouldn't be able to enjoy it — I would just feel too guilty the whole time for spending $500 on a round of golf!

 

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Our Program Director is going to come down to support me, so that is going to be fun! How many kids do you have at your chapter so far? When did you guys get things kicked off?

 

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GJ... we're not a Chapter yet. Currently we have 17 schools in the NSP and adding more in spring of 2019. According to TFT we should become Chapter in the first qtr. of 2019 or perhaps this Dec. There's a lot of stuff going on internally with TFT right now. They're basically going through a reorganization of sorts. We've planning to have our formal business/chapter meeting in October sometime. We've been following their guidance for the past 18 months. As you might know; it's not easy to become a Chapter. 

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Great stuff Jack, have as much fun as possible. Remember to pinch yourself if you get paired with Freddy

 

 

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GJ... we're not a Chapter yet. Currently we have 17 schools in the NSP and adding more in spring of 2019. According to TFT we should become Chapter in the first qtr. of 2019 or perhaps this Dec. There's a lot of stuff going on internally with TFT right now. They're basically going through a reorganization of sorts. We've planning to have our formal business/chapter meeting in October sometime. We've been following their guidance for the past 18 months. As you might know; it's not easy to become a Chapter.

Okay, awesome. You guys are getting so close!

 

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Flight leaves tomorrow at 5:30, so it will be an early one. I am also going to play a practice round at Poppy in the afrernoon. Tomorrow evening is when I find out who I'll be paired with!

 

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It's been a long day. Flight got in early this morning and I played a practice round at Poppy. Course was in great shape! Greens were fast. Tee time is set for 12:30 tomorrow at Pebble. I am paired with Jeff Sluman for this week. I was talking to Jerry Kelly this evening, and he said Jeff is a great guy. Plus, he is ranked #5 for the power rankings this week! Hoping we can make the cut!

 

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As you can imagine, Pebble was amazing! Started out sunny, but the fog rolled in, which was disappointing. Still an awesome round of golf. Made a few birdies, including one on eight, which is a tough hole. Played the par 5s in +5, so that's obviously a problem. They aren't hard either — should have been -1 easily! I talked to Tom Watson this evening. He was talking about his famous chip-in on 17. Ironically, I also chipped in on 17... for par. Anyway, super fun day. Knocked a fantastic course off my bucket list!

 

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Another practice round at Poppy today. I got to play with Larry Mize, which was neat! Shot 35 on the front (it was higher on the back...). My first round tee time is at 8:32 tomorrow. Hopefully it won't bee too foggy! One of my pro-am partners owns the Astros, so that will be interesting. Can't wait!

 

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Another practice round at Poppy today. I got to play with Larry Mize, which was neat! Shot 35 on the front (it was higher on the back...). My first round tee time is at 8:32 tomorrow. Hopefully it won't bee too foggy! One of my pro-am partners owns the Astros, so that will be interesting. Can't wait!

 

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Just finished round one. Neither of us played well. We finished even. We will have to go low tomorrow, but Pebble is much easier. Should be doable. Be sure to tune into Golf Channel tomorrow!

 

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Alright, I have been having issues getting on MGS, but it's working now. Second round was at Pebble and it went much better. We shot a 67, and I actually contributed several holes! I believe I shot 80 on my own, which isn't terrible considering I was +5 on the par 5s. The weather was stunning. You couldn't ask for a better day to play Pebble Beach. I also got a couple of shots on Golf Channel, plus an interview. At least I didn't shank any! Anyway, we ended up missing the cut by 2, which was disappointing because I easily could have saved Jeff another 3 or 4 shots that day. But overall a great day. I'll be back with photos, so stay tuned.

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