Plantation Golf Club

Today I used my Eagle Card and drove to Frisco for a free round of golf at Plantation Golf Club.  The pro on the phone seemed a little surprised when I had called the day before to make my tee time; he asked twice if it was just me :)  It is about a 50 minute drive from my house and a toll but I wanted to try this course.  There were not too many folks when I arrived and the clubhouse at first thought I would be playing by myself.  However, when I drove to the first tee at my scheduled time, there were two gentlemen there waiting and another soon drove up, so we made a foursome.  That was fine with me and off we went!  The guys were all former Air Force members and one was a retired sergeant.  I outdrove all of them on the first tee by about 30 yards and that broke the ice.

The course is a little quirky to me from the front tees which play just under 5000 yards.  A number of the par 4 holes are pretty short -- just 200 yards or a little more, but they often have funny turns or water hazards.  So while I drive it about 190-200 I could not always go for the green.  From the back tees it is just about 6300 yards long so probably could play pretty easy for a scratch golfer who has long drives.  The greens are not difficult either so a fun, playable course for everyone and tee boxes are nicely placed for all.

Now I will say by the time we were near the end of the round and the guys had had a few beers, there were a few awkward moments.  One of the guys began to openly flirt with me and ask where I played mostly as he wanted to come play there as well; reason this was awkward?  He was MARRIED and he talked openly to his wife on the phone!  I just ignored the comments and one of the older guys helped redirect the conversation.  Sorry just not into married men and find it sad when they become too forward.  I must say I have played golf with quite a few married men with whom I was randomly paired at the golf course, and most of them are great guys.  They typically just talk about wishing their wives played more or how often they play golf with their wives.