Ilitch Celebrity Golf Classic

About two weeks ago the PGA Championship was played at Oakland Hills Country Club. In fact the stands are still being taken down as the signage from the major event is still around the club. The fact that I’m playing on this course is still a little mind blowing considering I’m not even a golfer. I’m playing with Jay Sapovitz, the founder and CEO of One Key along with Dana Warg and Rob Carr of Olympia Entertainment and Joe Louis Arena. Despite hitting the first put shot and nearly hitting the second, I was clearly the weakest player of the foursome, then again, outside of miniature golf, I’ve only hit the links twice in my life. That being said, it was a thrill to play the South Course of Oakland Hills, which was nicknamed, “The Monster,” after he won the 1951 U.S. Open. As he put it, “I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.” It’s safe to say none of brought the course to its knees as we finished in the middle of the pack with a final score of 71, placing my foursome just ahead of that of D.B. Sweeney and behind Bernie Kosar.



This post was originally sent on Monday, August 25, 2008.