Tahiti Open

Jay played in a golf tournament today. I know what you are thinking, there are not any golf courses on St. Thomas. Well they made do. It was "The Last Ever Tahiti Open at Pond Bay". The land for Pond Bay (the same Pond Bay that Jay is working for) has been cleared for about 15-20 years. Every few years or so they hold a fundraiser there for someone from the island that needs some help. (This one was for Jim's medical bills) They make up their own holes on what ever happens to be there. Over trees and rocks, off of water cisterns, down hills, you get the idea. They have pieces of carpet for tee boxes, pvc pipe for holes and flags stuck into the ground somewhere near the hole for flags sticks. Some of the holes are "groomed" meaning they have sand put down for the putting green. The 4th hole (picture above) was off of the water cistern. 100 yard away was the green which was some dirt with painted rocks outlining the green. Quinn went and played a few holes with Jay. On 18 he actually hit all the shots and got it in the hole. 18 was downhill through a shoot covered with sticks, rocks, and dirt. Oh, and he was using only his putter. They had water/bloodymary stations. Golf balls were sold since you ended up losing a ton of them. Trophies went out for best costume. You could sponsor a hole or just make donations. Every one who played got a lei and a koozie. People came to watch, wander around the course and cheer everyone on. It was very interesting to be a part of since most of these people are locals.