And The Chippy Goes To…
By Gold Medal Chip
It is time to review the best in golf. These are the reasons we spend our money, dress like pimps on a three day bender, and for sake our dignity. Roll out the red carpet, it’s golf and these are the Chippy’s.
Best 18th Hole: Half Moon Bay, Old Course. It has water on the right, O.B. on the left and a ravine in the middle. An aggressive second shot could land in a wedding above the green. Hopefully it is not of the shot gun variety. Second Place: Poplar Creek. Now if they could only do something with the other 17 holes.
Best 19th Hole: Major upset as Gleneagles overtakes the Cal Club for the top honors in the best watering hole category. The quaint, musty clubhouse is a welcomed port after a course beat down and a tough walk. The horseshoe bar at the Cal Club is under remodeling and currently of no use to the thirsty golfer. After a late night conference with the contractor, I learned the new bar will have 14 tap handles and be reopened by Super Bowl Sunday. I can not reveal the 14 beers as I was sworn to secrecy, but I can say each one is operational. Third place goes to the Champions Club in Houston where you can have a margarita delivered to the steam room
Best Turn Dog: Even though it is on the 11th hole and not a dog, the Olympic Burger wins for the 200th time. Nothing compares to it.
Best Female Bartender: Mel. Just like the burger dog, is without compare.
Best Restaurant: Sharp Park. They get it. A restaurant, bar and golf course all working together. New Poplar grill owners please reread this.
Best New Plaque: Poplar Creek for celebrating the good that was Ron DeVenchensie.
At the Chippy’s we do not rate or judge the mundane things like player of the year, best new course, and things that may actually be related to the game itself. We leave the other publications with their fancy three-digit and above readership to these non-essential categories. It is our exclusive clientele that allows us the freedom to judge the best in golf. So enjoy the telecast sometime this month or next on local cable channel 856 as soon as they get a FCC license.