a delayed post

4:30am friday morning and the alarm goes off.
i hit snooze.

5:00am and my phone rings.
i answer it. it is my backup wake up call.

up and at 'em before the sun is up and on my way to gainesville for the company's annual charity golf tournament.

by 7:00am co-workers and colleagues are lined up with clubs in tow, to check in and get squared away.

at 8:15 the shotgun marks the start of the tournament.

the rest of the day was spent checking on holes and golfers and food, setting up awards, and manning the 'pay-to-play' hole, where male competitors could pay $5, put on a skirt and a wig, and tee off from the ladies tee. (hence the entertaining photos.)

the play was extremely slow, but the weather complied beautifully. lunch, originally scheduled at 1:30 was delayed until 3:00, as there were many first time players in this best-ball tournament.

eventually by 4:00pm or so, all the golfers came home to roost, and everyone was exhausted.

this was perhaps, one of the most difficult events i have been involved with. normally an event will require a maximum of three hours on time--when you have to play the pleasant hostess. in this case, i had to be on for ten hours and it was extremely draining.

but, my first golf tournament was largely successful. a few glitches and a few lessons learned, but overall a success. and more importantly, there were some hilarious photos from our communications team, and you can check them out here.