A few weeks prior to the tournament, we heard they were still looking for volunteers. Since Jeff was going to be on the road and I seem to have a lot of spare time on my hands, I decided to sign up. We had already purchased tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so I offered to help on Wednesday and Thursday.
I ended up being a course marshal, so had to walk the course each day with a designated group. On Wednesday, it was the ProAm (charity event) and I got assigned to John Bickerton and clients from one of the sponsors. It was very casual, so much so that I was involved in a conversation with John Bickerton and Ernie Els. On Thursday, Round 1, I got the good fortune of going out with Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn (2004 DDC Winner) and Nick Dougherty. They were very nice but serious. Sergio had a great round and was tied in 3rd at the end of the day. He gave me his ball from the 18th hole and signed my hat - I found myself cheering for him for the rest of the tournament.
The next 3 days were great. We experienced our first stand storm, which made watching golf more exciting and grity. Going into the final day, Ernie Els had a big lead but in true Tiger Woods fashion, he came out to win and did just that.
Micheal Campbell from New Zealand. Didn't ahve a very good tournament but was cool to see him.
Tiger Woods warming up on Day 1. A little Dubai construction in the background.
Henrik Stenson with a big golf fan in the background.
Sandstorm on Day 2.
Sergio Garcia from Spain.
Tiger watching his ball sink for a birdie on Hole #7 - Par 3.
Heather Berry joined us on Saturday, Round 3.
Ernie Els from South Africa - leader going into the final round.
Sunday, last round, we made it to the 18th hole to watched the leaders finish.
Tiger Woods in his lucky red shirt.
He had a chance for an eagle to put him in the lead by 2.
Was almost in the bunker but not quite. He birdied the 18th, which put him ahead of Els by 1 - enough to win!
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