Pebble beach is a fun course that is located in Pebble Beach, California. Jack Neville and Douglas Grant designed the eighteen holes at Pebble Beach. One of the famous holes at Pebble Beach is the par 3 number 7 that plays just over 100 yards even in the professional tournaments. That hole is the most photographed hole in the world. It is famous because the tee is elevated and the background is nothing but Pacific Ocean. The golf course is right on the coast so there is lots of coastline views. Carmel Bay is just off the golf course so that is a great sight. The courses par is 72 . Pebble beach was founded by If you wanted to play there right now it would cost you over $600. That only includes a cart, your green fees, and a caddie. That doesn't include a place to stay or any food you might want. The first professional tournament Monterey Peninsula Open in 1926 the total purse was only $5,000. Pebble beach hosted its first major in 1929. The U.S Open has been played at Pebble Beach five times since it opened. It has been played in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000 and 2010. The next time the U.S. Open will be at Pebble Beach is in 2019. This tournament will help Pebble Beach celebrate its 100th year of operation. Graeme McDowell claimed the win in 2010 and racked up $1,350,000 as a result. Thats a good pay day.
One of the famous golf courses that the pros play is Augusta National. Augusta National is located in Augusta, Georgia. The course was opened in January of 1933. This course was designed by Bobby Jones and Alister MacKensie and was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. Alister MacKenzie died January 6th 1934 only two months before the first masters tournament. Bobby Jones actually played at the Shenvalee Golf Course in New Market, Virginia. I thought that that was a cool fact. In 1934 The Masters was played at Augusta and has been played there ever since. Memberships cost any where from $10,000 to $30,000 per year. Jordan Speith Won this event last year with a total score of -18. For winning the tournament the player is awarded a green jacket that they have to return to the clubhouse on year after winning it. They have all of the green jackets displayed in the pro shop at the course. Gary Player "forgot" to bring his jacket back to the pro shop so his jacket is the only one that is not displayed. Instead it is displayed at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St.Augustine, Florida. The total purse of prize money in 2015 was 10 million dollars. Jordan received $1,620,000 for winning.
The Hyundai Tournament of champions will be held in Hawaii. The dates for this tournament is January 7th to the 10th. It will be played in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. The course they are playing is the Plantation Course at Kapalua. There are lots of talented players in the field for this tournament. The total purse is $5,900,000. The winner gets $1,180,000. That is a lot of money! That could change everything in the money list this season. The money list is the standings to see who has made the most money this season so far. Right now Russell Knox is in the lead with $2,052,160. He has played in five different tournaments and has only won one of those. Russell is from Scotland. In a close second is Kevin Kisner who has made $1,951,632 for the season. He has played in four tournaments this season and has won one of those. All of the players that won a tournament in the 2015 season are in the field for this tournament. Just a few of the big names that are playing in the tournament are Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, and Jordan Speith. Jordan Speith is my favorite player. Jordan broke Tiger Woods' record for most money made in a season last year. He made a grand total of $23,030,465. Jordan made $3,623 a shot and $13,908 per hole. Wouldn't you like to make that much money in a year!
People all over the United States of America play football. There are also other countries that play football. There are pee-wee football leagues for small children. You move up in the leagues as you get older and older. Eventually you will move up to Junior Varsity and then Varsity. Then after those you have a chance to move up to college and maybe even the NFL. NFL stands for National Football League. Some games are even played in London, England. My favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers. They play at a stadium called Heinz Field. Their record is They aren't doing great this season but they still have a chance to go to the playoffs if they win more games and other teams loose. Last week against the Oakland Raiders Roethlisberger sprained his foot. He wasn't scheduled to be back for another two or three weeks. Then he decided to see if his foot was any better. He decided that his foot was good enough to practice with the team. The Steelers second string quarterback Michael Vick is still on the inactive list so the head coach Mike Tomlin put Roethlisberger in as the back up. In the first half of the game the starter Landry Jones got hurt. Roethlisberger came in and set a record for the most passing yards for a backup quarterback. The Steelers are currently tied for one of the AFC wild card spots. They are tied with the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets.
There are lots of sports around your community that you can get involved in. There are lots of sports you can play. There are sports like baseball, softball, soccer, basketball. These sports have leagues for a lot of different ages. The age groups rang from kids to adult. Sports are good for you . They help you stay healthy. It is a good way to enjoy the outdoors. Only if the sport is outside of course. Everyone likes sports right? Who doesn't like to go outside and have a little playtime in the sun? Sports teach kids discipline and also respect. It also teaches them how to get along with others and work as a team. The best thing sports teach children is dedication. To be good at anything in life you need dedication. Studies have been proven that children who play sports are much more likely to graduate and do good in school. Sports are an important part of a humans life because they keep you active. It is not good for you if all you do is set on a couch all day and watch tv. I loved sports when I was a little boy because it meant that i could get out of the house and do something. Sports we a thing to look forward to when i was little. I know lots of kids out there would love sports if they would just give it a shot. My favorite sport was baseball. I liked it because you were always involved.
Golf is on of the hardest sports in the world. Golf is a great sport that you can play for the rest of your life. There are five year olds that play golf and there are eighty five year olds that play golf. Right now the best player in the world is Jordan Speith. He won his first PGA tournament at twenty years old. Right now he is the youngest player in the world to be number one in the world. He is known for his putting and chipping. This is the most important part of the game. Just this year he took the number one spot from Rory Macilroy. Then he lost it but managed to get it back in the last tournament of the year. He has broken a lot of PGA tour records that haven't been broken for a long time. In 2015 he had five total wins and fifteen top tens. Two of his wins were majors. He was the rookie of the year in 2013. The high school golf season is in the Spring. The best time to play is in the Fall and Spring. The Summer is alright to but it gets very hot then. There are lots of golf courses all around the world. Golf is an expensive sport that takes lots of time and effort to get good at. It is a fun sport to play and a good hobby. You can meet lots of good people that play golf. I love the game and i hope to continue playing for lots of years to come.
Skiing is loads of fun for some people that is. Some people just get hurt every time they go. Skiing is a "down hill thrill." Skiing is a great sport for people that like the cold weather. Some people like to do tricks on skis while others just ski for fun. Skiing is a rather expensive sport because people travel all across the world to go skiing. There are different slopes for different skill levels of skiers. In our area we have two ski slopes. We have Bryce and we have Massanutten. Bryce resort is in Basye, Virginia. It has eight different trails to ski on. They also have five lifts to help you get back to the top. Bryce also has lodging for longer ski trips. Massanutten has fourteen different trails that you can ski on. Massanutten also has cabins that you can rent for longer stay. You can go skiing with your whole family as a vacation. You can ski for a long time some skiers have been doing what they love for over six decades. Thats a long time! Skiing is also a good way to stay in shape and burn calories. You can burn up to seven hundred calories an hour while skiing. While skiing you can get some great views. You get some fresh air while skiing. There is no speed limit when you are skiing. You can go as fast as you want on the slopes. Sking is a great sport to do in the winter.
Kayaking is a fun thing to do in the outdoors. It is best in the summer when it is hot. If you get hit you can even jump in and cool off. You might be wondering what the difference between kayaking and canoeing. One of the differences is that Kayakers use a two sided paddle but a person that canoes use a one sided paddle. Kayaking is fun because you can see animals, see great scenery and have fun all at the same time. It is also a great upper body work out. Kayaking is a great way to spend time with friends and family. You can spend time with all of your family members because it is for all ages. While kayaking you can explore new things that you have never seen before. WHile kayaking you can fish as well. Lots of people will just go float the river and take a fishing pole. Kayaking is a good way to get to good fishing hole that are hard to access over land. What is more relaxing than sitting in a kayak and floating down a creek or a river. The Indians used the kayak to sneak up on animals to hunt. But the kayaks they used are nothing like the kayaks we think of. their kayaks were rafts made of skins and bone or sticks. There are different kayaks for different waters. There is a sea kayak that is wider than a kayak that you would use to float down a creek or river.
Hiking is another fun activity to do outdoors. There are lots of different places you can go hiking in the area. I think the best time of year to hike is in the early Fall when the leaves are changing colors. Some people like to hike in the spring to see all of the new buds and new growth. Some people hike for fun, some people hike for exercise, and some people hike to sight see. Some people hike to see the new animals that have been born. I like to hike through the woods to scout for deer sign and to scout for their food. If you scout for the animals food you will eventually see the animals. Another good place to see animals is near creeks or ponds. Some hikers like to hike into the woods so that they can forage for wild berries, nuts and roots that they like to eat. Some hikers also hike up into the woods so that they can get good views for pictures. Hiking is a popular activity for families all over the world. I think it is a popular family thing to do because it is cheap, fun and easy. You can just go out and walk through the woods and get free exercise. I know lots of people that go hiking to stay in shape. You can go hiking just about anywhere. There are lots of hiking trails in Virginia that are free to hike on. You can hike for hours or even camp and hike for days.
Camping is another fun thing you can do outdoors. You can go camping in a camper or you could go camping in a tent. There are lots of camp grounds around here that you can go camping at. You can go to KOA, Endless Caverns or you could just go to a camp site on National Forest. It is also fun to go into the middle of the woods and go camping. It is especially fun to go camping in the Fall when the leaves are changing colors. This summer me and one of my friends went camping right next to Smith Creek for a few days. We know a lot of the people that own land next to it. We had a hard time getting the tent up because it was old and we had no directions. We took our fishing poles and every morning we would get up and go fishing. We waded up and down that creek lots of times. We caught lots of Perch, Bass, and fallfish. We had a blast. We built a campfire and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. During hunting season me, my dad and a couple other people go back to our cabin to camp. We like to stay back there so we can get up and go hunting immediately. We don't have to drive and hour to get there. We usually go back to the cabin and camp on friday night and go hunting in the morning. Sometimes we will even stay Saturday night to.
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