The Devil's Thumb

Devil's Thumb GC

George's schedule is crazy.  He is trying to work EST hours so he is getting up at 4:00 AM and is finished by 12:00 or 1:00.  Then, of course, he collapses on the couch in the early evening...bless his heart. 

 

Anyway, we went golfing this afternoon at Devil's Thumb GC in Delta, CO about 40 minutes away.  It's an absolutely gorgeous course out in the middle of nowhere.  Very challenging course and, sometimes, it was just a wild guess as to where to hit the ball and how to get to the next tee box.

 

George played from the Blue Tees stretching 6,190 yards (67.6 course rating/122 slope rating) and I played from the Green Tees with a hefty 5,180 yards (68.9 course rating/120 slope rating).  After we got going, I discovered that there were Red Tees but no course rating so I stuck with the Green Tees and struggled to finish toward the end of the round.  Some of the holes were also very mountainous. 

 

 

Frank, a local player, caught up with us on #7 so we asked him to join us.  Thank goodness!  Someone to guide us around the course.  Frank was also very entertaining and we had a blast with him.  George had a birdie on a hole that had split fairways, one of the most challenging holes on the golf course.  One fairway went straight down and one straight out.  George took the low road and Frank and I took the high road.  It was so much fun.

 

I thought Frank was going to have a coronary!

 

On the back 9, we finally saw the mamma Antelope and her two calves that Frank has been talking about....adorable!

 

Afterward, we all had a burger together and talked about our travels.  Frank has a motorhome also but doesn't travel that much anymore...he is 78 years old and lost his wife a few years ago.   Very nice man, glad we got to spend time with him.

 

Uh oh, George searching for his ball...

The "Thumb"