As a rookie on tour many times we are faced with an "alternate situation" for some of the smaller field tour events. So far Parker has been fortunate to get in as the last alternate in both the Wachovia Championship and the Hilton Head event. It is a bit of a gamble because you just never know how many players, if any, are going to back out on the days leading up to the tournament. This week Parker was 7th alternate, however because it was 4th of July, I think that the other alternates in front of him decided not take the risk of being at the tournament and missing 4th of July with their families. It turned out that only Parker and one other player ahead of him to decided to come to the course and be "on call" in case a player from the field had to withdraw at the last minute. This week it didn't work out for us, but thankfully we were in a great city and realized the importance of having a "Plan B" just in case.
Our Plan B turned out to be a blast. Parker's parents had come into Washington DC to spend 4th of July with us. Instead of playing in the tournament the 4 of us toured around Washington DC - It was Parker's first time there. There is just so much to see and learn about in the city. On Friday we took a tour of the capital that Parker's Dad arranged with one of his former students who is now a staff member for Hawaii Senator Dan Inouye. Later that day we visited the Spy Museum and learned about the CIA and the history of international spying! We also went to go see the white house from afar.
The next day we took a tour of the city and saw all of the major monuments and visited museums. We also visited Georgetown and enjoyed dinner overlooking the Potomac River. It turned out to be a great 4th of July weekend and we look forward to coming back next year!
Funny Moment of the Week: The houses next to the course were charging people $40 to park cars in their front lawns... And people were actually parking there!
-Kristy
