Flower at Lincoln 17th tee

Cistus, a drought-tolerant perennial, also called Rock Rose or Five Spot. Also comes in white.

It's 4-20. WAZE routes me down Haight Street.

Actual Unretouched Photo of San Francisco Haight Street on 4-20-2015

It's 4:20 on 4-20 and I need to pick up my cousin at UCSF Medical Center on Parnassus. Between here and there is Golden Gate Park and the 420 celebration:

I have come to rely on WAZE to route me around traffic. It usually does a a pretty good job. So what does WAZE do on 4-20? It routes me down Haight Street. Of course.

What should have been a 40 minute round trip, took almost 2 hours. No point in getting mad. Nothing to be done but roll down the window and enjoy the atmosphere.

UPDATE: Good to see those 4-20 Earth Day Values celebrated and promoted in such a responsible way:

S.F. cleans up after 4/20 pot party

When the throngs of stoners departed from Sharon Meadow in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park after the annual 4/20 free-for-all Monday evening, cleanup crews were quick to swoop in.

City officials have conceded that shutting down the event — which sees thousands of pot-smoking revelers descend on the park for the marijuana holiday — is effectively impossible. So police, gardeners and park rangers do what they can to minimize the impacts of the weed orgy....  We were a little more organized this year, a little better prepared,” said Phil Ginsburg, the head of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, as he raked a pile of empty plastic Jell-O shot cups, food wrappers and other refuse scattered on the hill.  “But it’s still pretty nasty out here,” he added.

I have just one thing to say. YOU KIDS GET OFF OUR LAWN!

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19th. Hole

BP 86

MW 89

RZ 95

89. This actually happened.

Really.

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Rick and Bob are looking for their balls on 18.

Bob found his.

Rick did not.

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17th Hole

Somehow this form resulted in 230 yard shot to the fringe. I missed a 2 foot putt for a par. Bogey.

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At the turn...

BP 44

MW 45

RZ 49

HOPE.

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Bob out of jail on 9

From tree trouble on the right, to tree trouble on the left, he is on his way to a "no fairway" bogey.

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"Imagine the ball as a hole in space"

Michael Murphy from "Golf In The Kingdom"

I started quoting Michael Murphy on the tee of the par three 8th hole.

Rick and I put our tee shots on the green...

... and we both parred the hole.

 Bob finds Michael Murphy annoying. He bogeyed.

Just sayin' ...

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While waiting for Rick's backswing to complete...

... I had time to set up and take this selfie so the golf gods adorning the Legion of Honor can admire my new hat.

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Rick off the Tee

... and into the trees on four.

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Bob inspires us...

...with a birdie on two.

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Live blogging Lincoln Park

With Bob and Rick.

Cool and gray. 

Perfect Lincoln Park Golf weather.

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19th Hole

Fish Tacos, Guiness, and a crappy score, but a great day on the course.

Larry 92

Brad 96

Mike 106

Jim 109

Here is the conundrum...

Bad golf is good for you. I can guarantee you will not get to 19,000 steps walking down the middle of the Harding Park fairway. 

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18th Tee

The Signature Hole at Harding

The 18th is such a great golf hole, I had to get a photo everyone's tee shot. 

Mike

Brad

Larry

Jim

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Larry likes his shot on 17...

... on his way to a par.

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14th tee to green

I've shown worse form on my follow through.

14th green. The course sparkles when the sun comes out.

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Jim out of trap on 11

He really got out this time.

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At the turn

Larry 43

Brad 45

Mike 51

Jim 54

Sun is coming out. I need beer.

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9th green

The hole did not go as well as I hoped.

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Jim's third shot on the par 5 9th

That is my drive 30 yards ahead of Jim in the fairway.

Did I mention this is Jim's third shot? 

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Larry on 7th tee...

... demonstrating the Johnny Miller wrist cock.

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Brad tees off on 5

A slight pull to the left. 

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Jim out of the trap on 3...

... eventually

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Live Blogging Harding Park... [or "Live walking party mark" as my phone's voice recognition heard it]

....with Jim, Brad, and Larry. The day after the San Francisco City Championship and 3 weeks before the WGC World Golf Championship. The stands for the tournament are being built all over the course as we play. 

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