On the Road with Tattoo Golf - to San Jose

We loaded up the Tattoo Golf Tour Van & headed to San Jose last Thursday for a golf show at the San Jose Convention Center.



It's about 5 1/2 hours from L.A. to San Jose taking the 5 straight up so we got there around 2 on Thursday & set up most of the booth. To say the show sucked would be an understatement! 1st, the show was at the "convention center" but it was more like the "convention center tent annex" since it took place in a massive, permanent tent. The attendance was light which obviously means sales will be light, which they were. When all was said & done it was definitely not a money making trip & to top it off, there's not a helluva lot to do in San Jose at night! Beers at Applebees was about the only game in town unfortunately. Needless to say, we won't be making that trip again unless the booth is free! On the other hand, we did get a chance to meet a bunch of cool people at the show & got to expose Tattoo Golf clothing to an entirely new audience so I suppose that accounts for something!

Rachel Bailey Plays 9 Holes with Greg from Tattoo Golf

I had the pleasure to meet Australian golf pro Rachel Bailey last week for lunch and 9 holes at Chevy Chase. Rachel is a fully exempt, status A-1 player on the Duramed Futures tour this year and if her play the other day is any indication, she could very well be on her way to the ladies big show in the not-so-distant future! Shooting 2 under through 9 holes on a quirky course that she'd never set foot on is quite an accomplishment. Every shot was pure & the only slip up I saw was a chip shot that landed short but she got up & down for par so no harm done. These damn wood chips at my club are something she's probably never faced or will have to face on the manicured courses she'll be playing on so I'm thinking she very well could have gone 3 under if not for that shot! Her friend Lai eagled the hardest hole on the course by flying her approach in for a 2 from about 130 out. She was also hitting off dirt under a tree well so a remarkable shot all around. Lai is also fully exempt this year & I have apologize for not knowing her last name!!

Rachel will be sporting Tattoo Golf gear for the 2009 season so keep an eye out for her this year. We'll be posting her results as she moves throught the season as well.