Participating VS Watching

Yesterday there was a golf tournament in town. Each hole was set as a par three . There were very nice prizes on each hole for someone to win for closest to the hole and IF someone were to get a hole-in-one. Some of the prizes included a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a motor home, cars, riding mower, big screen TVs and more. There was a need for people to watch each hole and document who winners were. That was my job on hole number 14. This hole is 173 yards and has a huge green. One might presume that by appearances it is an easy hole but it can be quite challenging. Many good shots were seen and although there were no hole-in-ones one gal hit a nice drive with the ball rolling onto the green towards the hole and just lipping out. The ball came to rest just eighteen inches from the hole. Wow, what a nice shot. It was fun to watch but it would have been more fun to be a participant.