13 Bedar 2009 in Algonkian , Virginia # 3
13 Bedar 2009 Algonkian park, Virginia # 4
EVO Meet at Algonkian Park - 2006
Mitsubishi Evolution Meet at Algonkian Park in Ocotober 2006. From lovehorsepower.com
Kelly Murray: The World’s Tallest Building and Other Tour Travel Stories
This is a quick story about my first trip to the Middle East. I embarked on a 2 week trip to caddy for Erik Compton on the European Tour. If you read my former stories about Erik, you may be familiar with the 2009 Ben Hogan Award winner, an award that goes to a golf professional who’s overcome a tragic and near death situation. Erik has survived 2 heart transplants and a massive heart attack and so far for the 2010 season has made 4 of 6 cuts. One in Europe during our trip to Dubai and Qatar and three on the U.S. Tour, his latest being the Arnold Palmer Invitational where he picked up $33,420 for his 30
As we flew from JFK airport in New York City 13 hours, it was amazing as we were coming back down to earth, there it was, piercing the clouds and resembling the old fable Jack and the Beanstalk. It was a real wow moment, something burnt into my memory bank forever and ever. I lived in New York City for 6 years in the mid 90s flying in and out of the 3 New York airports always viewing the old twin towers and the Empire State building and in retrospect I took them for granted. This trip to the European Tour, Erik is sponsored by Air Emirates and we came and left Dubai 4 times during the 2 week trip. After having lived in Reston, VA for the past 12 years, I was awed by the skyline and especially with the Burj Khalifa Tower standing 2,717 feet and 160 floors ridiculously high above the clouds and the international city of Dubai below. As an accredited media member, all media was invited for a tour departing the hotel at 8:30am, with the $100 fee to tour the building waived. This all happened on pro-am Wednesday but I had to take off my media hat and don the caddy hat for the 7:30am pro-am start with Erik, missing my one chance to go view this monstrosity. Oh well, I’m kind of scared of heights anyways. So I’ve missed the Taj Mahal twice while playing the Indian Open, however I’ve been up the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Toronto CN Tower, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Malaysia’s Petronas Towers. I guess I’ve seen some things.
