One of the main things I use to determine what I should do is figuring out the chances I'll be able to do it in the future. While the World Cup is every four Years (and I'm just watching it on TV), who knows the next time a golf major comes to town. Using that factor, I should be going to the Women's PGA, and it's a no-brainer.
But there are a lot of things that are making me balk. One is the weather. It's supposed to get very humid starting today/Sunday, with dewpoints bursting through the seventies in the afternoon. I am not a fan of humid weather, and I don't know if I can stomach sweating through my clothes for a few hours (at least). Compare that with when I went to Sunday Singles at the Ryder Cup, which was also held at Hazeltine. That was held in late September, and there was no heat or the humidity to contend with then.
What may be more of an annoyance, however, is that I don't necessarily find watching golf in person all that enjoyable. I remember I went to the 3M Classic (when it was part of the Seniors Tour, not the current 3M Open for the PGA) a few times because it was at the course close by and it was free. That was in the dog days of summer, and my goodness, it was hot. I was able to endure, but it kept dawning on me that I'm doing a lot of walking around and a lot of sweating, and it overpowered any joy in watching great golfers play. Also, and this may be too obvious, but golf courses are big. You have to walk miles if you want to watch the whole thing. And I don't know the first thing of the layout of Hazeltine. Sure, there will be maps of the course, but I'm bad at directions. Also, I don't know who I want to follow. Should I just park myself at the 18th green? What if the tournament is decided before then? And how about the sightlines? Will I be able to see anything besides the backs of people's heads?
Still, it's a major. And while I won't know exactly how it'll feel tomorrow, I kept checking the forecast and it has said, for at least the past few days, that temperatures will hit 80 in the afternoon and the sky will be cloudy. Considering the dewpoint, if the forecast called for sun, no way would I go. I would not be able to deal with it being that humid and having the Sun beat down on me. But overcast? Yeah, it'll be 80 degrees and it'll feel swampy. But I won't feel like I'm frying from the Sun's rays. I might have a chance to at least tough it out.
There are other determinations, too. If I'm going to watch the soccer Match, the place is so, so close. I could drive the minivan and give my car a rest. And speaking of my car -- I finally had the chance to check the oil in my car inbetween Games yesterday/Saturday, and the damn stick was dry. I poured half a quart of oil and checked later, and then I saw some oil on the dipstick. But it kind of freaked me out, and that is making me think I should give my car a break. Finally, I really, really do need to do chores (going through my stuff and washing dishes mostly), and I won't do it if I have a 40-minute drive back from Carver County and am too pooped to do anything once I get home.
Still, it's a major. So I am going to sleep on it and, depending on when I wake up and what the sky looks like and how hot it feels, I'll either make the drive to watch the best female golfers in the world play in my neck of the woods or I'll just puss out and watch soccer while eating shawarma ten minutes away from me. These are the days where I want some deity to give me a sign that definitely tells me to do this or that. Why can't I have that?
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