Jackson Park Golf Course - Place #17, Fun Fact #3

Susan was going to golf earlier today, but was rained out. It has been raining pretty much all day. However, she did golf last Saturday at Jackson Park a fantastic public course on the south side of the city just beyond the University of Chicago. Originally the site of the 1893 Columbian exposition, this is a beautiful course lodged right in the city with a number of unique features. On the day Susan golfed these included a community garden near the second hole, wild parakeets around the 11th, a dude out bbq-ing early on Saturday morning, excellent burgers in the clubhouse, and various pieces of clothing strewn about the course perhaps suggesting vigorous usage of the course the night before (wait, wouldn't that count as a fun fact?) A total of nine golfers showed up in this group and Susan joined two new golfers this round, Patty and Ronnie, and had a great time laughing and talking about a wide variety of subjects. Patty was a gold medal golfer when the Gay Games were in Chicago, at this very park. Turns out Patty and Ronnie are also poker fans. How great is that? Guess they'll be making multiple appearances in this blog over the next several months!