I looked over and there was my future wife, Sarah, face down, breathing into the airline sickness bag.
We were descending into a serious winter storm, and the plane bounced around as blinding lightning flashes engulfed us. Despite a career of questionable airline flights to and from off-the-grid places, it was the worst turbulence I’ve ever experienced.
But at the end of a three-leg, 29 hour trip, I was almost too exhausted to care. I just wanted to get on the ground to begin this next phase of my professional golf adventure - a journey that led to Kunming, China.
Located in the Yunnan Province, in the southern corner of China, Kunming is home to Kunming OCT Wind Valley, a Nicklaus course 90 minutes by cab from the city on the Yangzong Sea (Yangzong “Sea” was actually a large lake known for its hot springs, scenic views and high levels of arsenic). Kunming OCT Wind Valley was playing host to Q-school for PGA Tour China’s 2016 season.
