Adobe Creek (Rained Out)
5th Event of 2000 Season 
Saturday, March 4, 2000
(photos by Mike Henry)

Andrew Kang (third from left) and Guests. Left-to-right are: Yu-Chie Lin, John Chen, Andrew Kang, Henry Wong. Rain coats would soon be coming out of the bags.

Gloom lurks over the horizon. This tournament would be called for rain by the time the final group got to the 12th hole. 

Wet approach shot. 

Mark Steppan teeing off. Ram Sharma keeping an eye out. 

Mark Dallow tees off.

Soggy par 3.

Ram Sharma enters the arena of the third hole.

Mark Steppan braving the elements, and doing so with unparallel success. Through 12 holes (just before it was called) he was only 1 over par. He and Mike Henry (5 over through 12) were well on their way to a substantial purse. They had also both won the CTP in their flights. Mother Nature had other ideas about the outcome.

Because of the way this event unfolded, particularly for Mike and Mark, this tournament would serve as a case in favor of accepting front nine scores for tournaments, assuming, of course that all players finish those nine holes under similar playing conditions. The decision to accept such result was made primarily due to the controversy at the 2003 Las Positas tournament.

Plastic bags and dry towels. The essentials of rain golf.

Adobe Creek.

Fish sign.