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Springsteen Plays Golf at Spring Creek (well, almost)

By: Marijean Jaggers | 04/30/2008

Ever have a story that almost happens?

We had a peach of an opportunity. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band booked tee times at Spring Creek Golf Club, a client of Standing Partnership's in Charlottesville, Va. While The Boss and the band didn't want publicity while they played (and we respected that, of course) there was potential for some photos and some post-game publicity.

Springsteen ultimately didn't make it; he was busy rehearsing for his concert at John Paul Jones Arena Wednesday night and some of the stage and audio crew, as well as a couple of E Street band guys, kept the tee times instead. At left is a photo of the tour bus I shot in the parking lot of the course; in the window you can see a small Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band sign.

While it was disappointing not to get to meet The Boss, it was also very exciting that he and his band had chosen Spring Creek Golf Club, Golf Digest's 2007 number one best new affordable public golf course, as the golf course they wanted to play in Virginia.

Springsteen doesn't know what he missed -- or, he did, when his friends returned from the course to tell him how spectacular it really is. Next time you're in town, Bruce, we'll have the course ready for you.

Here are a few more shots I took of the course; it was a beautiful day out at Spring Creek.

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