Sun. Aug. 3   

Last day!

Watching golf. There was a time in our life when we would have made the "watching paint dry" comparison and let it go at that. This despite, having been a golfer since age 12. (We're essentially a bogey-man - still.) We love to play the game but watching on TV or traipsing around a course to watch others play never had much appeal. But we have to admit our interest is piqued by the female "Legends" competition at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy  Why? Well, we've played the pricey place a couple of times and it is truly a gem of a course, carved out of the old quarry, constructed with Big Dig landfill. Challenging? Oh yeah. Now, the idea of seeing how Nancy Lopez (in photo) Patty Sheehan, Nancy Scranton and Christa Johnson et al tackle it has some appeal. Whenever I know that I've parred a hole that one of them bogeyed I will feel smug and superior. (It's kind of like that cruel feeling I used to get considering Ted Williams in his declining years. Sure, he was the greatest hitter in baseball ever - but what about now, Ted? Surely, the 22-year-old me could hit better than the wheelchair-bound kid. Truly awful thoughts, I know.) But anyway, if you're in the mood for a nice walk and want to watch some good golf - and get a great view of Boston - check in at the Quarry for a tourney that wraps up Sunday Aug. 3. Tickets are $10, free to BJ's Club members, kids under 17 and members of the US Armed Forces.

100 Quarry Hills Dr., Quincy, 617-689-1900 www.granitelinksgolfclub.com