A Normal Saturday

Well what a surprise last Saturday was. No rain, lots of sun, and a normal round of golf with good friends. Since I have a new partner I'm not sure what to expect when playing the SD and the GWH. The way it started looked like previous years. Before TTS and I knew it we were down 4 bets on he front side with 2 holes to play. We dug down deep and managed to win a couple of holes to finish the front nine and salvage our dignity. The backside started like the front and I thought these guys are playing way over their heads and can't keep this up. Well I was correct and they started leaking oil. Unfortunately so did my partner (too much medicine from the night before?). Somehow I found some remnants of my game and we managed to win 4 bets on the backside and finished on the plus side of the ledger for a change. Now collecting was a different matter. After a few references about Italian friends they coughed up the cash.

Sunday was the opening Mixed Shambles. Always a good event, but you know you have to go low to get a sniff. This year was no exception. TZ managed to find some ringers, paid off the pairing chairman and walked away with the socks. My team was very competitive but had one big hiccup that cost us a chance. Kudos to the staff for a great job of preparing dinner without any power. If you have any spare candles you may want to give them to the club. I'm sure they used all they had.

I talked with Greg the other day and learned that members have been using the dinning facilities in increasing numbers. That's great because the food has been pretty good. If you haven't been to one of the Friday night seafood specials you really are missing something (and at a great price). The Happy Hours are growing in popularity and it's a great time to catch up with all that is happening with your friends.

The first Summer holiday weekend is here and the weather looks like it will be good. This is according to our newest JR/SR and local TV personality John J. I think we are the only club in town with our own meteorologist. Let's hope his predictions continue to be as good as his golf game.

Time to go to the training table.