Finally Getting Back To Normal

***** TEE TIME INFORMATION *****

Saturday  10:08 -10:16 am.  Hopefully, we will be able to get a "timely" round of golf in as we have had the past two weeks.  Lets hope so anyway !

***** GENERAL INFORMATION *****

Our golf season appears to be heading back to normalcy.  We have actually now played four consecutive outings in a row withour rain or swamp delays!  Yeah!!  May it continue!

We have had 11 golfers out this morning - including a number of players in shorts for the first time.  As you will note below, we had a number of records for 2010 set today.

The greens, particularly on the Dogwood are making for some very exciting (not) golf, as in Minature Golf that is!  It resembles a Putt-Putt course on some holes!    Some of the greens are so fast that they make Jacks golf game look like "s-l-o-w  m-o-t-i-o-n", if you know what I mean!

We finally got Marshall out to the course for 9 holes this morning, but he had to retire a little early with a "tender" back.  Other than the fast greens, everything is moving along quite swimmingly - as they say in jolly Ol' England - at least I think they say that in England!

The scores, although not as good as mid-summer are improving everytime we have an outing.  They are still in the 90's, with a sprinkling of 80's, considerably better two weeks ago.

***** INDIVIDUAL HONORS *****

We had a number (5) of very good rounds, best of the year in fact, but alas, you can only have one winner!  WALTER blitzed the competition with an amazing +10 for the day! 

That is a TIE for BEST POINT ROUND of 2010 (David), but falls short of last years total (+12 David and Hergy) and the all time record of +13 (Jack) set in 2008.  But hey, were cuttin' hairs here!  A +10 is worth a "WOW" anytime you have one.  Congrats Walter - this is Walt's first sub 90 round since July of last year!

Second place and shooting a great round of +8 and still losing was "Little Bob".  Other significant rounds, and usually good enough to win, were Don with a +6 and Larry and David with +4's.  Those are some really great results - the scores aren't real low, but the points are awesome!

The medalist for Today was BOB at 81 (2010 Best).  Of course, this is a case of better golfing though "chemistry"! (Cortisone shot).  If things continue like this are we going to have to institute a drug testing program!  Not sure any of us could pass one though.

***** HONOR ROLL*****

-38-  Bob
-39-
-40- Don,
-41-
-42- Bob
-43- David
-44- Louie, Walt
-45- Walt, Ron 

For one of the few times this year, we had multiple players in the 80's

***** TEAM COMPETITION *****

For the third consecutive outing, we had a sweep in the team contest.  The team of BOB, JACK, WALT and RON smoked the rest of the troops with a fantastic +20 (+9 1/2, +10 1/2), that's a 2010 Best! 

I know your thinking that is probably the best all-time, well you'd be wrong golfball breath!  That honor goes back to 2009 (+23) and the group of Walt, Bob, Larry and Louie.

Second place today went to  Larry, David and Ernier with a really great score of  +11 (+8, +3). 

Third place went to Hergy, Louie and Don at +2 (+1 1/2, +1/2) . 

Since it was a Thursday, there was NO LAST PLACE Today!

**** NEWS *****

DUKE had a successful surgical experience on the 24th with his hip replacement and is expected to be home tomorrow (Friday, March 26th).  The count down starts now Duke!  See you in 6 months and counting!

LOUIE had a successful operation as well!  They transplanted a personality - didn't know they could do that!