Course – Eisenhower White
Playing partners – Ken, Glen, Dave
Weather – mid 50's and windy
It's February 20, and I played golf. What a day. It was 43 degrees when I woke at 6am. I got to the course at 9:45 and they gave me a 10:20am tee time. It's much easier as a SINGLE to get out quick.
Unfortunately, I took my time getting getting my bag and cart ready, and got to the course at 10:10. They had already given my slot away, so they put me in with the next group.
Turned out to be great luck, because the 3 guys they grouped me with were great.
It was Dave's 60th birthday, and they were out playing golf in celebration. They had cigars, a bottle of Glenlevet 15, and some other assorted party additions. I was the recipient of some shots of the scotch, and a nice Honduran cigar. It was like we were old buddies.
The course was in great shape. They had temporary tees, but the greens were open. They did have two holes on each green, so that once you putted, you replaced th..

Course – Eisenhower Blue
Playing Partner – Vak
When you get a day like this in mid-December, you don't DARE complain about ANYTHING with your game. The Golf G-ds were kind enough to throw us a bone, and you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
So, this blog entry will try NOT to analyze my game. It will merely share my enjoyment of the day, and this great game.
Let me start off by saying it's been close to 9 weeks since I've swung a club. Two surgeries, and some recouping time – and I'm back. I had assumed that my next round would be during some yet-unplanned winter trip, or in the spring.
But, we all lucked out.
I went to the range yesterday to make sure I didn't lose the game. I hit well enough to know I'd be ok.
We had a 10:04 tee time, and got to the course early. I opted for a cart, since I'm thinking my first round back should be “eased” into the game.
Weatherwise – this day was incredible. I haven't looked at the weather reports yet, ..

Course – Eisenhower Blue
Playing partner – solo round
After the lackluster round on Saturday, I decided to get up and get my ass out and play again – I needed more torture.
I had made an 8:20 tee time on the Blue course the night before, and got to the course at 7:20 to check in, and warm up. The cashier said she could move me up – to 8:04, and I said that would be great.
In the back of my mind, I actually thought that waiting an extra 21 minutes might let the air warm up a few degrees more. Then I realized that was such an stupid idea – and I took the 8:04 slot.
I took some extra time warming up. Taking it VERY slow, as the air was cooler than Saturday's round.
The one thing about today was the lack of wind. Saturday's weather had a 10-20 mph winds. Today, it was calm. After the warm up, I got to the 1st tee at 7:55.
A twosome was teeing off, and I joined them.
NO WAIT!!!
The pair was George and Shane. Two very nice guys and two very bad golfers. They hit the ball a mile, b..

Course – Eisenhower Red
Playing partners – Pete, Jason, Anne
Weather – chilly
We had an 8:44am tee time this morning. At that time, it was a cool 51 degrees.
However, the breeze made it feel like 40! Brrrrrrr.
The trick to keeping warm is layers. I have my standard layering that I go with.
First, I have an Under Armor long sleeve Cold Gear shirt.
Really a must of a golfer who plans to play through some chilly weather.
Over that I have a standard golf shirt.
Over that I have my Under Armor flannel vest.
And, over that I have a flannel jacket.
I also wore pants, and my Addidas Golf Shoes (As opposed to my Foot Joy Ultra lights) as they are waterproof.
During warmups at the range, I keep the jacket on until I start to loosen up and I peel it off.
Today, I didn't peeled it off until the 3rd hole – as the wind was a killer.
I also have a pair of Hand Warmers. These are little bags that you open up and shake – they turn into mini-heaters. I keep these in my pants pockets, and it gives..

Course – Eisenhower Red
Playing partners – Rich, Pete, Alex
The purpose of this blog was to allow me (and you) to improve my (your) golf game, by learning from my previous mistakes.
Somehow, I forgot about that today.
The round started off great. My drive was awesome (I actually drove it into the group in front), and I layed up perfectly to 60 yards. I was hoping for a soft pitch shot with my sand wedge.
But, I hit it thin, and in the ball flight I figured the ball would bounce near the pin, and roll to the back of the green.
Except it HIT the pin, and landed 3 feet from the cup!

BIRDIE!!
What a great way to start the round.
After parring the 2nd hole (par 3) I played the 3rd hole (par 5) similar to the first. Great drive, and a lay up (to 70 yards).
Of course, I once again hit the pitch thin, and wound up with a bogie.
But, I shook that off and played the rest of the front 9 damn well. My drives were straight, and long. My irons were crisp, and my putting was consistent.
Everythi..

Course – Eisenhower Res
Playing partner – Vak
The major problem with playing so much golf is finding the time to write the blogs (I'm not complaining!). So here's my 4-day=late entry.
We teed off later than usual as Vak flew in from the mid-west the prior night. Our tee time was at 9:32 – but we didn't tee off until almost 10am. I guess a combination of holiday players and the late time backed everything up.
Play was S-L-O-W. Waiting on every shot, and a long wait at the tees.
By the time we finished 3 holes, an hour and a half had passed. The big delay came at the 3rd hole where there was a 3 group backup.

It was horrible. One of the golfers that was out in our foursome picked up his ball on holes 2, 3 and 4 (meaning he gave up because he was HORRIBLE). After the fourth hole – he left – just walked off. I guess the combination of slow play and his sucky game sent him running. This only made the rest of the round seem longer (it lasted just over 5 hours).
The group t..