Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! Had a dream last night I was at the driving range...hitting it pretty straight too ;)

Not golf related

But Jane's 12 weeks pregnant!


Jane is due in May so most of my 2010 golfing will be in April methinks :)

Very exciting!

i think the golf season is over

Well it's been a month since I golfed and it's raining outside today so I think I am going to officially declare the end of my golf season. I thought it was great! I am so much better than I was last year and I had a lot of fun this year. We are planning (maybe) to go to the golf show, but to also go to the Golf Simulator at Homestead over the winter, maybe March or so to get ready for this year. In any case thanks to anyone and everyone who has clicked this past year and we'll see you in 2010 (or maybe earlier if any golf-related happenings occur)

End of the Bull Tour

Tonight I went golfing with Roland from work and we had a good time. I've never golfed with him before but it was quite enjoyable...he's a *lot* better than me and he basically golfs on one knee because he has had knee damage. It was a lot of fun. My drives were decent, I hit some good second shots, my chipping and putting were inconsistent and it got dark too fast ;) but i played better than i did on thursday and i definitely enjoyed myself. I had been hounding Roland to come out for at least a month and he finally did and I think he was glad he did. We did 1-5, then cut over and did 11-14, then cut back and did 6 and 7 and then did 18 so that's 12 holes which isn't so bad considering we started after 5pm...of course we did take a cart because of his knee. i'll have to bust out the Spongebob Square Pants glow in the dark golf balls next time :)

Total Holes : 210
Total Yardage : 66090
Pars : 7
Birdies : 1

if you told me before the season started that i would do over 200 holes, mostly 9 at a time i would have thought you were nuts. even if i don't get out again (which I'm sure i will) i had quite an enjoyable season and particularly liked the bull tour

out of semi-retirement :)

Today, for the last Mix 106 Golf Tour, me and Dad went to Sauble Golf and Country for an enjoyable 11 holes of golf. it was absolutely gorgeous out. I hit well off the tee, I chipped fairly well, I putted well, but I was not good with the irons...the rust was showing. I did get one par, I shanked it off the tee with my 9 iron and put it in the sand trap, then chipped it about 30 feet out of the sand trap to about a foot from the hole. Dad was definitely eating his wheaties...he played a lot better than me. We both ran out of gas after 9 and only ended up doing 11. Can't wait to get out again.

Warning to players at SGCC...be careful where you step! On the 9th hole we saw a family of four cats using the sand trap as a litter box...be warned :) We were playing behind one of the doctors from the hospital and Brad Underwood which was kinda cool :)

Total Holes : 198
Total Yardage : 62658
Pars : 7
Birdies : 1

i heart cobble beach

me, Chrystelle, Patricia and Bryan went to Cobble Beach this evening and ended up doing 9 holes for $50 (with gps cart) and it was unbelievable. i really felt like I was on Entourage. I will have a hard time going back to Scenic City. Everything was shiny and exquisite. We got out of the car and they took our clubs and put them in a cart and let us drive over to the club house. The GPS was wild...it told us how far we hit it, how far to go, it honked at us if we were speeding. I'm a little simple, but i thought it was great. The course was in great shape. It was challenging. On the 5th hole the marshall came up and told us to look for some turkeys on the right side. Patricia took some great pictures. I loved it and can't wait to go back. It was a deal today for $50 for 18 holes and a cart, but we only got 9 holes in and "regular price" after 4 for that is $45 so maybe I'll take Dad or Dale there next summer for 9.

When you drive in it's almost like a sales pitch because they have the beautiful houses and you drive by them all and everything's for sale. Before we started the guy warned us that the greens were fast and there were no straight greens and they all slanted towards the water. We thought he was exaggerating but he was right. I had a great time. I didn't play particularly well...my two best clubs were my driver and my pitching wedge. The last shot of the night was a 20 foot putt so it ended up good. No pars or birdies but I am getting better. I hope I get some pictures from Patricia it was spectacular.



Me and Chrystelle trying to get out of the sand trap at the same time. Check out how far it is above my head to shoot out :)




There were some really beautiful holes

Total Holes : 187
Total Yardage : 58845
Pars : 6
Birdies : 1

here comes the sun

This morning me, Dale and Blaine went to Wiarton Golf Club. it was a very difficult course i thought. some long holes, some big blind dog legs. and it was damn hot. i played okay but i didn't chip or putt very well. once again my 5 iron was my best club by far. dale got a birdie on the first hole...it was a par 4 and he hit his second shot 3 feet from the cup. blaine got a birdie on 6 i think. no pars of birdies for me. the view was beautiful but the course wasn't in great shape. nice warmup for cobble beach tomorrow. i didn't get into too much trouble so the round went okay...i hardly got into the bush and not into the sand at all

Total Holes : 178
Total Yards : 55765
Pars : 6
Birdies : 1