2011 goals

My Goals for the 2010 are to play more golf:

Putts 30-32 per round

Fairways Hit - 11

GIR - 7

Score 92-98

Break 90

Birdie's per round - 1/2

Pars per round - 2/3

Bogey's per round - 9/10

Double Bogey's per round - 4/5

Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0

Play 30 to 35 rounds:

February - Southport with Wayne(2)

April - Golf League(1)

May - Golf League(2), Brothers in Massachusetts (6)

June - Golf League(2)

July - Golf League(2)

August - Golf League(2)

September - Southport with Wayne(2)

October - Southport with Wayne(2)

2010 year in review

It was a good year and it was a bad year.

I was only able to play about 15 rounds again this year however having a new born in the house was great. From doing nothing (but crying and pooping) to walking and having a personality during the year was amazing. We spent a lot of time with our new grandson partly because our daughter lives with us.

My best round was late summer at St James members Golf Club Southport, NC. Where I shot a 96.

My Goals for the 2009 were:

Putt 31-33 per round. My actual was 36 per round.

Fairways Hit - 10. My actual was 6 per round.

GIR - 7. My actual was 3 per round.

Score 92-98. My actual was 105 to 108 per round.

Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course no

Pars per round - 2. My actual was less than 1 per round.

Birdie's per round - 1. My actual was less than .5 per round.

Bogey's per round - 10. My actual was 5 per round.

Double Bogey's per round - 5. My actual was 10 per round.

Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0. My actual was 1.5 per round.

I made none of my goals so they will be my goals again in 2011.

I am coming to the conclusion that I need to practice more on everything with specific goals in mind not just hit a bucket of balls at lunch.

Golfing at St James

I started my golf season with two rounds at St James in Southport NC. Saturday I played at Founders and Sunday I was able to play The Reserve for the first time. I shot 111 and 113 to start the season with 38 and 40 putts. I did par back to back holes on Sunday however I also had several 8's. My next planned round is the start of the golf league I am in then 5 or 6 rounds with my brothers on Cape Cod in late May.

2010 goals

My Goals for the 2010 are to play more golf:

Putts 31-33 per round

Fairways Hit - 10

GIR - 7

Score 92-98

Break 90

Birdie's per round - 1/2

Pars per round - 2/3

Bogey's per round - 9/10

Double Bogey's per round - 4/5

Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0

Play 30 to 35 rounds:

March - Lochmere(2) , Lake Winds(1)

April - Carolina Meet up(2), Golf League(1)

May - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne (2), Brothers in Florida (5)

June - Golf League(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

July - Golf League(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

August - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

September - Carolina Meet up(2)

October - Southport with Wayne(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

2009 year in review

It was a good year and it was a bad year.

I was only able to play 15 rounds for the year however in December my first Grandson and our second grandchild was born. W spent a lot of time travelling to Norfolk Va. to see our granddaughter before our grandson was born.

My best round was late summer at St James Golf Club Southport, NC. Where I shot a 98.

My Goals for the 2009 were:

Putt 31-33 per round. My actual was 36 per round.

Fairways Hit - 10. My actual was 6 per round.

GIR - 7. My actual was 3 per round.

Score 92-98. My actual was 105 to 108 per round.

Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course no

Pars per round - 2. My actual was less than1 per round.

Birdie's per round - 1. My actual was less than .5 per round.

Bogey's per round - 10. My actual was 5 per round.

Double Bogey's per round - 5. My actual was 10 per round.

Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0. My actual was 1.5 per round.

I made none of my goals so they will be my goals again in 2010.

I am coming to the conclusion that I need to practice more on everything with specific goals in mind not just hit a bucket of balls at lunch.

Brothers Golf Weekend 2009

We traveled to St Petersburg Florida for the 23th Annual Carraher Golf weekend at Tom's house. Tom, Bill, Dick, John, Scott and I played 5 rounds in 4 days. We played at Belleview Biltmore on Thursday afternoon then we played Legacy on Friday. On Saturday we played both courses at World Woods Rolling Oaks and Pine Barrows and we finished on Sunday at Sarasota National. Tom's boss joined us for the rounds on Friday and Sunday. Tom promised I would see alligators as they were all over the place in Florida.

I arrived Wednesday afternoon while Scott, Bill, Dick and Johnny arrived Thursday morning so our first round was scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Belleview Biltmore this course was easily in the worst condition of all the courses we played. The drought was causing the fairways to be brown and the greens had many patches of burnout. Tom, Scott and Bill lead the weekend off with 96's followed by Dick with an even 100 and then Johnny at 112 and me at 113. It took us about 3 hours and 45 minutes to play and for the weekend we never went over 4 hours for a single round. We stopped for dinner at the Winghouse (Hooters Jr) and enjoyed some wings and burgers. Unfortunately no Alligators were sighted on Thursday.

On Friday morning we were joined at Legacy by Tom's boss from the hotel. Legacy was in decent condition but it was dry. We finished in the same order with Tom shooting an 88 followed by Bill and Scott at 94 and Dick at 96 then Johnny at 106 and I was again last at 109. A late afternoon swim and a dinner of Pizza were the way we closed out Friday. It took us about 3 hours and 30 minutes to play. However no Alligators were sighted on Friday.

On Saturday we planned a long day with 36 holes at World Woods. We had to head out early 5:30 AM for an almost 2 hour drive. We started on the Rolling Oaks course where Dick and I were allowed to watch Tom shoot his best round of his life with his first ever 79. Dick shot an 88 and I had a 111 in the other group Scott shot a 93, Bill had a 95 and Johnny had a 106. The morning round took us about 3 hours and 45 minutes to play. After a quick lunch we started out again on the Pine Barrows course for the second 18. This course proved more difficult for everyone and took us just shy of 4 hours to play. Dick lead the was with a 93 followed by Scott and Bill with 99's and Tom with a 100. Johnny and I dragged in with a 116 and 118 respectively. Again no Alligators were sighted on Saturday.

Sunday morning we were playing for the coveted Green Wind Breaker at Sarasota National. Based on our scores for the weekend I would receive the most strokes at 17 while Johnny got 14, Bill and Scott each received 4 and Dick got 3 while Tom had none. I played my best round of the weekend with a 106 but my net 89 was not good enough as Scott and Dick both netted 85. Since Dick only received 3 strokes he was named the winner over Scott who received 4 strokes. We went off first and finished in less than 3 a hours and 30 minutes. A two foot alligator was seen on the 13th hole confirming there are actually alligators in the area we played the weekend.

2009 golf goals

My Goals for the 2008 are:

Putts 31-33 per round

Fairways Hit - 10

GIR - 7

Score 92-98

Break 90

Birdie's per round - 1/2

Pars per round - 2/3

Bogey's per round - 9/10

Double Bogey's per round - 4/5

Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0

Play 30 to 35 rounds:

March - Southport with Wayne(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

April - Carolina Meet up(2), Brothers in Florida (4)

May - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne (2), Carolina Meet up(2)

June - Golf League(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

July - Golf League(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

August - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

September - Carolina Meet up(2)

October - Southport with Wayne(2), Carolina Meet up(2)

2008 year in review

It was a good year and it was a bad year.

I was only able to play 17 rounds for the year however in January my first Granduaghter was born so we spent a lot of time travelling to Norfolk Va to see her and her parents and at the end of June we went to our middle daughter's wedding in Hawaii.

My best round was mid summer at Ko Olina Golf Club Oahu Hawaii where I shot a 112 . It was my best round because of the location.

My Goals for the 2008 were:

Putt 31-33 per round. My actual was 36 per round.

Fairways Hit - 10. My actual was 6 per round.

GIR - 7. My actual was 3 per round.

Score 92-98. My actual was 105 to 108 per round.

Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course no

Pars per round - 2. My actual was less than1 per round.

Birdie's per round - 1. My actual was less than .5 per round.

Bogey's per round - 10. My actual was 5 per round.

Double Bogey's per round - 5. My actual was 10 per round.

Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0. My actual was 1.5 per round.

I made none of my goals so they will be my goals again in 2009.

I am coming to the conclusion that I need to practice more on everything with specific goals in mind not just hit a bucket of balls at lunch.

Duke golf league

Bo and I started out 1-4-1 in the first half of the season before Bo dropped out with a back injury. Then my teammate and I won three straight to get into contention before I left for two weeks in Hawaii at my daughters wedding. Back in the continental US unfortunately a missed communication and my new partner having his worst round of the season (61) knocked us from contention for the final playoff spot so the last week if the regular season we played spoilers and stopped a team from moving up into the top half of the league ans possible playoff glory. We are now playing for a loser championship with the bottom half the league while the top half plays for the real money $250 and a trophy with their name on it.

This week we open up with Rooster Farm which is one of the teams I did not play against due to my Hawaii trip.

I split my match and lost by 2 net strokes but AJ split the first 6 holes of his match and was up by 7 strokes but lost the remaining holes so we ended up losing the match 14-7.

Now we play the final two weeks for nothing. We cannot even claim to be the winners of the losers tournament.

Ko Olina Golf Club Oahu Hawaii

I just added a new state - Hawaii - to my make 9 states I have played golf in. Due to my middle daughter getting married at Ko Olina Resort in Kapolei, Hawaii I had the opportunity to play with two of my brothers while we attended the wedding. The weather conditions were excellent with sunny skies, a high of 87 low winds and almost no humidity. The course was in excellent condition and we enjoyed the day thoroughly. I parred two holes and shot a 112 while Dick shot a 104 and Bill shot a 98.

Duke Golf League week seven

Team Bo-X is in DFL (Dead F*&^ing Last) with a 1-4-1 record and 49 points. We are 16 points out of the last Playoff spot. Bo has dropped out due to a back injury that is not healing. My new teammate is Alec (AJ) Drobnich. We were scheduled to play the High Handicappers (Eddie - 4 and Chris -14) however Chris did not show up so we both played Eddie. I received 15 strokes and AJ got 7. We won the match 14-7.

Hole Tenth hole is a 370 yard par 4 with a ravine at about 22o yards from the tee. I hit my Fairway wood about 175 yards down the left side of the fairway then hit the same club again to about 6 feet right of the green. From there I chipped on and two putted for a bogey and split the first hole.

Hole Eleventh hole is a 410 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my Fairway wood about 200 yards down the middle of the fairway then hit the same club again to the right rough about 45 yards from the green. I hit out on to the fairway off a tree backwards between AJ's legs then chipped close from 60 yards and three putted for a seven and lost the hole.

Hole Twelfth hole is a 379 yard par 4 dogleg left with a creek before the green. I hit my Fairway wood about 200 yards down the middle of the fairway then hit my eight Iron to about 100 yards from the green in just short of the creek. I then hit my wedge to about 10 feet in front of the green and chipped on and 4 putted for an eight and lost the hole.

The thirteenth hole is a 356 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my Fairway wood about 200 yards down the left side of the fairway to about 145 yards from the green then hit my six Iron 10 feet short of the green then chipped on and two putted for a bogey and won the hole.

The fourteenth hole is a 161 yard par 3 downhill. I Hit my 5 hybrid just over the back of the hole chipped on and two putted for a bogey and won the hole to tie the match 2.5-2.5

The fifteenth hole is a 490 yard par 5 with a 195 yard drive across a pond needed. I hit my Fairway wood about 200 yards across the pond and rolled back to 5 feet from the water. From their I hit my 3 hybrid to the left of the 150 stake and then I hit my 5 iron into a fairway trap and blasted out perfectly to about 10 feet past the pin and two putted for a bogey and my first lead in the match.

The sixteenth hole is a 151 yard par 3 with traps guarding the front of the green. I hit short and right leaving a trap between the pin and me. I hit a prefect Lob wedge and sank an eight foot putt for a par and won my fourth straight hole.

The seventeenth hole is a 348 yard par 4 uphill. I hit my Fairway wood about 175 down the right into the woods and dropped by the edge of the woods. Then hit a great fairway wood to the fringe and two putted for a bogey and won my match with 5.5 points. It started to rain as we played this hole.

The eighteenth hole is a 529 yard par 5 dog leg right with a creek 80 yards in front of the green. I hit my fairway wood short down the right and I hit my fairway wood a second time into the woods on the right and dropped on the edge of the fairway about 25 yards from the green. From there I hit my 5 iron to about 100 yards and chipped close to the green with my Pitching Iron. I dribbled on fromthe fringe and three putted for a 9 to end my best round of the season (52) with a nine and lost the hole but won the match 5.5-3.5.

Duke Golf League - Falls Village

I shot a 57. I only used my driver on the first hole and sliced it into the woods. I tried using my 5 iron only off tees for several holes then used my 3 wood for the last three holes. I did not lose any more balls but I still need to be able to chip and putt around the green to score.

First hole - Par 4 357 yards across a creek on the drive - I sliced my drive into the woods near the creek on the first hole. Then I dropped near the creek and hit my hybrid about 100 yards down the right side of the fairway. I was about 125 yards from the green on the right side and hit my 8 iron off the toe into the woods and lost my second ball on the first hole. I dropped near where the ball went into the woods and hit a lob wedge on to the green about 30 feet away. I then two putted for a snowman (8) to start the round. I put my driver away for the night.

Second hole - Par 4 373 yards across the pond - 5 iron cleared the water then 6 iron to 135 yards and a 7 iron to the hill behind the green where I chipped off the hill to the edge of the green about 45 feet above the hole and three putted for a triple bogey 7.

Third hole - Par 3 167 yards - hit my 5 hybrid to the front edge of the green and three putted for a 4. My best hole of the night and only bogey.

Fourth hole - Par 4 416 yards with a creek across the front of the green - I hit my 5 iron about 150 down the middle of the fairway and followed with a second 5 iron to the end of the fairway about 125 yards from the middle of the green. I hit my eight Iron about 5 yards short of the green then chipped on and 2 putted for a double bogey 6.

Fifth hole - Par 4 392 yards with a slight dogleg left - I hit my 5 iron down the middle about 150 yards and hit it again about 150 yards to 100 yards where I hit my pitching wedge on to the front of the green about 50 feet below the hole and three putted for double bogey 6.

Sixth hole - Par 3 174 yards sand traps across the front with a 15 foot opening to get on the green - I hit my 3 hybrid to the back of the green and the ball rolled past the green. I chipped barely on and three putted from 45 feet for a double bogey.

Seventh hole - par 5 dogleg right with a pond in front of the green - I hit my fairway wood (218 yards according to my Sky Caddie) hit my 5 hybrid 6 inches behind the ball and took my mulligan then curled one into the pond. dropped by the pond on the line where I went in and hit my 8 iron on to the green and three putted for another 7.

Eight hole - Par 4 403 yards over a creek about 160 yards from the tee - I hit my fairway wood about 163 yards then hit my 3 hybrid about 125 yards down the left side of the fairway. From there I hit an 8 iron to pin high just off the right side of the green where it hit the slope and bounced into the rough on the other side of the cart path. I chipped over the green and had to chip back then two putt for a triple bogey 7.

Ninth hole - Par 5 490 yards with a double dog leg right off the tee and left before the green - I hit my fairway wood about 100 yards short and right so I had to hit back into the fairway on my next shot and get out far enough to get around the first dogleg. I then hit another fairway wood down the middle of the fairway to about 100 yards from the green. From there I chipped into one of the traps on the right side of the hole then I chipped out and onto the green and two putted for a double bogey 7.

Duke Golf League - Falls Village 4-28

Bo and I played the Brian's this past week. Bo tied everyhole and the net strokes. I tied the first hole then lost two won four and lost the final two and also tied the net strokes for a 10.5 - 10.5 split of our match. for the season Bo & I are 1-1-1 with 29 points leaving us 1.5 points from the playoffs.

Honey Bee - Virginia Beach

Saturday my brother Bill and I played at Honey Bee in Virginia Beach. His wife is making my daughter wedding dress and they meet us at Caitlyns house for the weekend. The weather was great sunny in the low 80's. I shot a 95 with 4 pars and only one real bad hole a 9 on the 18th.

Lochmere

I played Lochmere early Thursday morning. I was by myself and finished in three hours. I had a couple of pars and six bogey's during my round. I finished with a 93 playing from the white tees at 5632 yards. the weather was nice sunny and about 78.

Duke Golf League

Second round of the golf league. Both Bo and I showed up with our d- game and we lost 15.5-5.5. I shot a 58 with three 8's and was all over the place. It rained hard for a half hour before we teed off so everything was wet to start. On the first hole Bo attempted to kill us by driving/sliding/spinning down a 45 foot embankment on the side of the fairway. We stopped at the bottom of the hill when the cart hit the path.

Duke Golf League week one

First round of the golf league. Bo & I played against Jim and Erik. We trailed by 5 strokes over all and 8 to 4 through the first 6 holes of our match. On the seventh hole Bo won with a par to Jim's double bogey and I won with a nine as Erik lost two balls and shot a 12. That was the turn around hole and we took the remaining two holes to win 10-8 and won the match by 5 strokes. I shot a 56 with a 9 on the seventh hole.

Falls Village - practice round

I was able to play Falls Village again this past Friday and again I scored horribly 117. I had a 10, 9, 8 and 4 7's. I think this is going to be a long golf season for me in my Duke PRMO Golf league. Playing from the Blue tees the course plays at 6400 yards and that means a lot of long irons or fairways woods into greens.

St James - Players & Members

My wife and I went to the beach this weekend and I was able to play two rounds of golf at St James Plantation. Saturday I shot a 105 on Players I had two pars during the round but followed each of them with a seven and eight and putted horribly (42 putts). On Sunday we played at the Members. We played the Front nine and the Cate as they have 27 holes on three different nines. I shot a 101 and putted much better on the back nine (16 Putts). It was cold and windy all weekend but it was good to be able to play two days in a row.

First time out - Falls Village -

I was able to play the course my golf league is going to play during the upcoming season with my boss and a couple of co workers. The conditions were not great but seeing the course will help during the upcoming season. It was 75 with a lot of wind (20-30 MPH) and overcast. The greens had been aerated about 10 days prior to us playing so they were a little uneven. The course has Bermuda grass that has not started to grow so the rough was not as rough as it will be as the season progresses. I also have obtained a new driver - NIKE Sumo – that will take me a few weeks to get used to.

Front Nine: I played 2 bad holes with triple bogeys and 2 horrible holes (9 & 10).
1st Hole: Blue 357 yards par 4. This is a straight hole to an undulating green that you do not want to go past the pin. My opening drive was just short of the fairway then I hit a fairway wood short of the green and I chipped on and two putted for a bogey 5.

2nd Hole: Blue 373 yards par 4. This hole requires a long shot across a pond leaving a second shot to a green surrounded by bunkers. I hit down on the ball and sank it in the lake. On my second drive I cleared the lake then hit my hybrid 3 to the fringe of the green and I chipped on and two putted for a triple bogey 7.

3rd Hole: Blue 167 yards par 3. This hole requires an accurate shot is needed with a deep bunker in front and steep drop off behind the green. My boss hit a hole in one with his seven iron. I however hit my 5 hybrid short and to the right of the green then chipped over the back then chipped on a two putted for double bogey 5.

4th Hole: Blue 416 yards par 4. A good drive is required on this hole to have a shot at the green. Stay short of the Pin to avoid a quick downhill putt. This was the first of several holes that I played horribly. I am trying to blot it from my memory. I carded a 9.

5th Hole: Blue 392 yards par 4. A slight dogleg left just about 150 yards from the Pin. Short drive followed by a fairway wood to about 100 yards from the green then chipped on and three putted for a 6.

6th Hole: Blue 174 yards par 3. A long green means adding or subtracting a club when the pin is in the back or the front of this long Par 3. Short of the green to the left chipped on and three putted for a 5.

7th Hole: Blue 480 yards par 5. A long drive still requires a long fairway shot to clear the pond in front of the green or lay up short of the pond and go for the green in three. I lost another ball in the water and ended up with my second bad hole carding an 8.

8th Hole: Blue 403 yards par 4. Avoid the hazard to the right and take an extra club hitting into this elevated green. Really bad hole carded a 10.

9th Hole: Blue 490 yards par 5. A Double dogleg requires two precise shots to make the green on this par 5. A short drive then a good fairway wood and a good 3 hybrid to about 20 yards from the green in the rough on the left then 2 chips to get on and 2 putts for a 7. Front nine 62.

Back Nine: I played a little better only 2 bad holes.
10th Hole: Blue 370 yards par 4. Stay short of the ravine on the drive or end up with severe downhill lie into the green. A short drive then a good fairway wood to about 20 yards from the green in the rough on the left then 2 chips to get on and 2 putts for a double bogey 6.

11th Hole: Blue 410 yards par 4. A long drive is required to clear the corner of the dogleg and another long fairway shot to clear the trap in front of the green. A short drive then a good fairway wood to about 20 yards from the green in the rough on the left then 2 chips to get on and 2 putts for a double bogey 6.

12th Hole: Blue 356 yards par 4. Keep your drive out of the three bunkers on the right side of the fairway so you have a shot that can clear the creek in front of the green. A short drive then a good fairway wood to about 20 yards from the green in the rough on the left then 2 chips to get on and 2 putts for a double bogey 6.

13th Hole: Blue 356 yards par 4. This hole requires is similar to the previous hole with no Creek but a green that slopes back to the fairway. A short drive then a good fairway wood to about 20 yards from the green in the rough on the left then 3 chips to get on and 2 putts for a triple bogey 7.

14th Hole: Blue 151 yards par 3. This is a long way down hill to the green. Just aim for the center of the green. Short of the green to the right chipped on and three putted for a double bogey 5.

15th Hole: Blue 480 yards par 5. Is it better to cross the pond on the short drive and have a 2 more shots to reach the green or come up short in an attempt to cross the pond on a long drive in an attempt to reach the green in 2? I crossed the pond on my drive and left about 375 to green hit a good fairway wood followed by another good fairway wood and then 2 chips to get on and 2 putts for a double bogey 7.

16th Hole: Blue 151 yards par 3. Do not let the mound in front of the green throw your distance judgment off. Short of the green to the left chipped on and three putted for a double bogey 5.

17th Hole: Blue 348 yards par 4. A downhill tee shot to a wide open fairway then make sure you do not come up short on the approach to the green. Quadruple bogey 8.

18th Hole: Blue 529 yards par 5. It will take two good shots to have a wedge into this green over a creek with bunkers all around it. Hit a good drive just short of the fairway then hit 2 good fairway woods to the fringe of the green then chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 6. Back nine 56 for a total of 118.

Duke Golf League - 2008

The Duke PRMO SIM golf league is moving again. We started our first year with a short season at the Duke University Golf Club then we returned to Duke University Golf Club for the next year for a full season. We then moved to Willowhaven Country Club for a season before going back to Duke University Golf Club for a season then it was on to the Crossing Golf Club for a season and now we head to Falls Village. Now for a description of the course:

Front Nine: 1st Hole: Blue 357 yards par 4. Is a straight hole to an undulating green that you do not want to go past the Pin.

2nd Hole: Blue 373 yards par 4. This hole requires a long shot across a pond leaving a second shot to a green surrounded by bunkers.

3rd Hole: Blue 167 yards par 3. This hole requires an accurate shot is needed with a deep bunker in front and steep drop off behind the green.

4th Hole: Blue 416 yards par 4. A good drive is required on this hole to have a shot at the green. Stay short of the Pin to avoid a quick downhill putt.

5th Hole: Blue 392 yards par 4. A slight dogleg left just about 150 yards from the Pin.

6th Hole: Blue 174 yards par 3. A long green means adding or subtracting a club when the pin is in the back or the front of this long Par 3.

7th Hole: Blue 480 yards par 5. A long drive still requires a long fairway shot to clear the pond in front of the green or lay up short of the pond and go for the green in three.

8th Hole: Blue 403 yards par 4. Avoid the hazard to the right and take an extra club hitting into this elevated green.

9th Hole: Blue 490 yards par 5. A Double dogleg requires two precise shots to make the green on this par 5.

Back Nine: 10th Hole: Blue 370 yards par 4. Stay short of the ravine on the drive or end up with severe downhill lie into the green.

11th Hole: Blue 410 yards par 4. A long drive is required to clear the corner of the dogleg and another long fairway shot to clear the trap in front of the green.

12th Hole: Blue 356 yards par 4. Keep your drive out of the three bunkers on the right side of the fairway so you have a shot that can clear the creek in front of the green.

13th Hole: Blue 356 yards par 4. This hole requires is similar to the previous hole with no Creek but a green that slopes back to the fairway.

14th Hole: Blue 151 yards par 3. A long way down hill. Just aim for the center of the green.

15th Hole: Blue 480 yards par 5. Is it better to cross the pond and have a 2 more shots to reach the green or come up short in an attempt to reach the green in two?

16th Hole: Blue 151 yards par 3. Do not let the mound in front of the green throw your distance judgment off.

17th Hole: Blue 348 yards par 4. A downhill tee shot to a wide open fairway then make sure you do not come up short on the approach to the green.

18th Hole: Blue 529 yards par 5. It will take two good shots to have a wedge into this green over a creek with bunkers all around it.

2008 golf goals

My Goals for the 2008 are:
Putts 31-33 per round
Fairways Hit - 10
GIR - 7
Score 92-98
Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course
Birdie's per round - 1/2
Pars per round - 2/3
Bogey's per round - 9/10
Double Bogey's per round - 4/5
Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0

Play 30 to 35 rounds

January - First Grand Baby Due end of January/beginning of February
February - First Grand Baby Due end of January/beginning of February
March - Southport with Wayne(2) Lochmere/RGA (2)
April - Lochmere/RGA (2)
May - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne (3)
June - Hawaii with Brothers (4), Golf League(2)
July - Golf League(2),Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)
August - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne(2)
September - Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)
October - Southport with Wayne(2), Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)

2007 year in review

It was a good year and it was a bad year.

I was able to play 22 rounds for the year however in the spring I had some personnel issues and did not get out between Jan 20 and April 20.

My best round was mid summer at the Crossings where I shot a 48 and won my match by 8-1 however I started off with a 74 while losing 12 golf balls into various lakes on the course.

My Goals for the 2007 were:

Putt 31-33 per round actual 36
Fairways Hit - 10 8
GIR - 7 3
Score 92-98 105
Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course no
Pars per round - 2 >1
Birdie's per round - 1 >.5
Bogey's per round - 10 5
Double Bogey's per round - 5 10
Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0 1.5

I made none of my goals so they will be my goals again in 2008. I am coming to the conclusion that I need to practice more on everything with specific goals in mind not just hit a bucket of balls at lunch.

Veterans day weekend

Over the weekend I was able to play three times with my older brother Bill. Bill and his wife Fay came down for the weekend so Fay could fit our middle daughter for a wedding dress she is going to make.
I shot a 69 at Knights Play par three course and another 97 at RGA Golf Course and finished the weekend with a 106 at Eagle RidgeGolf Course.

November 2-3

Over the weekend I was able to play twice with my golfing buddy Wayne. I shot a 105 at St James Founders Golf Course and another 107 at St James Members Golf Course. Our wives play nine holes on Friday afternoon and decided that was enough since it was rather cold and breezy

Labor Day weekend golf

Over the weekend I was able to play three times with my golfing buddy Wayne. I shot a 99 at St James Founders Golf Course and another 99 at Oak Island Golf Course and finished the weekend with a 106 at St James Players Golf Course. I lost 6 golf balls on the 15-17 holes at Players that contributed greatly to worst round of the weekend. The weather was great all weekend in the mid to low 80's with a breeze off the ocean.

Saturday we started on St James Founders course. On the 15th hole a 165 yard par 3 with a pond on the right hand side of the fairway to the green. I hit my 5 hybrid to about 6 feet from the pin and one putted for a birdee.

Sunday we played Oak Island course with our wifes. My wife noticed all the nice houses near the course. I had a couple of pars and about some sevens.

Monday we played on St James Players course. I had 4 pars and 4 snowmen on a real up and down day that totaled to a 106.

RGA - Raleigh Golf Assoc

I got the opportunity to play at RGA with Peter after we got out of our training class Tuesday.
We played the Blue tees for a total of 2967 yards. No one was in front of us and we finished in about an hour and a half.

The first hole is a 342 yard par 4 straight and open. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 165 yards to the green. Then hit my 5 hybrid to the front edge of the green and three putted for a bogey.

The second hole is a 334 yard par 4 straight and open. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 135 yards to the green. Then hit my 7 iron to the about 25 feet off the right side off the green then I chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The third hole is a 156 yard par 3 straight and open. I hit my 5 iron pin high about 10 feet left of the green then I chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The fourth hole is a 503 yard par 5 straight and open. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 285 yards to the green. Then hit my fairway wood straight down the middle to about 65 yards from the green from there I hit my chip short and then chipped over the back then chipped back on the green and two putted for a double bogey.

The fifth hole is a 322 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive short down the right side of the fairway and had about 170 yards to the green around a tree from there I hit my 3 hybrid to pin high 20 feet off the right side of the green and flopped a chip about 10 feet then sculled a chip 30 feet off the other side of the green then I flopped another chip before finally chipping on and two putting for an eight.

The sixth hole is a 446 yard par 5 straight with a tree about 200 yards off the tee right in the middle of the fairway. I hit my drive right at the tree with the slightest of draws and rolled about 20 feet past the tree from there I hit my 3 hybrid to 10 yards off the front of the green and chipped on then I three putted for a bogey.

The seventh hole is a 187 yard par 3 straight and open. I hit my drive 40 yards right of the green and chipped on then two putted for a bogey.

The eighth hole is a 400 yard par 4 dogleg right. I hit my drive down the right side of the fairway to the point where the fairway turned right from there I hit my 3 hybrid right and hit a tree that left me 125 yards from the green with over hanging branches in my way. I hit out to the fairway then chipped on and sank a fifteen foot putt for a bogey.

The ninth hole is a 277 yard par 4 straight and open. I duffed my drive about 135 yards so I was only 142 from the hole. I hit my 6 iron to the right of the green about 15 feet and chipped on then sank a 10 footer for a par.

Golf League - The Crossings

Week 14 Playing out the string. We were slaughtered last week and now have two more rounds to play but no matches that we can win. Tuesday the 31st of July we played on the front nine using the blue tees.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. I hit my drive short on the left side barely making the fairway about 275 yards from the green from there I hit a three wood to about 90 yards in front of the green and then I chipped onto the edge of the green and made a short chip on to the green and three putted for an seven.

The second hole is over a mound in the fairway to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4. My drive went down the middle to about 110 yards from the green. From there I hit my nine Iron to about 2 feet behind the pin and tapped in a putt for a birdee three.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right but playable about 190 yards to the green I hit my fairway wood to about 115 feet short of the green then I chipped on and two putted for a five.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle to about 165 yards form the green. From there I hit my 5 hybrid to about 15 yards short and right of the green and I proceeded to chip onto the green and two putted for a five.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a hit my drive down the right side of the fairway about 195 yards from the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 10 yards short of the green and chipped on to the green and two putted for a five.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive sort of the green and sand trap in the front then chipped over the green and chipped back on then two putted for a five.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive down the right about 220 yards from the green I topped my fairway wood into the edge of the creek about 125 yards uphill to the green. I hit my seven iron fat and barely crossed the creek about 115 yards up hill to the green I then hit my eight iron fat and to the left about 95 yards to the green uphill from there I hit my pitching wedge over the back of the green and chipped on and three putted for a nine.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my 5 hybrid iron to about 15 feet short of the green and chipped on and two putted for a four.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive across the water and hit my wedge down the fairway to about about 195 to the green and 115 across the water hazard. From there I hit my 5 hybrid fairway wood across the water to about 20 yards short of the green and chipped into a sand trap and took two shots to get out then I two putted for an eight.

Lochmere - July 28

My buddy Wayne and I got to play on the weekend at Lochmere. We were joined by a single and played from the white tees for 5632 yards. It has not rained in a couple of weeks so Lochmere is fairly dry. I shot a 93 with three pars. We played in just about 4 hours and 15 minutes and never had to wait.

THe first hole is a 359 yard par 4. I opened with a drive short and down the right side then chipped onto the fairway and hit my five iron near the green and chipped on and two putted for a six. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The second hole is a short par four 303 yards. I hit my drive to the right into the trees and five Iron between two trees to the fringe in front of the green and chipped on and two putted for a five. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The third hole is a par 3 131 yards with water on the right side. I hit into the trap on the left of the green and chipped on to the green and two putted for a bogey. Wayne pared the hole.

The fourth hole is a 348 yard downhill with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive off the toe to the right of the fairway and hit a 7 iron back into the fairway I then hit my 6 iron just short of the green and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The fifth hole is a 313 yard par four dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my 7 iron into the trap pin high to the left of the green where I sculled my sand shot into the trap on the other side of the green ans chipped twice to get out and and three putted for an eight. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The sixth hole is a 340 yard par 4 with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my 5 hybrid into the creek . I took a drop behind the creek and chipped on and two putted for double bogey. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The seventh hole is a 158 yard par three with a pond down the left side. I hit my 5 hybrid left of the green over the pond then chipped on and two putted for a bogey. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The eighth hole is a 383 yard par four dogleg right. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my fairway wood into the trap on the right of the green from there I blasted out to a foot from the pin and tapped in for a par. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The ninth hole is a 501 yard par five straight with a pond on the right front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my fairway wood about 155 yards from the green then I hit my 4 hybrid to about 25 yards from the green and I chipped on and two butted for a bogey. Wayne missed a 5 foot put and double bogeyed the hole.

The tenth hole is a 356 yard par four straight with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive onto the fairway about 170 yards from the green and hit a 3 hybrid across the creek from there I chipped on and two putted for a bogey. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The eleventh hole is a 139 yard par three. I hit my drive on to the fringe in front of the green and chipped on and sank my put for a par. Wayne pared the hole.

The twelfth hole is a 460 yard par five straight with 175 yards carry over water off the drive. I hit my drive into the woods on the right and chipped out then hit my fairway wood to about 125 yards in front of the green. From there I chipped to the right side of the green and then chipped on and one putted for a bogey. Wayne pared the hole.

The thirteenth hole is a 314 yard par four straight. I hit my drive short down the middle then hit a fairway wood short of the green on the right side Then I chipped over the back of green and finally chipped on and two putted for double bogey. Wayne pared the hole.

The fourteenth hole is a 293 yard par four straight a creek about 150 yards from the green. I hit my drive across the creek into the woods on the right. I dropped near where I lost my ball and then chipped onto the green and two putted for a bogey. Wayne pared the hole.

The fifteenth hole is a 304 yard par four straight. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway and hit a 5 iron about 20 yards left of the green then hit my gap wedge about 6 inches short of clearing a trap in front of the green. I chipped out of the trap and one putted for a bogey. Wayne pared the hole.

The sixteenth hole is a 469 yard par five with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I barely crossed the pond and hit three bad fairway woods to about 125 yards from the green. I hit my eight iron on to the green two putted for a double bogey. Wayne bogeyed the hole.

The seventeenth hole is a 137 yard par three. I hit my 5 hybrid pin high 10 feet right of the green and chipped on and two putted for a bogey. Wayne pared the hole.

The eighteenth hole is a 324 yard par three dogleg right. I hit a drive down the middle of the fairway about 125 yards from the green and hit my eight iron onto the green. Then two putted for my third par. Wayne pared the hole.

I shot a 93 and Wayne shot an 81.

July 24, 2007 - The Crossings - Playoffs

Week 13 The Playoffs. My teammate and I won the Bogey Division and had a match against the Poolsta's. My teammate for the season fell and injured his knee so I had to get a new partner for the playoffs - Tuesday the 24th of July the match was on the front nine using the blue tees.



The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 225 from the green from there I hit a three wood short of the Green about 10 feet. Then I chipped on and three putted for an six. My opponent shot five.



The second hole is over a mound in the fairway to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4. My drive went left and I had to take an unplayable lie about 165 yards from the green. I hit my 5 Hybrid right into a second unplayable lie about 15 yards to the right of the green then I hit my wedge short of the green and hit it a second time to get on the green and I three putted for a five. My opponent shot a par four.



The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right but playable and I hit my 5 iron from an awkward stance to about 140 yards from the green. From there I hit my 6 Iron onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent hit a wedge from the edge of the fairway to about one from the hole and sank his putt for a birdee (first of three in four holes)



The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle to about 140 yards form the green. From there I hit my 5 hybrid to about 5 yards short of the green on the right side. I then chipped onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot six.



The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a hit my drive down the right side of the fairway about 195 yards from the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 10 yards short of the green and chipped twice to get on the green and three putted for a six. My opponent sank a 50 foot putt for a birdee three.



The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive about 25 feet left of the pin and two putted for a par. My opponent shot a birdee two.



The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive down the right about 220 yards from the green I then hit my fairway wood left into the wood so I took my Mulligan and hit my wedge to the 150 yard marker. Next I hit my 5 hybrid to 25 yards short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a seven. My opponent shot an seven.



The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my 5 hybrid iron to about 85 feet right of the pin in the woods and lost. I dropped where I went in and chipped over the back of the green then I chipped on and I four putted for an six. My opponent shot a par three.



The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive across the water and hit my wedge down the fairway to about about 195 to the green and 145 across the water hazard. From there I sliced my 5 hybrid fairway wood across the water into the hazard and took my mulligan then hit a good 5 hybrid to into the hazard area but bounced out off a tree. from there I hit my wedge to the edge for the green and chipped on and two putted for a seven. My opponent shot a six got gross 37 net 26. I shot a 51 net 33 and lost my match 6.5 to 2.5.

Walt Disney World Palm - June 26 2007

Walt Disney World Palm Golf Course it was another hot day in the low 90's . I shot a 115 from the white tees at 6461 yards.

The first hole was a 478 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The second hole was a 374 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The third hole was a 148 yard par 3. I shot a 8 with 3 putts.

The fourth hole was a 335 yard par 4. I shot a 4 with 3 putts.

The fifth hole was a 385 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 3 putts.

The sixth hole was a 403 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 3 putts.

The seventh hole was a 498 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 1 putt.

The eighth hole was a 186 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 1 putt.

The ninth hole was a 362 yard par 4. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The tenth hole was a 397 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 3 putts.

The eleventh hole was a 514 yard par 5. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The twelfth hole was a 181 yard par 3. I shot a 3 with 2 putts.

The thirteenth hole was a 348 yard par 4. I shot a 9 with 2 putts.

The fourteenth hole was a 471 yard par 5. I shot a 9 with 3 putts.

The fifteenth hole was a 410 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The sixteenth hole was a 164 yard par 3. I shot a 5 with 3 putts.

The seventeenth hole was a 368 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The eighteenth hole was a 439 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

Walt Disney World Magnolia - June 25, 2007

Walt Disney World Magnolia Golf Course it was a hot day in the low 90's. I shot a a 105 from the white tees at 6642 yards.

The first hole was a 410 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The second hole was a 323 yard par 4. I shot a 4 with 2 putts.

The third hole was a 147 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 3 putts.

The fourth hole was a 495 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 3 putts.

The fifth hole was a 432 yard par 4. I shot a 10 with 3 putts.

The sixth hole was a 175 yard par 3. I shot a 6 with 3 putts.

The seventh hole was a 396 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 1 putt.

The eighth hole was a 550 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 1 putt.

The ninth hole was a 412 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The tenth hole was a 515 yard par 5. I shot a 6 with 3 putts.

The eleventh hole was a 385 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The twelfth hole was a 160 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 2 putts.

The thirteenth hole was a 328 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The fourteenth hole was a 523 yard par 5. I shot a 6 with 3 putts.

The fifteenth hole was a 191 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 2 putts.

The sixteenth hole was a 372 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 3 putts.

The seventeenth hole was a 400 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The eighteenth hole was a 442 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

Duke Golf League - The Crossings June 19, 2007

Week 8 - Tuesday the 19th of June my team was playing Transplants on the front nine using the blue tees.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 255 from the green from there I hit my three wood to about 100 yards short of the green I then hit my Pitching wedge on to the Green about 15 feet and three putted for a six. My opponent shot seven.

The second hole is over a mound in the fairway to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4. I hit my drive short to the right and was about 185 yards from the green. From there I hit my 3 wood to the edge of the green then chipped on and I two putted for a five. My opponent shot an seven.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right and I had to take an unplayable lie and I hit my 5 hybrid to about 65 yards from the green. From there I hit my Lob wedge about 10 feet short of the green then chipped on and two putted for a seven. My opponent shot five.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle to about 145 yards from the green. From there I hit my 5 iron to about 15 feet past the pin and two putted for a four. My opponent shot four also.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 175 yards from the green. I then hit my 3 hybrid pin high about 10 yards left of the green and chipped on and three putted for a six. My opponent shot five.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to the left side of the green about 60 feet feet from the pin and three putted for a four. My opponent shot a six.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive down the right about 175 yards from the green I then hit my fairway wood to 25 yards short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a six. My opponent shot a seven but I was giving him a shot.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my 5 hybrid iron to about 85 feet just over the ladies tee so I took my Mulligan and hit a drive about 15 yards short of the green. I used my lob wedge to get over the sand trap and onto the edge of the green and three putted for a five. My opponent shot a six.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive across the water and to about 245 to the green and 195 across the water hazard. From there I hit my wedge to about 185 to the green and 135 across the hazard. I hit my seven Iron across the hazard and bounced into the environmental protection area and took drop about 90 yards from the green. Next I hit my gap wedge into the trap short of the green and took two to get out. Then I three putted for a ten. My opponent shot a eleven. I shot a 54 and lost 2 balls and won my match 6 to 3. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Duke Golf League - The Crossings June 12, 2007

June 12th our team playing the Poolsta's on the back nine using the blue tees. We are in second place in our division.

The tenth hole is an uphill 367 par 4 dog leg right. My drive went to the right of the fairway about 165 yards from the green then hit my 5 hybrid onto the edge of the green and three putted for a five.

The eleventh hole is a downhill 465 yard par 5 dog leg right. My drive went down the right side and lost it in the woods. I took drop about 300 from the green and hit my seven Iron to about 165 from the green. I then hit my Gap wedge to about 65 yards from the green right in front. From there I hit my gap wedge about in to the creek in front , dropped and hit into it to the other side of the creek and dropped and hit on to the green about 10 feet from the hole and two putted for an eleven.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My drive hit the green and bounced over into the water. I dropped around the back of the green and chipped across to the sand trap then chipped on and two putted for a six.

The thirteenth hole is a straight 360 yard par 4 with a pond and creek down the entire right side of the fairway. I hit my drive down the middle to about the 150 marker and hit my 5 hybrid to the front edge of the green and chipped on and two putted for a five.

The fourteenth hole is a straight 369 yard hole back along the same creek and pond as the previous hole. I hit a drive down the middle then hit my fairway woods into the pond on the left. I dropped near where it went in and hit my gap wedge onto the green and two putted for a six.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit drive right at the pin and it stopped about 20 yards short in the edge of the water. I dropped and chipped on and one putted for a bogey four.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard. I hit my drive just over the creek . From there I hit my fairway wood into the woods on the left and dropped about 150 yards from the green. I hit my 5 iron about 15 yards short of the green and chipped on and two putted for a seven.

The Seventeenth hole is an uphill straight 485 yard par 5 with a creek across the hole about 175 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive just over the creek. From there I hit a good fairway wood to about 125 yards from the green. I hit my eight Iron pin high 5 feet left of the green then I chipped on and one putted for par five.

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my fairway wood left to about 155 yards form the green then I hit my six iron to about 20 feet short of the green on the right. From there I chipped over a sand trap onto the green and three putted for a six and lost my match 4 to 5.

Duke Golf League - The Crossings June 5, 2007

Week 8 - Tuesday the 5th of June my team was playing High Handicappers on the front nine (third straight week ) using the blue tees. I ended my streak of good golf

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 225 from the green from there I hooked a three wood into the woods on the left. I dropped on the edge of the woods about 140 yards short of the green I then hit my 6 iron short of the Green about 10 feet. Then I chipped on and three putted for an eight. My opponent shot five.

The second hole is over a mound in the fairway to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4. My drive went left and I had to take an unplayable lie about 165 yards from the green. I hit my 5 Hybrid right into a second unplayable lie about 15 yards to the right of the green then I hit my wedge short of the green and hit it a second time to get on the green and I three putted for a nine. My opponent shot an five.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right but playable and I hit my 5 iron from an awkward stance to about 140 yards from the green. From there I hit my 6 Iron onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot eight.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle to about 140 yards form the green. From there I hit my 5 hybrid to about 5 yards short of the green on the right side. I then chipped onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a hit my drive down the right side of the fairway about 195 yards from the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 10 yards short of the green and chipped twice to get on the green and three putted for a seven. My opponent shot four.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive about 10 feet left of the green and chipped on and three putted for a five. My opponent shot a six.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive down the right about 220 yards from the green I then hit my fairway wood left into the wood so I took my Mulligan and hit my wedge to the 150 yard marker. Next I hit my 5 hybrid to 25 yards short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a seven. My opponent shot an five.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my 5 hybrid iron to about 85 feet right of the pin in the woods and lost. I dropped where I went in and chipped over the back of the green then I chipped on and I four putted for an eight. My opponent shot a four.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive perfectly across the water and it trickled down to the edge of the creek about 195 to the green and 145 across the water hazard. From there I sliced my 5 hybrid fairway wood across the water into the hazard area 4 times before I gave up and took a 12 (league max). My opponent shot a six.

I shot a 64 and lost 6 balls and lost my match 5.5 to 3.5. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Duke Golf League - The Crossings May 29, 2007

Week 7 - Tuesday the 29th of May my team was playing One Man and an Asian (OMA3) on the front nine using the blue tees. The league switched to the back nine so we will play our remaining three conference matches on the back nine after playing the first three conference matches on the front nine. We started on the second hole to spread the league out.

our first hole was the second hole. the second hole is over a mound in the fairway to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4. My drive went right down the middle and stopped about 90 yards from the green. I hit my A wedge onto the front edge of the green. I three putted for a five. My opponent shot an seven.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right and I took my mulligan and hit my second drive to the right again. I had to take a drop by the rough and then I hit my 5 iron to about 100 yards from the green. I hit my wedge to the front edge of the green and chipped in for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle to the 150 marker. From there I hit my 5 hybrid to about 5 yards short of the green on the right side. I then chipped onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a hit my drive down the right side of the fairway about 195 yards form the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 10 yards short of the green and chipped on the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive about 25 yards and hit a pitching wedge about another 50 yards then chipped on and two putted for a double bogey five. My opponent shot a par 3. This was my fifth straight five.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive to about 10 yards short of the 150 yard marker. I then hit my 5 hybrid to the bunker just short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a six. My opponent shot an eight. I broke my streak of fives.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit a perfect 5 hybrid iron to about 85 feet left of the pin. I three putted for a bogey four. My opponent shot a six. I have a 35 for the first 7 holes I have played.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive perfectly across the water to about 219 to the green and 159 across the water hazard. From there I hit my fairway wood across the water again but hit a tree and did not clear the hazard. I dropped beside the hazard on the right side of the fairway about 125 yards from the green. I chipped in to the trap then chipped on and two putted for a seven. My opponent shot a nine.

Our last hole was the first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 225 from the green from there I hit a three wood to about 100 yards short of the green I then hit my pitching wedge to the front edge of the green a chipped on and three putted for a seven. My opponent shot eight. I shot a 49 and only lost 2 balls and won my match 8 to 1.

Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Lochmere

Monday evening I got the second chance to play on the weekend at Lochmere. I joined a threesome and played the blue tees for 6137 yards. It has not rained in a couple of weeks so Lochmere is fairly dry. I shot a 96 with a Birdie and three pars. We played in just about 4 hours and 15 minutes and never had to wait. This course is in a flood plain that will flood with the slightest provocation.

I opened with a quadruple bogey eight on a 385 yards par 4. I opened with a good drive then hit four bad fairway woods before I chipped on and two putted for a snowman (8) quadruple bogey.

The second hole is a short par four 336 yards. I hit my drive to the right into the trees and chipped on to the fairway then hit an iron to the right of the green and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The third hole is a par 3 179 yards with water on the right side. I hit down the right side and bounced into the water. I dropped near where I went in and chipped on then two putted for a double bogey.

The fourth hole is a 363 yard downhill with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway and hit a 5 hybrid into the trap on the right of the green and took two sand shots and two putted for a double bogey.

The fifth hole is a 346 yard par four dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle then I chipped to the left of the green. From there I chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The sixth hole is a 377 yard par 4 with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my 5 hybrid into the creek . I took a drop behind the creek and chipped on and two putted for double bogey.

The seventh hole is a 172 yard par three with a pond down the left side. I hit my 5 iron just short of the green and it bounced and rolled to 18 inches from the Pin. I tapped in for a BIRDIE.

The eighth hole is a 412 yard par four dogleg right. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my fairway wood into the trap on the right of the green from there I blasted out to a foot from the pin and tapped in for a par.

The ninth hole is a 536 yard par five straight with a pond on the right front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my fairway wood about 25 yards and then hit it a second time to about 100 yards from the green. I chipped on and two butted for a bogey.

The tenth hole is a 364 yard par four straight with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive into the trees on the left from there I chipped onto the fairway and hit a 3 hybrid to the trees on the right side of the fairway. I then hit into the creek and dropped behind the creek and proceeded to chip on and one putt for a snowman (8) quadruple bogey

The eleventh hole is a 151 yard par three. I hit my drive on the back of the green and two putted for a par.

The twelfth hole is a 492 yard par five straight with 175 yards carry over water off the drive. I hit my drive into the woods on the right and chipped out then hit my fairway wood to about 125 yards in front of the green. From there I chipped to the right side of the green and then chipped on and one putted for a bogey.

The thirteenth hole is a 338 yard par four straight. I hit my dirve down the middle then hit a six iron onto the green 12 feet past the hole and two putted for par.

The fourteenth hole is a 336 yard par four straight a creek about 150 yards from the green. I hit my drive down the middle into the creek . I dropped behind the creek and hit my 5 iron onto the green and two putted for a bogey.

The fifteenth hole is a 319 yard par four straight. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway and hit a 5 iron about 20 yards then hit my 7 iron 6 inches short of clearing a trap in front of the green. I chipped out of the trap and two putted for a double bogey.

The sixteenth hole is a 512 yard par five with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I barely crossed the pond and hit a good fairway wood to about 175 yards from the green. I hit my 5 hybrid to about 25 yards short of the green then chipped into a trap and out of the trap and two putted for a double bogey.

The seventeenth hole is a 172 yard par three. I hit my 5 hybrid pin high 10 feet left of the green and chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The eighteenth hole is a 346 yard par three dogleg right. I hit a drive down the middle of the fairway about 190 yards from the green and hit my fairway onto the green. Then my first three putt of the day got me another bogey.

Lakeshore Golf Course

Saturday I played at Lakeshore Golf Course in Durham with the Triangle Meet up group. This is not a long course so we played the Blue tees for a total of 5719 yards. The course was crowed so we took over 5 and 1/2 hours to play and waited on almost every shot. I shot a 100 for the day with three pars. The course was in good condition except the greens were a little slow.

I opened with a triple bogey seven on the longest par four on the course at 409 yards. I got into trouble down the right side with a couple of bad chips off the pine straw then two putted once I got on the green.

The second hole is a short par three 158 yards over water. I hit short to the right of the green then chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The third hole is an uphill par 4 321 yards over water. I drove to the middle of the fairway about 120 yards from the green from there I chipped on and two putted for a par.

The fourth hole is a short par three 134 yards downhill with water behind the green. I hit my drive into the trees on the left and the ball was knocked down 100 yards from the green. From there I managed to chip on from the pine straw and two putt for a Bogey.

The fifth hole is a 495 yard par five dogleg right. I f I had my driver I could have sliced it around the corner without any effort. I hit my drive 200 yards down the middle then hit a fairway wood about 175 to the left side of the fairway. From 120 I hit my eight Iron Pin high about 20 feet off the right of the green. I then chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The sixth hole is a 334 yard par 4 with two creek across it. I hit my second shot into the second creek, dropped behind it and hit near the green chipped on in five and two putted for a triple bogey.

The seventh hole is a 352 yard par four dogleg right. I hit my drive to about 150 then hit a fat 5 iron about 25 yards I then hit my eight iron to the left of the green about pin high and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The eighth hole is a 354 yard par four dogleg right. repeat I hit my drive to about 150 then hit a fat 5 iron about 25 yards I then hit my eight iron to the right of the green about pin high and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The ninth hole is a 373 yard par four straight with a pond on the right front of the green. I hit my drive to about 175 then hit a perfect 35 hybrid onto the green and two putted for a par.

The back nine started off slowly as the hit and wait started to bother my limited game.

The tenth hole is a 485 yard par five straight creek 100 yards in front of the green. I hit my drive down the fairway about 200 yards and hit a fairway wood to about 125 from the green from there I hit an eight Iron fat to about 100 yards from the green and hit my wedge to pin high 20 feet right of the green and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The eleventh hole is a 266 yard par four straight. I hit a short drive to the right into the tree line and then I had to chip out to the fairway since I had no shot at the green. I hit my 5 iron short of the green side trap on the right and chipped on and two putted for another double bogey.

The twelfth hole is a 423 yard par four straight with two creeks. I hit my drive about 200 yards down the middle then chunked a fairway wood and my 3 hybrid to about 175 yards from the green. I then hit my 5 hybrid into the creek and dropped behind the creek. I hit my fifth shot onto the green and three putted for a snowman (8) quadruple bogey

The thirteenth hole is a 261 yard par four dogleg left. I hit my drive short of the corner and chipped to the corner about 65 yards from the green then hit my lob wedge onto the green and two putted for a bogey.

The fourteenth hole is a 346 yard par four straight down a valley and back up to the green. I hit my drive to the bottom of the valley behind a tree and chipped out to the fairway then hit my 5 iron 10 feet short of the green then I chipped on two putted for a double bogey.

The fifteenth hole is a 279 yard par four straight down hill with a pond around the right back and sides of the green. I hit my drive to within about 65 yards of the green and hit my lob wedge onto the green and two putted for my third par of the day.

The sixteenth hole is a 190 yard par three with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I carried the water on my drive but went right of the target into the tree line then chipped out to the front of the green and three putted for a double bogey.

The seventeenth hole is a 343 yard par four dogleg left with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I drove across the water and hit my 5 iron about 25 yards then hit my 7 Iron past the green and ha d to chip back on and two putted for a double bogey.

The eighteenth hole is a 197 yard par three straight. I hit my drive about 50 yards after hitting the ground 6 inches behind the ball then hit 10 yards short of the green and chipped on then two putted for a double bogey.

Duke Golf League - May 22, 2007 - The Crossings

Week 6 - Tuesday the 22nd of May my team playing the Bald White Boyz on the front nine using the blue tees.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. My drive using a fairway wood went to the right side of the fairway. From there I hit a three wood to the right about 100 yards short of the green I then hit my pitching wedge to the front wedge of the green a chip on and two putt for a six. My opponent shot seven.

The second hole is over a mound to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4 . My drive went right down the middle and stopped about 90 yards from the green. I hit my A wedge to the right of the green into the waste area. I drop there about 25 feet from the green and I chip on to the edge and three putt for a seven. My opponent shot an eight.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right down the middle of the fairway to 140 yards from the green. I hit my 6 Iron to the middle of the green and three putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive short down the middle barely 100 yards off the tee. From there I hit my fairway wood to about 40 yards short of the green on the right side. I then hit my gap wedge onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot seven.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a sliced my drive down the right side but received a fortuitous bounce back on to the fairway about 215 yards form the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 40 yards short of the green and shipped twice to get on the green and two putted for a six. My opponent shot six.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive pin high about 10 feet off the green to the right from there I chipped on two two putted for a bogey 4. My opponent shot a par 3.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive to about 10 feet right of the 150 yard marker. I then hit my 5 iron to about 40 yards short of the green and I chipped halfway up the hill and chipped on to the green and then two putted for a six. My opponent shot a ten.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit a perfect 5 hybrid iron to about 15 feet left of the pin. I two putted for a par. My opponent shot four.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive perfectly across the water to about 219 to the green and 159 across the water hazard. From there I hit my fairway wood across the water again to the left side of the fairway about 100 yards form the green. I chipped on to the back of the green and three putted for a six. My opponent shot seven. I shot a 48 and only lost 1 ball and won my match 7.5 to 1.5. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Duke Golf League - May 15, 2007 - the Crossings

May 15th our team playing the WhipLash on the back nine using the blue tees. We are in last place in our division. We started on Eleven and played the tenth hole last to get ahead of everyone.

The tenth hole is an uphill 367 par 4 dog leg right. My drive in to the sand trap on the left about 200 yards from the green then hit across the fairway to 100 yards from the hole then hit my pitching wedge to pin high 5 feet off the right of the green then chipped on and two putted for a six.

The eleventh hole is a downhill 465 yard par 5 dog leg right. My drive went down the left side to about 240 yards from the green. I hit my 5 hybrid to about 65 yards from the green right in front. From there I hit my gap wedge about 25 yards then I hit it again in to the creek in front , dropped and hit into it to the creek again dropped and hit on to the green about 10 feet from the hole and sank my first one put for a nine. The first time I have broken 10 on this hole.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My drive cleared the water by three feet and landed in a sand trap. I chipped over the green into the pond past the green from there I dropped and chipped on and again one putted fro a five.

The thirteenth hole is a straight 360 yard par 4 with a pond and creek down the entire right side of the fairway. I topped my drive to the ladies tee and topped a hybrid in to the pond. I dropped and hit my hybrid to about 100 yards down the right side and hit my wedge past the green , chipped back and two putted for an eight.

The fourteenth hole is a straight 369 yard hole back along the same creek and pond as the previous hole. I hit a drive down the middle then hit my fairway woods deep into the woods on the right, I dropped near where it went in and hit my five iron deep into the woods on the right again. From there I dropped again then hit a wedge to the green and three putted for a nine.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit a great 3 wood that stopped about 15 short of the green on the right side. I flubbed a chip twice to barley get on the green and two putted for a five.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard. I hit my drive into the creek on the right. From there I dropped a ball and chipped to about 100 yards from the green. I hit my gap wedge to about 10 feet past the pin and two putted for a seven.

The Seventeenth hole is an uphill straight 485 yard par 5 about 190 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive right into the woods so I played my mulligan and hit a similar shot that bounced out of the woods just short of the creek. From there I hit a good fairway wood to about 165 yards from the green. I hit my seven Iron just short of the green and chipped on and two putted for another seven

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my fairway wood left to about 155 yards form the green then I hit my six iron to about 20 feet sort of the green on the right. From there I chipped onto the green and two putted for a five and won my match 5.5 to 3.5.

Duke Golf League - May 8, 2007 - The Crossings

Week 4 - Tuesday the 8th of May my team playing the Brian & Lee (no team name) on the front nine using the blue tees. I took my driver out of may bag before I began.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. My drive using a fairway wood went to the right side of the fairway. From there I hit a good three wood in to the sand trap on the right front of the green. I chipped to the other end of the trap then chipped out and one putted for a six.

The second hole is over a mound to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4 . My drive went right down the middle and stopped about 90 yards from the green. I hit my A wedge to the green within 10 feet and two putted for a par 4.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My first drive went down the right side of the fairway near the stream. I took a drop near where my ball was and hit my hybrid 5 into the woods and took another drop then hit my wedge into the trap on the right front of the green. I then chipped out of the trap onto the green and two putted for an 8.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the right side of the fairway and hit a fairway wood onto the green about 12 feet behind the pin. From there proceeded to four putt for a six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a drive down the left side and short and hit my fairway wood off to the left in the rough then hit a hybrid Iron to the right about 45 yards in front of the green. From there I hit a chip and run to the green and three putted for a seven.

The sixth hole is a 141 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to about 20 yards short of the green chipped on and two putted for a bogey 4.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive right about 10 feet past the women's tee then hit my 5 hybrid iron to 165 from the green right in the middle of the fairway. I then hit another 5 Hybrid iron 30 yards left of the green in to the woods where I dropped near where I lost my ball and chipped on and then three putted for an eight.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit barley across the gully and lost my ball in the mud. I dropped where it crossed the muck and chipped on and two putted for a bogey five.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive to the right into the water and took a drop across the water (league Rule). I chipped down the fairway so i had a shot over the water again (125 across the water and 225 to the green) I hit my fairway wood to the left into the water then dropped and hit another ball to 30 yards short of the green on the right. I chipped on to the green and two putted for an nine. I shot a 57 and only lost 3 balls. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Duke Golf League - May 1, 2007 The Crossings

May 1st our team playing the Soccer Girls on the back nine using the blue tees. We are at 21 points through two weeks of league play

The tenth hole is an uphill 367 par 4 dog leg right. My drive went right (this is the beginning of a theme) and landed short of the trap on the right corner. I hit my 5 hybrid to pin high 5 feet off the right of the green then chipped on and two putted for a bogey five.

The eleventh hole is a downhill 465 yard par 5 dog leg right. My drive went right again and was lost in the woods. I dropped in the fairway (league rule) and hit down the hill next to a pond about 125 yards I hit another one to the right and lost it in the woods so I dropped just short of the creek before the green on the right and sculled it into a bush behind the green. I took a drop and three putted for a eleven.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My first drive was two feet short of the green. I dropped in the drop area and proceeded to chip on to the green and two putt for a double bogey five.

The thirteenth hole is a straight 360 yard par 4 with a pond and creek down the entire right side of the fairway. I hit two from the tee directly into the pond, I took my mulligan on the first, on the right and then dropped at the beginning of the fairway and hit just short of the creek on the right side of the fairway. I hit my six iron to the middle of the green and three putted for a seven (which became the theme for the night).

The fourteenth hole is a straight 369 yard hole back along the same creek and pond as the previous hole. I hit a drive down the right into a sand trap and hit my first sand shot about 10 feet and then hit my second sand shot into the pond on the left of the green about 20 yards short of the green. I dropped in the left side of the fairway where I went into the water and I chipped on and two putted for a seven.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit a perfect 3 wood that rolled about 15 feet past the hole. then I twice putted halfway to the hole before sinking a 4 footer for bogey four.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard. I hit my drive into the trap on the right and chipped out to about 200 yards from the green. I hit down the right side into a creek running up the side and went in about a foot. I dropped and hit my gap wedge to about 10 feet past the pin and two putted for a seven.

The Seventeenth hole is an uphill straight 485 yard par 5 about 190 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive right into the wood and dropped just past the creek. the hit a good fairway wood to about 135 yards from the green. I hit my seven Iron just short of the green and chipped on and two putted for another seven

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my fairway wood to 190 from the green down the middle of the fairway then hit it again to the right of the green from there I chipped into a trap took two to get out and two putted for another seven and lost match 5.5 to 3.5.

Duke Golf league April 24, 2007 - The Crossings

Week 2 - Tuesday the 24th of April my our team playing the Poolsta's on the front nine using the blue tees.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. My drive went to the right side of the fairway. From there I hit a good three wood to the front of the green. I chipped across the green 20 feet past the pin and three putted for a six.

The second hole is over a month to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4 . My drive went to the right side of the fairway about 150 yards from the green. I hit my 5 Hybrid rescue club to three feet off the front of the green and chipped to within 4 feet and sank my uphill putt for a par 4.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My first drive went way right so I took my mulligan and hit it down the right side of the fairway into a stream. I took a drop near where my ball was and hit my rescue club into the trap on the right front of the green. I then chipped out of the trap over the green and then chipped back over the front of the green and finally chipped on the green and two putted for an 8.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the right side of the fairway and hit a fairway wood to the right of the green. From there I chipped over the front of the green and then chipped back on and two putted for a six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a drive down the right again then hit a rescue club to about 105 yards in front of the green. from there I hit a great pitching wedge that hit the front of the green and bounced and rolled over the back of the green down a 50 foot embankment. I chipped over the front of the green stubbed a chip about 10 feet then chipped on and two putted for an eight.

The sixth hole is a 141 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to the right about 10 feet short of the green rolled down the hill into the woods, took drop where the ball went in and chipped on to the green and one putted for a bogey four.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive right near the cart path in a small treed area then hit my next shot into the creek. I dropped short of the creek and stubbed one just over the creek and stubbed two more before I got clear of the creek and then I hit one way right of the green lost it in the deep grass. I dropped near where I lost my ball and I chipped on and three putted for an eleven.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to the right about 10 feet short of the green I chipped on and two putted for a bogey four.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive to the right into the water and took a drop across the water (league Rule). I chipped down the fairway so i had a shot over the water again (125 across the water and 225 to the green) I hit to the right across the water into a nature conservancy area (another lost ball). I dropped near where it went into the nature conservancy area chipped to the green and two putted for an eight.

I shot a 59 and only lost 4 balls which was a huge improvement over the previous week. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Golf League - The Crossings - 4/17/07

Our SIM (Strike It More) golf league moved to a new course for this season mostly due to cost. Last year we played at Duke for $35 per nine with a cart. This year we are playing at The Crossings for $15 with a cart. The Crossings is an older course with plenty of woods and water to get in trouble in.

The season opened up Tuesday the 17th of April my our team playing the Blingers (League Champs from 2005) on the back nine using the blue tees.

The tenth hole is an uphill 367 par 4 dog leg right. My drive went right (this is the beginning of a theme) and landed in the trap on the right corner. I stubbed it to the other end of the trap and then popped it out of the trap to 130 yards from the green. I hit a7 Iron to the right of the green and chipped on and two putted an eight.

The eleventh hole is a downhill 465 yard par 5 dog leg right. My drive went right again and was lost in the woods. I dropped in the fairway (league rule) and hit down the hill next to a pond about 125 yards I hit another one to the right and lost it in the woods so I dropped just short of the creek before the green on the right and sculled it into a bush behind the green. I took a drop and two putted for a ten.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My first drive went right and as I was swinging for my second attempt my "partner" was yelling something about a mulligan (league rule) so I proceeded to skull it into the lake again. I dropped in the drop area and proceeded to hit another into the water so I dropped on the edge of the green and two putted for an eight.

The thirteenth hole is a straight 360 yard par 4 with a pond and creek down the entire right side of the fairway. I hit two from the tee directly into the pond on the right and then dropped at the beginning of the fairway and hit another into the creek on the right side of the fairway. I dropped near the creek 140 yards from the green lying 6 and chipped near the green then chipped on and three putted for an eleven.

The fourteenth hole is a straight 369 yard hole back along the same creek and pond as the previous hole. I hit a drive down the right into the pond and dropped in the fairway the proceeded to hit a fairway wood straight to about 20 feet short of the green on the right side (I was starting on the right side) for my first decent shot of the night. I chipped on and three putted for a seven and won my first hole of the night.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit my drive to the right about 20 yards short of the green and chipped on and two putted for a five to win my second hole of the night.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard with a creek across the fairway about 190 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive deep into the woods on the right then hit my next shot into the creek. I dropped short of the creek and hit another good fairway wood about 30 yards short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a nine and won my third straight hole.

The Seventeenth hole is a straight 485 yard par 5 that I do not remember at all except I had another none and split the hole so I was down 4.5 to 3.5 going into the last hole. I was on my way to shooting my worst nine holes (74) in as long as I can remember and I still had a decent chance to split the match.

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my drive to the right into a trap. I chipped out of the trap to about 140 yards downhill. from there I hit my 7 iron to pin high on the right side of the green about 3 feet from the group ahead of us who were waiting and watching us finish our round. I sculled my wedge completely across the green and chipped back with a two putt for a 7 and lost the final hole.

DVC Magnolia - 1/19/07

Walt Disney World Magnolia Golf Course it was another nice day in the mid 70's after the sun came out about the 8th hole. I played my best round except for a three hole stretch where I lost 5 golf balls and scored 7-8-8. I finished with a 107.

The first hole was a 365 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The second hole was a 310 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The third hole was a 130 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 3 putts.

The fourth hole was a 477 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 3 putts.

The fifth hole was a 356 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 3 putts.

The sixth hole was a 114 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 3 putts.

The seventh hole was a 347 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 1 putt.

The eighth hole was a 517 yard par 5. I shot a 6 with 1 putt.

The ninth hole was a 335 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The tenth hole was a 504 yard par 5. I shot a 8 with 3 putts.

The eleventh hole was a 317 yard par 4. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The twelfth hole was a 151 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 2 putts.

The thirteenth hole was a 311 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The fourteenth hole was a 509 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 3 putts.

The fifteenth hole was a 178 yard par 3. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The sixteenth hole was a 343 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 3 putts.

The seventeenth hole was a 394 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The eighteenth hole was a 429 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

DVC Lake Buena Vasta - 1/17/07

Walt Disney World Lake Buena Vista Golf Course. I was a little cooler and misty for the first several holes before it cleared into a nice day with a high of 68. I played better with 8 bogeys including 4 in a row but I still lost 6 golf balls. My final score was a 103

The first hole was a 467 yard par 4. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The second hole was a 139 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 3 putts.

The third hole was a 353 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The fourth hole was a 351 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 3 putts.

The fifth hole was a 348 yard par 4 . I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The sixth hole was a 317 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The seventh hole was a 94 yard par 3. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The eighth hole was a 480 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The ninth hole was a 344 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The tenth hole was a 345 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The eleventh hole was a 410 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The twelfth hole was a 158 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 2 putts.

The thirteenth hole was a 313 yard par 4. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The fourteenth hole was a 457 yard par 5. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The fifteenth hole was a 326 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The sixteenth hole was a 156 yard par 3. I shot a 4 with 2 putts.

The seventeenth hole was a 491 yard par 5. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The eighteenth hole was a 370 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

DVC - Osprey Ridge - 1/15/07

I played my first round of the new year at Walt Disney World Osprey Ridge Golf Course. it had been almost 5 months since I last played and I have new set of Irons - Nike Sling Shot. It was a wonderful day with a high of 82 and little wind. I however shot an erratic round with several 8's and an incredible birdie 2 on a 130 yard par 3. I lost 7 balls through the round and ended with a 111 for the total.

The first hole was a 287 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The second hole was a 349 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The third hole was a 143 yard par 3. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The fourth hole was a 311 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The fifth hole was a 181 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The sixth hole was a 347 yard par 4. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The seventh hole was a 523 yard par 5. I shot a 8 with 3 putts.

The eighth hole was a 363 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The ninth hole was a 478 yard par 5. I shot a 8 with 3 putts.

The tenth hole was a 355 yard par 4. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The eleventh hole was a 323 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The twelfth hole was a 501 yard par 5. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The thirteenth hole was a 130 yard par 3. I shot a 2 with 1 putt.

The fourteenth hole was a 408 yard par 4. I shot a 8 with 2 putts.

The fifteenth hole was a 320 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

The sixteenth hole was a 485 yard par 5. I shot a 7 with 2 putts.

The seventeenth hole was a 196 yard par 3. I shot a 5 with 2 putts.

The eighteenth hole was a 403 yard par 4. I shot a 6 with 2 putts.

goals 2007

My Goals for the 2007 are:

Putts 31-33 per round
Fairways Hit - 10
GIR - 7
Score 92-98
Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course
Birdee's per round - 1/2
Pars per round - 2/3
Bogey's per round - 9/10
Double Bogey's per round - 4/5
Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0

Play 40 to 50 rounds

January - Disney (3)
February - Southport with Wayne(2)
March - Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)
April - Southport with Wayne(3), Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)
May - Florida with Brothers(6), Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne (3)
June - Disney (2), Golf League(2)
July - Golf League(2),Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)
August - Golf League(2), Southport with Wayne(2)
September - Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)
October - Southport with Wayne(2), Lochmere/Pine Hollow (2)

2006 update

It was a good year and it was a bad year. I was able to play 12 rounds in May and close to 40 times for the year however I have not played since the August 29th. My best round was early in the year when I shot a 92 at Lochmere and later in the summer I had a 60 and 62 in back to back weeks in my golf league.

My Goals for the 2006 were:
Putt 31-33 per round
Fairways Hit - 10
GIR - 7
Score 92-98
Break 90 on a 6000+ yard course
Pars per round - 2
Birdee's per round - 1
Bogey's per round - 10
Double Bogey's per round - 5
Bad holes (triple Bogey or worse) - 0

I made none of my goals so they will be my goals again in 2007