LIMEKILN GOLF CLUB 2008 SEASON
SATURDAY, 4/12 & SUNDAY, 4/13
WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE GROUPS THIS WEEKEND, AS OUR 2008 GOLF SEASON GETS UNDERWAY FULL BLAST. HOPEFULLY, THE BAD WEATHER WILL STAY AWAY, BUT I’VE BEEN SO CONFUSED BY THE WEATHERMAN THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, I’VE GIVEN UP WORRYING ABOUT THE WEATHER. WHEN IN DOUBT, GIVE US A CALL, OR SHOW UP FOR BREAKFAST. IT LOOKS LIKE THE STORMS ARE GOING NORTH OF US (LIKE LAST WEEK), BUT WE’LL SEE IN THE MORNING.
REMEMBER, THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF WEEKEND TEE TIMES ARE 15 MINUTES LATER THAN USUAL. I KNOW A COUPLE OF GROUPS HAVE MOVED, AND TOMMY HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM. IF YOU’RE IN DOUBT, SHOW UP AT YOUR NORMAL TIME, AND IF YOU’RE EARLY, YOU CAN DO LIKE A.I. AND “PRACTICE”?
AUGUSTA NATIONAL IS AN UNBELIEVABLE VENUE FOR A GOLF TOURNAMENT. ON TV, YOU DON’T GET THE REAL IDEA OF THE ELEVATION CHANGES, AND THE SEVERITY OF THE GREENS. I DON’T SEE HOW ANYONE MAKES A BIRDIE OUTSIDE 10 FEET. ALSO, FOR THOSE OF US WHO HIT THE BALL LEFT TO RIGHT, FORGET ABOUT IT. LEE TREVINO WAS RIGHT, IF YOU CAN’T DRAW THE BALL YOU HAVE NO CHANCE. I STARTED AT THE FIRST HOLE, AND WALKED THE WHOLE COURSE THROUGH HOLE EIGHTEEN. IT’S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN A US OPEN COURSE, WITH IT’S NARROW FAIRWAYS, AND HEAVY ROUGH. THE FAIRWAYS ARE WIDE, THERE’S NO ROUGH (UNLESS YOU CONSIDER ½ INCH ROUGH). HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL INTIMIDATING SHOTS THAT TAKE REAL NERVE TO EXECUTE. EVEN THE 60 YARD WEDGE SHOT ON HOLE 15 LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE. IT’S A SEVERE DOWNHILL LIE, OVER A POND, TO A NARROW HARD GREEN. A SHORT SHOT SUCKS BACK INTO THE POND,
AND IF THE PIN IS LEFT, A THERE IS A REAL POSIBILITY OF GOING OVER INTO THE WATER BEHIND THE GREEN. NO WONDER, ONLY THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD ARE IN CONTENTION, YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I HIT THE GIFT SHOP HARD, SO ALL PRIZES THIS WEEKEND WILL BE MASTERS STUFF!! I GOT HATS, TOWELS, BALLS, BALL MARKERS, HAT CLIPS, ETC. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY, THE WEEKLY $2.00 TOURNAMENT WILL BE A $5.00 TOURNAMENT TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT I (LIKE MOST OF OUR WIVES) OVERSPENT MY BUDGET. I DON’T THINK ANYONE WILL MIND, BECAUSE IT’S NICE STUFF. AS ALWAYS, WE’LL PAY LOW GROSS, SEVERAL LOW NETS, AND CLOSEST TO THE PINS ON ALL PAR THREES. ALSO, THE YEARLY PRO MEMBER MASTERS TOURNAMENT RUNS THIS WEEKEND. THE PRIZES WILL ALSO BE MASTERS STUFF. IF YOU HAVEN’T ENTERED THE PRO MEMBER MASTERS, YOU STILL CAN UP TO 9AM SATURDAY, BUT ONLY THE WEEKEND SCORES COUNT FOR YOUR SELECTED PRO PARTNER.
LET’S HOPE FOR GOOD WEATHER, AND WE’LL SEE EVERYONE THIS WEEKEND.
ROB
