05-31-08

LIMEKILN GOLF CLUB

2008 SEASON

SATURDAY, MAY 31^ST  -  SUNDAY, JUNE 1^ST

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WAS A BIG SUCCESS.  THE WEATHER WAS GREAT, AND WE HAD A NICE TURNOUT FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY BETTER BALL.  THE RESULTS OF ALL THE WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS ARE ATTACHED.

THE BIG TALK ALL WEEKEND WAS HOW TOUGH THE GOLF COURSE IS PLAYING.  IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 68, 2 UNDER PAR NET, WOULD CASH IN A BETTER BALL.  IT’S EVEN MORE HARD TO BELIEVE THAT LOW NET ON SATURDAY WAS WON BY A NET SCORE OVER PAR!!  BUT, AS WE KNOW, GOLFERS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES.  THIS GOLF COURSE HAS PLAYED TOUGH EVERY MAY.  I RECEIVED MY USGA HANDICAP E-MAIL THIS MORNING.  MY INDEX IS ABOUT THREE STROKES HIGHER THAN IT IS IN THE SUMMER, AND EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST MAY 31^ST.  THE ROUGH IS THE CULPRIT.  OUR LARGE ROUGH MOWER UNIT IS KIND OF LIKE THE LOCH NESS MONSTER.  THERE ARE RUMORS THAT WE HAVE THIS MOWER, BUT NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF ITS EXISTANCE.  ACTUALLY, ONE LOOK AT MY DIESEL FUEL BILLS TELLS ME IT’S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.  LIKE EVERY YEAR, THE SUMMER HEAT WILL SHORTEN UP THE COURSE, AND WE’LL BE SHOOTING LOWER SCORES AGAIN.

THAT’S ENOUGH COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ROUGH.  THE GROUNDS STAFF IS DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO STAY UP WITH THE GROWING GRASS.  I REMEMBER IN YEARS PAST, THE BAR & GRILL EMPLOYEES USED TO HAVE A SIGN FOR THE SPRING, “WE POUR THE BEER, WE DON’T CUT THE GRASS.”  THEY MAY HAVE TO FIND THAT SIGN AGAIN.

ROB