Bits and Pieces for a Wednesday Morning

-Golfing continues!  It's lovely to wander around the golf course without winter gear.  Who cares if there is an occasional sprinkle...

-Tracy and Cory Rayhill continue their competition while Cory is on spring vacation.  Monday night, Tracy rolled in a clutch six foot putt on the last hole to stop the late charging Cory.  That evened their match at one game apiece.  Last night, Cory returned the favor by blasting out of the sandtrap at #9 to six inches for a par and a one shot victory that gives him a one game advantage at this point. Expect more tight matches as the week progresses.

-Curt and Kevin Johnson were also out last night for nine holes.  Kevin still pounding the ball and getting back in shape for the season's beginning.  He reports the Dye course and the Ross course not open yet but soon.

-New golf blog for you: Wie Under Par.  Not Michelle Wie but rather Stephanie.  She talks of Tiger's likely return sooner rather than later (I like Arnold Palmer's tournament).

-PGA and Ping take care of the wedge issue: the old Ping wedge is banned.  Not surprising.

-Golfing tip for the day: Get out and play!  DJ Harder was out on Monday evening and having problems with his short game, chipping especially (me, too, though I would expand that to my entire iron play).  Think at this stage the most important thing to do is get out and get your swings in - lots of rust to knock off, lots of rhythm to recapture.  Three hundred strokes a day?  Well, that might be a little excessive at our level.  How about a hundred a day?  And don't count your putting strokes in that - do those in addition to the wood and iron swings.

-About time to golf, isn't it?