Bits and Pieces

-Out at Lakeview yesterday, Charlie Sheetz carded a 42 on the back nine of his 18 holes with Tony Wease.  That's pretty good shooting for the little guy who would have netted somewhere in the mid 20's if it was a league event.  He even beat Tony straight up, by two strokes.  Tony had his good nine on the front, firing a 39.

-Curt Johnson and Tracy Rayhill challenged Tony Trambaugh and me to skins and flags late yesterday afternoon - we started about 4:10.  Didn't think we would get nine holes in but we did, finishing at 6.  The match ended in a two to two tie, Tony and I getting two skins and Curt and Tracy, a skin and a flag.  Curt was the only one of us to hit a par three green, #7.  That's about 1 in 12, an 8% average.  Not very impressive.  Did see some pretty good putting along the way:  Tracy's 15 footer for bird at #5 after I had putted one in from just off the collar for bird, each about 15 foot with hills and ridges to navigate.  Tracy again on #8, an 18 footer for bird which put them up by one.  And then Tony's 10 footer for a sand save par at #9 which also tied the skins and flags after the other guys' bogey on the hole.  Good stuff.

-Scramble at noon today.

-Mickelson and Woods each four off the pace in separate events on the other side of the world.  Mickelson is in Singapore and Woods is in Melbourne.

-Michelle Wie tees it up today down in Mexico.  She's paired with Julie Inkster and Cristie Kerr in the last pairing to go out today at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.  Predictions and complete pairings from Mostly Harmless here.

-Sam Potts and Wilma Bateman still not at home - keep them in your prayers.

-Breakfast time here on the hill.  Think I'll have the usual fare - oatmeal with chopped walnuts, raisins, crasins, and a bit of milk.  Might even top it off with some sliced banana.  Yum.