-Hot, hot and more hot. Spent yesterday afternoon in the house and then went out at six to go back to the golf course - we closed it for the afternoon, something we will again do today. The blast of heat, 106 degrees and a breeze that felt hotter, reminded me of our days in Southern California when we lived in Tustin and were treated to the Santa Ana winds on an annual basis. Ferociously hot coming in from the desert. Guess we're being treated to some of the same.
-Scramble at 8 tomorrow morning - we'll be done before the real heat comes in. Right?!
-Got the Tuesday Men's Match Play Tournament set up - will post the brackets this afternoon. The top four teams in the standings do get a free pass to week two since we have only 28 teams in the league. Still working on the Thursday Match Play and the Community League's tournaments.
-Did have two teams come out last night just after seven to play their scramble: James Hager and Ryan Johnson along with Stan and Marvin Graber. Temps still in the 90's when they started, at 86 when they finished. Not bad - it was dry heat. Challenged each of them to try and do as well as Jack Lents and I had done earlier in the day (a 30 gross - missed a birdie at our last hole, the makable 6th, to miss tying the leaders for both the low gross and the low net - dang)). James and Ryan had a chance on nine after getting to four under at eight, but each of their putts of about fifteen feet collapsed to the left of the cup. Stan and Marvin did get their birdie at nine, from just off the green, to get to two under.
-Two eagles at the fourth hole yesterday morning during the Thursday Match Play Leagues scramble run: Virgil Harper pitched one in from 70 yards out for a three, and I chipped one in from ten feet off the left side of the green for a three as well. Good stuff.
-If you are going to play golf today, do it now or wait till after seven tonight. Don't forget to hydrate - start now. I'm making a Bloomington run so will have to wait till later to golf.
Photos of play at the ninth last night (click to enlarge):
-Scramble at 8 tomorrow morning - we'll be done before the real heat comes in. Right?!
-Got the Tuesday Men's Match Play Tournament set up - will post the brackets this afternoon. The top four teams in the standings do get a free pass to week two since we have only 28 teams in the league. Still working on the Thursday Match Play and the Community League's tournaments.
-Did have two teams come out last night just after seven to play their scramble: James Hager and Ryan Johnson along with Stan and Marvin Graber. Temps still in the 90's when they started, at 86 when they finished. Not bad - it was dry heat. Challenged each of them to try and do as well as Jack Lents and I had done earlier in the day (a 30 gross - missed a birdie at our last hole, the makable 6th, to miss tying the leaders for both the low gross and the low net - dang)). James and Ryan had a chance on nine after getting to four under at eight, but each of their putts of about fifteen feet collapsed to the left of the cup. Stan and Marvin did get their birdie at nine, from just off the green, to get to two under.
-Two eagles at the fourth hole yesterday morning during the Thursday Match Play Leagues scramble run: Virgil Harper pitched one in from 70 yards out for a three, and I chipped one in from ten feet off the left side of the green for a three as well. Good stuff.
-If you are going to play golf today, do it now or wait till after seven tonight. Don't forget to hydrate - start now. I'm making a Bloomington run so will have to wait till later to golf.
Photos of play at the ninth last night (click to enlarge):
