The 2006 Travels of Richard n Shirley

We went this morning and played the front nine. I was with 2 couples with a wife not playing. The front has narrow fairways and better greens. the greens as slightly elevated but still mostly flat. The signs for the hole your to play is missing on most of the holes. Those that are there are mutalate.

The last two holes have water. #8, 347 yards has water all along the right side. #9, 535 yards has a pond at the 150 marker that is 40 yards long toward the green. the fairway is split and goes around the pond which site in the middle. A drive, layup and long wood will put you on the green in 3. I did it this way, drive, 8 iron and had a 200 yard third shot to the green. With an elevated green, a long second is a full carry and if short will hit the incline to the green. A little car in replacing the pin dirt would be nice to keep the green smooth. I saw several greens where the previous pin location was a bouncer if you had a putt that way. There is more traps on the front than the back. With the sprinklers running, the sand is wet and compacted.

Now that I have had a practice round, the next game will be scored. Winter rules will apply with the amount of casual water from over watering the fairways. Lift, clean and place for better scores. The ball tally is: 1 into the water on #8, none lost. There is very little rough on the front.

With the weather forecast, wednesday is a golf day, then its sunday for the next. Rain is a coming with cooler temps. Shucks, its got to get better. In the mean time, there is pool, poker and gin.