FORE SALE!

Well, in my quest to lower my handicap in 12 months, I am sad to report that it has not gone down at all, but actually gone up a little.  I have only golfed three times this "Spring", and each time my score has gotten progressively worse, with Tuesday being the highest score I've actually posted in the last 2 years.  Why can't golf be a sport like bowling...the higher the score, the better you are?  So after briefly tossing around the idea of selling my clubs on Ebay, I broke down and went to a golf lesson yesterday with Ken Clark at Golf in the Round.  Five swings into the lesson, he knew exactly what was wrong...tweeked my grip, fixed my swing, and I am happy to report that my drives went from 20 feet to 150 yards!  I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to either start the sport of golf or simply trying to improve your skills.  Thank you Ken, and I'll see you next Wednesday! :o)  

Snowman!

Well, for us golfers here in Utah, this golf season was relatively short...like 2 days to be exact.  With the 4 inches of snow I had in my yard yesterday, I could have built a snowman for fun, but that just seemed like the wrong activity to be doing in May.  Speaking of a snowman (or sometimes known as an 8 in golf lingo), this is what I have been recording way too frequently on my score card.  Since I have only golfed twice this season, I could conveniently use that as my excuse.  However, I suspect my problem is a combination of a sore back at the end of last season and no lessons yet this season.  So, this Thursday I am off to see the fabulous golf guru, Ken Clark at Golf in the Round...or as I often refer to him accidentally...Clark Kent.  And frankly, right now, I probably need a super hero to help me with my game more than a golf pro, so I think I'll stick with the Superman moniker for now. 

Patti will soon be posting from some fabulous golf course in the South of France that probably served cheese and wine directly to your carts, so stay tuned for her updates.  And as a side note...our golf product will be available in approximately 2 weeks!

(Dad and me at Bonneville...notice the Under Armour...brrrr!)

Fore Your Information

There are lots of great things about living in Utah but there is one aspect I really don’t enjoy: The Mud Season.  Mud season is that time of year after all the fun winter sports like skiing and snowshoeing have ceased and it’s too wet out there to start golfing.  This year is a big tease, as the soggy spring just seems to be lingering.  I have been fortunate enough to escape and visit a few courses around the country and in Mexico this spring.  We’ve decided it might be fun to tell you a little about these courses just in case you visit that part of the world and feel like golfing.

There is a brand new Robert Trent Jones II course 20 minutes outside of Cancun, Mexico on the way to Talum called Rivera Maya Golf Club.  We happened to be staying at Secrets Resort in Riviera Maya and two rounds of golf at this club were included in the room price with free afternoon tee times or morning tee times for $35.00. You know this is a bargain if you’ve ever paid green fees in Mexico!  The contemporary clubhouse was not quite finished but it looked like the facilities will be fantastic.  18 challenging rather than frustrating holes out of 36 have been completed and they have done a great job preserving the jungle environment through their landscaping, abundant rockwork, lakes, and native plantings.  500 beautiful acres of dense foliage surround the course and we were able to see and hear lots of birds and animals. It was early in the season so the brand new restrooms and FREE beverage cart (alcohol included) were a blessing to me.  Hint: Stay away from the free ham and cheese sandwiches on the cart. They weren’t refrigerated.  You wouldn’t want to ruin a great vacation on the Mexican Riviera!

The sun is shining today.  Go out and hit a few balls.  I’m off to catch a plane.  Until next time!

Patti

WIFFLEBALL IN PARADISE!

We apologize for our brief hiatus from blogging, but we just returned from a fabulous boating trip in the Abacos. As far as finding golf courses in the Bahamas, they were pretty non-existent on our route of snorkeling, eating and drinking. However, in the best improvisation of golf I have ever seen, Patti snuck wiffle balls and a child’s 7 iron into her suitcase (she had to sneak since she was close to the 50 pound limit and Herb was carrying her bag)! We pulled into beautiful Man-o-War Cay, set up our “tee box” on the front of our boat using a life preserver to add a few inches to our tiny iron, a snorkel fin for the tee, and of course wiffle balls so that they guys could retrieve our “long drives” in the dinghy (and yes, they do float)! Patti won the longest drive contest…however, I think she had an advantage since the club only came to my knees (haha). She is still in Florida golfing with some girlfriends in Ft. Lauderdale (improving her handicap) while I am back here in snowy Utah doing laundry…I don’t think my handicap will be soaring downward any time soon with this weather. As a side note, the wiffleball was invented in 1953 by David Mullany for his 12-year-old son to help him with his baseball game. It was given that name because everytime his son swung and missed they would refer to the strike-out as a “wiff”.