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Date: 28 Jan 2007 01:01:28
From: \R&B\
Subject: First round of the year
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Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer to
Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range while
warming up.
Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't find
very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first green in
regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on the
wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by 3-putting. The
lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd have
liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year, as it
came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8 feet
below the hole and drained it.
Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never have
expected.
Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5 after
chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a woeful
shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par three
6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my pitch
short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
Routine par on the 7th.
And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach over the
water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to the
green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the year.
A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
Not bad for a duff like me.
The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait and wait
on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one point,
there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a field
goal kicker.
We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never much hope
of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16 and 17
under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18. But since
we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the group
was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember seeing my
ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
finally finished.
The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I think.
Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was something
of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just pre-season
anyway.
It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered a
glimmer of hope for 2007.
Randy
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Date: 01 Feb 2007 13:34:22
From: Dene
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 28, 4:10 pm, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> "John B." <johnb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1170024103.419172.46170@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 28, 5:32 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
> >> On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been clo=
ser
> >> > to
> >> > Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a g=
olf
> >> > club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
> >> > considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
>
> >> > Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range whi=
le
> >> > warming up.
>
> >> > Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't
> >> > find
> >> > very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first
> >> > green in
> >> > regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on
> >> > the
> >> > wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by 3-putti=
ng.
> >> > The
> >> > lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd
> >> > have
> >> > liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
>
> >> > But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year, =
as
> >> > it
> >> > came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8
> >> > feet
> >> > below the hole and drained it.
>
> >> > Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never ha=
ve
> >> > expected.
>
> >> > Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5
> >> > after
> >> > chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a
> >> > woeful
> >> > shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par
> >> > three
> >> > 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my
> >> > pitch
> >> > short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
>
> >> > Routine par on the 7th.
>
> >> > And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach o=
ver
> >> > the
> >> > water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to
> >> > the
> >> > green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the
> >> > year.
>
> >> > A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
>
> >> > Not bad for a duff like me.
>
> >> > The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait =
and
> >> > wait
> >> > on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one
> >> > point,
> >> > there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a
> >> > field
> >> > goal kicker.
>
> >> > We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never mu=
ch
> >> > hope
> >> > of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16 a=
nd
> >> > 17
> >> > under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
> >> > intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18. B=
ut
> >> > since
> >> > we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the
> >> > group
> >> > was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember seei=
ng
> >> > my
> >> > ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
> >> > finally finished.
>
> >> > The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I
> >> > think.
> >> > Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was
> >> > something
> >> > of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
>
> >> > As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just
> >> > pre-season
> >> > anyway.
>
> >> > It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered=
a
> >> > glimmer of hope for 2007.
>
> >> > RandyGeez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your roun=
d?
>
> > Who held a gun to your head and made you read it?
>
> > Where do you live, Randy?
>
> In fairness to The Professor, I gave him a load of crap a couple years ago
> when he gave us literally a play-by-play of entire rounds he played. For
> the record, I didn't go quite that far, but I know why Rob said what he d=
id.
> And in response to him, I can only say, "touch=E9." I had it coming.
Knowing the Professor, he's been waiting two years to say this to
you. ; >
-Greg
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Date: 01 Feb 2007 13:32:43
From: Dene
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 29, 8:54 am, "MnMikew" <mnmiik...@aol.com > wrote:
> ""R&B"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9aOdndR_XoltASDYnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> > It can't be the appeal of ice fishing, can it? :-)
>
> > Randy
>
> Spent the entire weekend fishing in below zero weather in Devils Lake, ND.
> It does take a special kind of stupid to live up here. :-)
I was going to suggest Az. again but there was snow on dem cactus last
week.
-Greg
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Date: 31 Jan 2007 19:09:30
From: BigPurdueFan
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 28, 7:11 pm, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> "BigPurdueFan" <bigpu...@aol.com> wrote ...
>
>
>
> > On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
> >> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer
> >> to
> >> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
> >> club.
>
> > Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
> > today, please shut up! :-)
>
> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
> uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>
> Randy
I was talking about Southern Indiana, near Kentucky....not exactly
Minnesota.
Oh, and I would be much further south if my wife didn't want to stay
in the area because of her family. Golf or family? I've really tried
talking to her about her priorities....
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Date: 01 Feb 2007 01:08:52
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"BigPurdueFan" <bigpufan@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1170299370.894985.324850@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 28, 7:11 pm, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>> "BigPurdueFan" <bigpu...@aol.com> wrote ...
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>> >> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been
>> >> closer
>> >> to
>> >> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a
>> >> golf
>> >> club.
>>
>> > Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
>> > today, please shut up! :-)
>>
>> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
>> uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>>
>> Randy
>
> I was talking about Southern Indiana, near Kentucky....not exactly
> Minnesota.
>
> Oh, and I would be much further south if my wife didn't want to stay
> in the area because of her family. Golf or family? I've really tried
> talking to her about her priorities....
Women....
Randy
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 12:04:38
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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I wonder if bowlers post frame by frame accounts of their exploits at
the Bowlorama on rec.sport.bowling.
No......that would just be idiotic, right?
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 13:38:04
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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I suspect the rest of the group would appreciate you refraining from putting
ideas in my head.
Randy
"Miss Anne Thrope" <High_Colonic@webtv.net > wrote in message
news:4032-45BE2926-595@storefull-3151.bay.webtv.net...
>I wonder if bowlers post frame by frame accounts of their exploits at
> the Bowlorama on rec.sport.bowling.
>
> No......that would just be idiotic, right?
>
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 10:51:40
From: MnMikew
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com > wrote in message
news:D5SdnRl3Uru-oSHYnZ2dnUVZ_r2onZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered a
> glimmer of hope for 2007.
>
Good to see you getting out again Randy. First round is a few months out for
me.
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 06:10:12
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 29, 2:06 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> "Art" <d...@email.me> wrote in messagenews:RDdvh.141623$cv2.99415@newsfe13.lga...
>
> > ""R&B"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote in message
[snip]
> >> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
> >> uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>
> > Umm... I know. Cause we're stupid? What do I win?
>
> > ArtI was hoping you'd come up with a better answer. I certainly don't think
> you're stupid. Maybe just extremely warm-blooded?
>
> Hey, I grew up in a region where we'd get many feet of snow each Winter. As
> a small child growing up, it was a lot of fun. But now that I'm all grown
> up and would actually have to drive in that stuff and deal with all the
> other inconveniences it presents (not the least of which is a long
> off-season for golf), there is nothing that could ever get me to live in a
> place like that again. And I remain puzzled by self-proclaimed avid golfers
> who do.
There is more to life than golf. Having lived in the land of never
ending
summer, I can attest to the mind numbing aspects of it all. Seasons
bring
a rhythm to life which I suspect is important. Each season tends to
make
us look forward to the next. It keeps us looking forward and
anticipating. The "shortness" of seasons keeps us focused upon the
need to accomplish
because the weather will not persist. And the constant change forces
us
to renew, replace, and refresh.
In golf seasons give the grounds keeper time to alter or repair the
course.
It is the summer season which Augusta uses to modify their course.
It is the "off season" that professional golfers use in many ways, to
either take a break, to play overseas, to work on their games, or
merely
to play "silly season" events of varying rules. Seasons also give
golfers a variety of "looks" for the various courses they play.
Beyond
"winter rules" most of us I suspect can attest to how different a
course might play in spring or fall, well away from any "prime"
growing season. But most of all, seasons give us a chance to
appreciate
golf, by forcing us to be away for some time.
USGA is forever trying to sell me stuff only ginally related to
golf.
One year they sent me sample Christmas cards with golf themes.
I didn't buy them for a variety of reasons, but the most beautiful of
all
was a drawing of an 18th green, covered in snow, with a pin sticking
out
of a hole, the club house decorated for the season, with a soft
glow shining out of the windows. In that picture was all the things
I'm
trying to say that seasons bring us. There was the sort of silly
obsessive
hope of sticking a pin in a snow covered green that shows how seasons
keep us looking forward. There was the decoration of a club house for
a season which speaks to staying in and enjoying the present, before
it
is all too soon gone. And there was the fact that anyone was there at
all which speaks to being "forced" by the seasons to behave
differently
and collect together for different reasons. For what other reason to
be
at a golf course that for the community of friends to be merely
friends
and share each others company apart from that which normally
collects us together.
Yes, I miss seasons. I miss them for what they bring me. Yeah,
I don't miss winter when I have to fix something on the outside of
the house in December. I don't miss muddy yards, half covered
with dirty snow, when I'm trying to fix the garden. But I also
don't enjoy summer when I have to work in the attic. What I do miss
is a long autumn walk in the woods ablaze in color, stopping by
a country farm stand to buy some apple cider, fresh from the farm.
I miss that first full snow of winter when a walk in the woods,
during the snow fall, brings a quite like no other. A quiet so
still that one can hear the sound of paw prints being formed
by rabbits as the make their way across a forrest path. I miss
that first "warm" day of spring, when the sun finally warms the earth,
and the plants bloom, and that "spring green" finally displays itself.
Summer, I've probably had enough of that for a life time. But I do
know that after a long spring, I too would miss the summer nights
when it finally "cools down" and a cold glass of ice tea feels so
good, mostly rolled across the forhead.
Tonight, here in "sunny Florida" we're having the closest thing
to a season we have. It will be in the 30's. The wife and I will
eschew the normal routines of a Monday and embrace the
chance to wear some warm clothes, start a warm fire, and
have some warm drinks while we stare at the flames. The TV
will be off, we won't answer the phone, and we'll almost
assuredly talk alot. And if tradition holds, it won't be about
work, or kids, or politics. It will be about us, our future, and what
we cherish. All brought to us courtesy of a "season".
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 00:39:55
From: Robert Hamilton
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"John B." wrote:
> On Jan 28, 5:32 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
> > On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer to
> > > Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
> > > club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
> > > considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
> >
> > > Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range while
> > > warming up.
> >
> > > Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't find
> > > very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first green in
> > > regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on the
> > > wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by 3-putting. The
> > > lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd have
> > > liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
> >
> > > But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year, as it
> > > came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8 feet
> > > below the hole and drained it.
> >
> > > Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never have
> > > expected.
> >
> > > Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5 after
> > > chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a woeful
> > > shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par three
> > > 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my pitch
> > > short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
> >
> > > Routine par on the 7th.
> >
> > > And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach over the
> > > water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to the
> > > green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the year.
> >
> > > A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
> >
> > > Not bad for a duff like me.
> >
> > > The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait and wait
> > > on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one point,
> > > there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a field
> > > goal kicker.
> >
> > > We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never much hope
> > > of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16 and 17
> > > under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
> > > intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18. But since
> > > we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the group
> > > was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember seeing my
> > > ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
> > > finally finished.
> >
> > > The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I think.
> > > Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was something
> > > of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
> >
> > > As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just pre-season
> > > anyway.
> >
> > > It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered a
> > > glimmer of hope for 2007.
> >
> > > RandyGeez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your round?
> >
> Who held a gun to your head and made you read it?
>
> Where do you live, Randy?
Some people ask me why it is important for my science students to take humanities,
like history. One thing is that it prevents you from looking foolish as a
consequence of not knowng the history of the group you are associating with.
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 21:55:38
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"Robert Hamilton" <DBID@att.net > wrote in message
news:45BD4020.1CB9D37@att.net...
>
>
> "John B." wrote:
>
>> On Jan 28, 5:32 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>> > On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been
>> > > closer to
>> > > Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a
>> > > golf
>> > > club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
>> > > considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
>> >
>> > > Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range
>> > > while
>> > > warming up.
>> >
>> > > Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't
>> > > find
>> > > very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first
>> > > green in
>> > > regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on
>> > > the
>> > > wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by
>> > > 3-putting. The
>> > > lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd
>> > > have
>> > > liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
>> >
>> > > But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year,
>> > > as it
>> > > came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8
>> > > feet
>> > > below the hole and drained it.
>> >
>> > > Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never
>> > > have
>> > > expected.
>> >
>> > > Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5
>> > > after
>> > > chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a
>> > > woeful
>> > > shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par
>> > > three
>> > > 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my
>> > > pitch
>> > > short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
>> >
>> > > Routine par on the 7th.
>> >
>> > > And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach
>> > > over the
>> > > water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to
>> > > the
>> > > green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the
>> > > year.
>> >
>> > > A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
>> >
>> > > Not bad for a duff like me.
>> >
>> > > The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait
>> > > and wait
>> > > on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one
>> > > point,
>> > > there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a
>> > > field
>> > > goal kicker.
>> >
>> > > We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never
>> > > much hope
>> > > of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16
>> > > and 17
>> > > under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
>> > > intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18.
>> > > But since
>> > > we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the
>> > > group
>> > > was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember
>> > > seeing my
>> > > ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
>> > > finally finished.
>> >
>> > > The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I
>> > > think.
>> > > Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was
>> > > something
>> > > of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
>> >
>> > > As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just
>> > > pre-season
>> > > anyway.
>> >
>> > > It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered
>> > > a
>> > > glimmer of hope for 2007.
>> >
>> > > RandyGeez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your
>> > > round?
>> >
>> Who held a gun to your head and made you read it?
>>
>> Where do you live, Randy?
>
> Some people ask me why it is important for my science students to take
> humanities,
> like history. One thing is that it prevents you from looking foolish as a
> consequence of not knowng the history of the group you are associating
> with.
Now THAT'S funny. :-)
Randy
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 16:29:11
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> Then I nearly did the same thing on the par three
> 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my pitch
> short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
At least you didn't four-putt that little sumbitch.
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 15:29:39
From: BigPurdueFan
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer to
> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
> club.
Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
today, please shut up! :-)
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 19:11:43
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"BigPurdueFan" <bigpufan@aol.com > wrote ...
>
>
> On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer
>> to
>> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
>> club.
>
> Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
> today, please shut up! :-)
You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
uninhabitable by humans. :-)
Randy
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 21:13:49
From: Art
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com > wrote in message
news:ubidnR7zZq0mpiDYnZ2dnUVZ_qGjnZ2d@giganews.com...
> "BigPurdueFan" <bigpufan@aol.com> wrote ...
>>
>>
>> On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>>> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer
>>> to
>>> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
>>> club.
>>
>> Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
>> today, please shut up! :-)
>
>
> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
> uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>
Umm... I know. Cause we're stupid? What do I win?
Art
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 02:06:29
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"Art" <dont@email.me > wrote in message
news:RDdvh.141623$cv2.99415@newsfe13.lga...
>
> ""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com> wrote in message
> news:ubidnR7zZq0mpiDYnZ2dnUVZ_qGjnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> "BigPurdueFan" <bigpufan@aol.com> wrote ...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>>>> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer
>>>> to
>>>> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
>>>> club.
>>>
>>> Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
>>> today, please shut up! :-)
>>
>>
>> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
>> uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>>
>
> Umm... I know. Cause we're stupid? What do I win?
>
> Art
I was hoping you'd come up with a better answer. I certainly don't think
you're stupid. Maybe just extremely warm-blooded?
Hey, I grew up in a region where we'd get many feet of snow each Winter. As
a small child growing up, it was a lot of fun. But now that I'm all grown
up and would actually have to drive in that stuff and deal with all the
other inconveniences it presents (not the least of which is a long
off-season for golf), there is nothing that could ever get me to live in a
place like that again. And I remain puzzled by self-proclaimed avid golfers
who do.
It can't be the appeal of ice fishing, can it? :-)
Randy
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 00:40:02
From: Art
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com > wrote in message
news:9aOdndR_XoltASDYnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@giganews.com...
> "Art" <dont@email.me> wrote in message
> news:RDdvh.141623$cv2.99415@newsfe13.lga...
>>
>> ""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com> wrote in message
>> news:ubidnR7zZq0mpiDYnZ2dnUVZ_qGjnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> "BigPurdueFan" <bigpufan@aol.com> wrote ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been
>>>>> closer to
>>>>> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a
>>>>> golf
>>>>> club.
>>>>
>>>> Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
>>>> today, please shut up! :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that are
>>> uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>>>
>>
>> Umm... I know. Cause we're stupid? What do I win?
>>
>> Art
>
>
> I was hoping you'd come up with a better answer. I certainly don't think
> you're stupid. Maybe just extremely warm-blooded?
>
> Hey, I grew up in a region where we'd get many feet of snow each Winter.
> As a small child growing up, it was a lot of fun. But now that I'm all
> grown up and would actually have to drive in that stuff and deal with all
> the other inconveniences it presents (not the least of which is a long
> off-season for golf), there is nothing that could ever get me to live in a
> place like that again. And I remain puzzled by self-proclaimed avid
> golfers who do.
>
> It can't be the appeal of ice fishing, can it? :-)
>
> Randy
>
I was stationed for 3 years in Hawaii (MCAS Kaneohe Bay). It was fun. I've
lived in quite a few places (including Scottsdale AZ). Why Nebraska?
Hmmm... let me ponder that one...
I am an avid golfer. Last year I golfed at least once every month but
January in this state (Nebraska, 8 degress as I'm typing this). In January
I golfed in Las Vegas.
I am a daddy to a 5 year old who loves snow, ice-skating, attends a kick-ass
public school (no, that's not an oxy-moron) in small town Nebraska.
I am a husband to a wife who's entire family came from Andy Williams home
town (Wall Lake, IA - home of Cookies barbeque sauce) and are less than 2
hours away.
I own a snow-blower. What would I do with it in a warm climate?
I just bought 100 lbs of ice melt.
I own a 4 wheel drive.
I have lots of scratchy warm clothes and two pairs of long underwear.
That about sums it up I guess.
Art
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 02:15:14
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"Art" <dont@email.me > wrote in message
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>
> ""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com> wrote in message
> news:9aOdndR_XoltASDYnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> "Art" <dont@email.me> wrote in message
>> news:RDdvh.141623$cv2.99415@newsfe13.lga...
>>>
>>> ""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ubidnR7zZq0mpiDYnZ2dnUVZ_qGjnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>> "BigPurdueFan" <bigpufan@aol.com> wrote ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 28, 1:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been
>>>>>> closer to
>>>>>> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a
>>>>>> golf
>>>>>> club.
>>>>>
>>>>> Considering we've got a wind chill of 4 degrees here in the Midwest
>>>>> today, please shut up! :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You'll have to explain to me sometime why people live in places that
>>>> are uninhabitable by humans. :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Umm... I know. Cause we're stupid? What do I win?
>>>
>>> Art
>>
>>
>> I was hoping you'd come up with a better answer. I certainly don't think
>> you're stupid. Maybe just extremely warm-blooded?
>>
>> Hey, I grew up in a region where we'd get many feet of snow each Winter.
>> As a small child growing up, it was a lot of fun. But now that I'm all
>> grown up and would actually have to drive in that stuff and deal with all
>> the other inconveniences it presents (not the least of which is a long
>> off-season for golf), there is nothing that could ever get me to live in
>> a place like that again. And I remain puzzled by self-proclaimed avid
>> golfers who do.
>>
>> It can't be the appeal of ice fishing, can it? :-)
>>
>> Randy
>>
>
> I was stationed for 3 years in Hawaii (MCAS Kaneohe Bay). It was fun.
> I've lived in quite a few places (including Scottsdale AZ). Why Nebraska?
> Hmmm... let me ponder that one...
>
> I am an avid golfer. Last year I golfed at least once every month but
> January in this state (Nebraska, 8 degress as I'm typing this). In
> January I golfed in Las Vegas.
> I am a daddy to a 5 year old who loves snow, ice-skating, attends a
> kick-ass public school (no, that's not an oxy-moron) in small town
> Nebraska.
> I am a husband to a wife who's entire family came from Andy Williams home
> town (Wall Lake, IA - home of Cookies barbeque sauce) and are less than 2
> hours away.
> I own a snow-blower. What would I do with it in a warm climate?
> I just bought 100 lbs of ice melt.
> I own a 4 wheel drive.
> I have lots of scratchy warm clothes and two pairs of long underwear.
>
> That about sums it up I guess.
>
> Art
Works for me.
Well, actually, no it doesn't. But as long as it works for you, that's all
that matters.
Randy
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 10:54:29
From: MnMikew
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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""R&B"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com > wrote in message
news:9aOdndR_XoltASDYnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> It can't be the appeal of ice fishing, can it? :-)
>
> Randy
Spent the entire weekend fishing in below zero weather in Devils Lake, ND.
It does take a special kind of stupid to live up here. :-)
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 14:41:43
From: John B.
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 28, 5:32 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net > wrote:
> On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer to
> > Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
> > club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
> > considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
>
> > Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range while
> > warming up.
>
> > Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't find
> > very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first green in
> > regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on the
> > wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by 3-putting. The
> > lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd have
> > liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
>
> > But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year, as it
> > came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8 feet
> > below the hole and drained it.
>
> > Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never have
> > expected.
>
> > Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5 after
> > chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a woeful
> > shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par three
> > 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my pitch
> > short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
>
> > Routine par on the 7th.
>
> > And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach over the
> > water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to the
> > green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the year.
>
> > A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
>
> > Not bad for a duff like me.
>
> > The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait and wait
> > on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one point,
> > there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a field
> > goal kicker.
>
> > We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never much hope
> > of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16 and 17
> > under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
> > intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18. But since
> > we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the group
> > was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember seeing my
> > ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
> > finally finished.
>
> > The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I think.
> > Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was something
> > of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
>
> > As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just pre-season
> > anyway.
>
> > It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered a
> > glimmer of hope for 2007.
>
> > RandyGeez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your round?
>
Who held a gun to your head and made you read it?
Where do you live, Randy?
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 19:10:37
From: \R&B\
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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"John B." <johnb505@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1170024103.419172.46170@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> On Jan 28, 5:32 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>> On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer
>> > to
>> > Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
>> > club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
>> > considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
>>
>> > Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range while
>> > warming up.
>>
>> > Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't
>> > find
>> > very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first
>> > green in
>> > regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on
>> > the
>> > wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by 3-putting.
>> > The
>> > lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd
>> > have
>> > liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
>>
>> > But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year, as
>> > it
>> > came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8
>> > feet
>> > below the hole and drained it.
>>
>> > Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never have
>> > expected.
>>
>> > Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5
>> > after
>> > chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a
>> > woeful
>> > shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par
>> > three
>> > 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my
>> > pitch
>> > short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
>>
>> > Routine par on the 7th.
>>
>> > And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach over
>> > the
>> > water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to
>> > the
>> > green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the
>> > year.
>>
>> > A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
>>
>> > Not bad for a duff like me.
>>
>> > The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait and
>> > wait
>> > on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one
>> > point,
>> > there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a
>> > field
>> > goal kicker.
>>
>> > We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never much
>> > hope
>> > of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16 and
>> > 17
>> > under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
>> > intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18. But
>> > since
>> > we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the
>> > group
>> > was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember seeing
>> > my
>> > ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
>> > finally finished.
>>
>> > The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I
>> > think.
>> > Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was
>> > something
>> > of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
>>
>> > As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just
>> > pre-season
>> > anyway.
>>
>> > It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered a
>> > glimmer of hope for 2007.
>>
>> > RandyGeez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your round?
>>
> Who held a gun to your head and made you read it?
>
> Where do you live, Randy?
In fairness to The Professor, I gave him a load of crap a couple years ago
when he gave us literally a play-by-play of entire rounds he played. For
the record, I didn't go quite that far, but I know why Rob said what he did.
And in response to him, I can only say, "touché." I had it coming.
In answer to your question, I live in the metro Atlanta area.
Randy
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 22:55:31
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On 28 Jan 2007 14:41:43 -0800, "John B." <johnb505@gmail.com > wrote:
>
>
>On Jan 28, 5:32 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>> On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com> wrote:
<clip >
>> > RandyGeez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your round?
:^)
>>
>Who held a gun to your head and made you read it?
>
>Where do you live, Randy?
You'd have to notice the smiley, or know the history, to recognize
the tongue-in-cheek nature of Rob's post.
___,
\o
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Date: 28 Jan 2007 14:32:31
From: The_Professor
Subject: Re: First round of the year
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On Jan 28, 12:01 am, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> Hadn't touched a club in over a month....it might have even been closer to
> Thanksgiving rather than Christmas since I last laid my hands on a golf
> club. So when I went out today, I wasn't expecting much, especially
> considering how dreadful my game was in the last few rounds of '06.
>
> Much to my surprise, I hit the ball acceptably well on the range while
> warming up.
>
> Three-putted for bogey on the first hole, something I generally don't find
> very confidence-inspiring. However, I was pleased to hit the first green in
> regulation, and given that the 1st green is two-tiered, and I was on the
> wrong tier some 50 feet away, I wasn't terribly disturbed by 3-putting. The
> lag was alright, it just left a little more meat on the bone than I'd have
> liked, and I just missed the par putt by a little.
>
> But I didn't have to wait long for my first birdie of the new year, as it
> came after I stuck my wedge approach on the par five 2nd hole about 8 feet
> below the hole and drained it.
>
> Shockingly, I was even par after 4 holes, something I would never have
> expected.
>
> Then, more like I was expecting, the wheels fell off and I doubled #5 after
> chili-dipping my approach and dropping it in the sand, then hitting a woeful
> shot out of the bunker. Then I nearly did the same thing on the par three
> 6th, laying the sod on my tee shot on the par three, and fluffing my pitch
> short into the bunker. But I got up and down from there for bogey.
>
> Routine par on the 7th.
>
> And then on the #1 handicap hole, the 8th, I hit a 3-wood approach over the
> water and into the bank short of the green, where it hopped up on to the
> green and settled about 4 feet from the cup. My second birdie of the year.
>
> A 39 on the front, for my first 9 holes of the year.
>
> Not bad for a duff like me.
>
> The back nine wasn't quite as memorable, as we had to wait and wait and wait
> on every hole. The worst was on the par three 11th, where, at one point,
> there were four groups on the hole. Like calling time out to ice a field
> goal kicker.
>
> We weren't going to finish under daylight anyway; there was never much hope
> of that considering how late I got out. Sure enough, we played 16 and 17
> under very minimal light (it was overcast to begin with), and for all
> intents and purposes, it was night by the time we teed off on 18. But since
> we had to ride the hole anyway, the prevailing attitude amongst the group
> was to go ahead and play it. We did, although I don't remember seeing my
> ball in flight after any shots. Incredibly, I found it each time and
> finally finished.
>
> The score on the back nine wasn't of much significance to me. 44, I think.
> Nothing to write home about. The fact that we finished at all was something
> of an achievement, given the slow pace and rapidly dwindling light.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, any rounds prior to The Masters are just pre-season
> anyway.
>
> It was just good to get out, and to know that the front nine offered a
> glimmer of hope for 2007.
>
> Randy
Geez! Do we really need a blow by blow description of your round?
:^)
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