The perfect present

Thank you, my dear wife. My dear wife Karen heard me talking about how I thought a seven-wood would help me improve my golf game. Just the club to help me hit better shots out of the rough, where my drives tend to wander. And easier to hit than an iron from the fairway, too,…

Warming up the golf season

Pine Grove smiles. Week two of my golf season included a visit to Pine Grove for a rain-free round with Tater and Nolan. Interesting par-four layout. It was way warmer. And my game was better for it. Four pars for me. Better swings. Improved attitude. You betcha we talked about an upcoming round three.

It’s golfing season

And we’re off. A week or so ago, Tater and I decided it was time to start our golf buddy golf season. He’d played a time or two solo. Me, no. So the cool round at Orchard Vali was not great for good shots on my end. He hit it better. Little by little, though,…

Decades in the making

We still got it. When KP comes back up from Atlanta, Tater, Nolan and I surely must join him on a golf course. Sure, it might rain a hole or three. No matter. It’s a great time getting four longtime friends together again to talk about life like time doesn’t pass and take those swings…

Fearsome foursome

Sunny personalities. I continued my bounce back season for golf with a visit to Woodcrest for a round with Tater, Nolan and Steve. We got through the high temperatures and endless sun to enjoy good talk and fair golf. Hey, my surprisingly good short game around the green led to five long hole-outs for pars.…

Embracing golf in Georgia

Teeing off comfortably in April. When I climbed into KP’s car at the Atlanta airport and we’d exchanged our initial HowTheHeckAreYa’s, he confirmed what he’d texted me before I started my journey from Central New York. We had a tee time scheduled at one of the three courses he calls home base, set up in…

There’s a gem down there at Vesper Hills

Why would KP and Tater have me go to the end of the world and take a right to join them for our first round of golf together this season? Ah, Vesper Hills. OK, so it really took me just a bit more than a half-hour south on 81 from Liverpool and then east toward…

On top of the world for Father’s Day

We decided to put in our Father’s Day golf round early this year. I even got to wear a new shirt, courtesy of my fantastic daughter Elisabeth and terrific significant George Three. It put me in the mood for a big day one week before the holiday proper. I decided upon Burnet Park, a City…

At last the Little League That Could Gets Its Start

Finally a Tuesday evening arrived without rain and a course too wet to accept our feet. Off the Little League That Could went to Northern Pines in Cicero to star the 2010 season one week ago. We are six members strong, all of us friends for many years. Decades, even. The format is as easy…

Getting the winter out of the golf system

KP and I did not want to wait until our golf league started to get out and swing our clubs this year. Last year that was pretty frustrating. The first-time participation in the Foxfire Tuesday night nine-holder and our first round of the season together both took place in May. Too late. For the mind.…