The Crossings in Virginia

85
Visited Cheryl's dad and sister this weekend so I went and played the Crossings right by his house in Glen Allen. WOW. Just a beautiful, very, very well maintained course. The carts had real-time GPS tracking and specific pin locations on a huge 15" flat-screen hanging from the roof. Running water (not as many stations though as I would have liked in this heat) and their greens were just superb and fluffy. I played like ass the front nine, got my shit together and hit a 40 on the back nine. I was consistently over-playing the greens and finally realized they just were not going to break as much as I thought and finally starting sinking some long putts, most notably a 20' for birdie. Purely mental issues on the front, just very excited and nervous to play a new course. All in all, not a terrible showing and I wish I had that course in my backyard, but good old Wildwood is rated about the same, just much bumpier speedy greens. At least I now get to treat myself to playing the Crossings a couple times a year.

Keeping it up without practice

83
Not too bad, had a lot of one-putts (5) and then nothing but 2s except for a very nasty 4 (ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?) on 17. In my mind, I played a 78 today despite a couple of ridiculous shots (my 1' push on 9 as I was walking off the hole, stupid, just stupid but it counts). So that's it, still playing very well, conistent, controlled golf. Have to get down though, almost there.

Standing in the Way of Control

So, had to get a real job, wasn't cutting it making 200 per week for the 6 night shifts I have been working at Mellow Mushroom so I broke down and got a day job again as a cad tech/land surveyor. It's work, same old same old. It has cut into my golf game significantly in days played, but so far my control is there even though I am only playing once, maybe twice, a week now. I shot a 40 on nine and an 84 as well last week which isn't as bad as I had feared and actual have made some breakthroughs as well, so going well, just not as much. I really wish I could do just this but we have just can't swing it getting by on so little. Our new apartment (FUCK YEAH) rocks, and is 1000 feet away from the course. Boo and Yeah. Anyway, my new job is 2 minutes away as well, so there ya go, can't really complain about that (still work though, damn! I still complained!). Going to miss feeling retired, it wasn't long enough and I want it back. I am also signed up and finally becoming a divemaster this summer which is something I've been wanting to do and can't afford to put it off any longer so hell yeah and honky tonks. Clound 9 baby, cloud 9.