We did play golf yesterday, in the cold and occasional drizzle. It was fun for about 14 holes, and then I think we were all ready to get back inside, dry out, and warm up. Buzz, Jen, Becca and I actually played a pretty decent round, especially considering the changes from the normal way of play and the sogginess of the course. Once again, Jen carried the team off the tee, but I had a pretty good run with the 3 iron for a while that advanced us down a few fairways. Buzz was much improved from last time, and Becca’s the only one of us who can putt halfway decently, so everyone had something to contribute.
We finished something like 30 over par (really, not bad for us!) and would have saved another 5-10 strokes if we’d had the two yards of string that we usually do to put in balls that land inches from the cup and the course hadn’t been so waterlogged that balls just splashed down in giant puddles instead of bouncing and rolling an additional 10-15 yards. When you’re as bad as we are, you need those balls to roll!
The tournament was fun, and I think everyone enjoyed celebrating Ron’s retirement…even if it was in cold, nasty weather and we couldn’t feel our wet feet. Below is a picture of the “30 and under” (or “mostly sucky golfers”) crowd that played, from left to right, Gavin, Buzz, Josh, Laurie, Marc (in front), George (in back), Ansley, Becca, me, Jen (behind cart), and Matt. Rich took the picture ’cause he’s 32. Ha.
The rest of the pictures are here.
I actually don’t have many plans for the weekend, which seems odd since Christmas is only a week away. I suppose I could do some serious Christmas shopping, since I haven’t done any of it yet, but I may just wait until I get home next week. I don’t really know what I’m getting anybody anyway. I’m very behind this year.
The BBC posted an interesting article today about the inability of the human eye to keep track, simultaneously, of all the moving objects involved in making an offsides call in soccer. “The relative position of four players [two defenders and two attackers] and the ball cannot be assessed simultaneously by a referee, and unavoidable errors will be made in the attempt.”
