Friday Shananigans

Picture: The path to par at #1 after an errant tee shot - from the back of #9 green. See below for what and how I did in yesterday's match play competition in the Senior League.

Question: What kind of 2nd shot would you take if your ball was on the back side of #9 green - a low liner through the trees and over the bridge? or a chip out to safety and then your approach to the green?

Stacy Prammanasudh leads in Morelia as Ochoa plays her first golf as #1 woman player in the world. Very cool for the young Mexican, Lorena. She and Na On Min, a rookie from South Korea, are one shot behind the leader, a young woman from Oklahoma (with ancestors from Thailand?). Love the very international flavor of both the LPGA and the PGA tours. World class golfers and reflective of just that. Brett Wetterich leading at the Byron Nelson.

Last night we watched a Japanese horror movie - with subtitles. Since visual and audio effects play such a large part in giving one that spooky feeling, the foreign language did not in any way detract from our getting spooked, chills running up and down our spines, hair standing on end, sudden intakes of breath. We enjoyed it - A Tale of Two Sisters.

At the golf course this morning, several hardy golfers (Hudson, Butcher, Lents, Hudson and one) plus us mowers - Eric and me. Grass is growing furiously. Miss Inclementina Weatherspoon is out there too - brought some of her buddies - Lena Lightrain and Trixi Lowtemp. Expect they'll all be moving on so we can get in some good golfing tomorrow.

BTW, Saturday's Manager's Scramble starts at 8am tomorrow.

Returning to the question I posed at the start of this blog: I chose the direct route, going with a choked up 6 iron with the ball set back in my stance and with both a short back swing and a short follow through. Hit the intended low liner that cleared the trees, sailed over the bridge, checked up on the hillock protecting the green and came to a stop on the #2 fairway side of the green surround. Chipped down to two feet below the cup and made the short putt for par. Good stuff.