A nice afternoon

I had a chance to play in the Lander University intramural golf tournament this afternoon at Hunter's Creek here in Greenwood.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day and conditions were perfect.

Our foursome played well making 2 birdies in the first 4 holes. We dropped a few shots along the way and wound up at even par finishing up shortly after dusk.

I had several noteworthy events happen during the tourney that I would like to share.

1. Nice guys. I played with three of my co-workers that I don't know very well. There's nothing like a round of golf to get to know someone. We laughed. We cheered. We encouraged each other. It was great to get to know them better.

2. The 7th hole on our first nine. A 500 plus yard par 5. I smoked a drive right down the center of the fairway. It was my longest drive of the day by far. Being a best ball tournament, we used my drive. The second shot was tricky with a large sand bunker fronting the green on the right and a huge tree fronting the green on the left. It left a narrow target to aim at. One of the other teams was on the green putting and I didn't think there was any way I would be close. Wrong. I CRUSHED a 3 wood (metal) from 230 or so right up the gut of the hole between the big tree and the trap. I lost sight for a few seconds but my teammates were telling me it was on the money. Sure enough, it came to rest on the green giving us a long putt for eagle. I loved that hole.

3. We were the last group out for the day so it was getting dark as we got to the 16th hole, another long Par 5. This was interesting and I have never seen it happen. As I swung my Great Big Bertha driver in the semi-dark conditions, a large spark happened as I made contact with the Titelist golf ball. It was bright! My golf club is made of Titanium so maybe that is why it shot sparks. It was a solid drive to the center of the fairway. I loved the sparks and would like to think that happens when it's bright and sunny and maybe I just don't see it. It was cool.

That's the story. The winning team was 12 shots under par, a bunch of young whipper snappers with amazing golf skills. It was all fun and I look forward to playing with these guys again someday.