Lowering that Handicap!

Whew!  Returned from a 2 week jaunt across Europe with NO golf!  It was a fantastic trip but no time on the visit for any golf although I did see a few beautiful courses across northern France.  Maybe I will go back someday to play them.

Before I head out on another US road trip, I have played some golf on my home course the Golf Club at Fossil Creek which is in just fantastic condition.  My first round on Saturday was okay at 81 but was mainly just trying to get my swing rythym back.  So today I played 36 holes in the sauna heat and really played great!  I had a 73 and 76!! Woohoo!!  Was in a nice swing tempo and my irons really flew nice and high and it helps when your 200+ yard drives are in the middle of the fairway.  I birdied 2 of the four par 5s and parred the rest.  Surprisingly my chips and putts were pretty good as well after the layoff.

So now my handicap is down to a 6!  I was so surprised and these 2 rounds might lower it further.  However, I will be playing some tough courses around the country in the next few months and that will probably inch it back up...or maybe not if I keep playing this well.

Golfing at Home

Whew!  It has been hot here in Texas but that hasn't kept me off the golf course :)  Actually had a great week of golf on my home course at Fossil Creek.  On Thursday I shot a 73!!  Woohoo!  Had 3 bogeys and 2 birdies.  I had not left the house thinking I was going to play a around just hit some ball, but when I arrived at the course, there was almost no one on the links so out I went!  Whizzed around the course and hit beautiful irons and was soooo relaxed.  Been pretty busy getting ready for my next big trips and fighting some allergies, but today (Sunday), I was ready to play again and pack in some rounds.  Because of the heat, most people had apparently stayed home -- wussies!  I used my Eagle points for a free round and headed out about 12:30 -- there were only 8 of us on the whole course.  So, I played 2 balls for the whole round, kept separate scores and thus played 36 holes in 3 hours.  And....played really, really well again.  I shot a 76 and a 78 and just missed 4-5 putts for birdies that would have put those a little lower.  Hopefully, I will get out again once or twice before heading off on my next memorial scavenger hunt.