Don't put away the clubs yet

Some people get sad when September rolls around. They lament the passing of the holiday months and start forecasting how soon the weather will turn cold. I like to take the other perspective. Firstly, summer isn't over until the weather gets really cool. Secondly, just because I return to work full-time doesn't mean the golf season is over. We will get a few more Mens' Nights, maybe three or four if we are lucky, and there is always evening and weekend golf.

Take this weekend for example. Great daytime temperatures and conditions...plus Monday is a holiday.

Even when it gets cooler it's fun because the fairways get harder. Hit a ball up the middle and you'll likely get some of your longest drives of the season.

Twenty-seven golfers played on Wednesday with some new faces among them. None of the newbies had a better evening than Brandin Wilkinson. His great tee shot on #9 gave him closest to the pin, a share of the deuce pot, and the $20 skin with Brad Benton.

Other skins went to Neuf / Denny ($34.50 on #1), Dale Watson / Jason Hunter ($20 on #2), and Sport / Keith Martin ($20 on #3).

The other closest to the hole was Sport on #5. Unfortunately he did not convert the two. Dick Edgeworth ended up splitting the pot with the previously mentioned Mr. Wilkinson. Both got birdies on #9.

Don't forget that we will continue with the early start time this week with a 6:00 pm tee off. If you have no one on the hole in front of you and your group doesn't spend too much time looking for balls, there is always the chance for extra holes after you turn in your cards. This past week my group finished our Mens' Night round, dropped off our cards, played seven more holes, and we were still among the first back in the Club House.

If you need incentive to play, we have two great hole in one pots. One is capped at $1500 and the back-up pot is now at $792.

Well...that's it for now. My brother-in-law will be arriving soon for the weekend....which means lots of golf for the next few days.