Another Weather Rant

As I write this early on Saturday morning I can't help to think about how much the weather seems to suck.  It did get warm in April and we have had our share of good days, but there have been several bad ones. Even worse, it seems like the coldest days are hitting Mens' Nights and weekends on a regular basis. And it isn't that early in the season anymore either. Monday is June 1st.

On Wednesday, for example, it seemed sunny and almost warm on first impression. Shortly after arriving at the golf course I realized that wasn't the case and regretted not taking a jacket.

Despite the sneaky coolness of the evening, 45 golfers showed up to play. It was an excellent turnout, as high as we normally get in mid-summer.

There was a neat contrast when everyone came in after their rounds. Half the people were bundled up with layers, jackets, and pants. The other half were like me, still in shorts and golf shirts...because we didn't look at the forecast.

Skins were won by Stephen David and Troy Chawluk ($36.50 on #2), Sonny Blackbird and Brett Griffin ($36.50 on #5), and Jason Neufeld ($22.50 on #7). Closest to the pins were Jamie McCutchins on #5 and Robin Kimpinski on #9.

Last week I wrote quite a bit about Jason Gorrell and how awesome he was. Well this week, he didn't add to his ringer board lead and he was not able to win a skin. Many of us are glad he came back to Earth a bit. On an off night, all he could manage was another deuce on the par 4 first hole. Of course, being the great Gorrell that he is, his deuce was worth $109.50. Last week I mentioned that he had a slight money lead. Well, now he is has $205.50 and the person in second place has $46. I need to apologize by stating previously that he would break the $200 barrier by July given that he did it by the end of May.

But enough about Gorrell....I want to talk more about the weather. As I write this today prior to 7:00 am, it is -2 in Oak Island. That is significant because four of us are golfing there later in a scramble. Tee off is at 10:30 am when the temperature will be 6. It will get to a high of 11 but not until 5:00 pm which will be after we finish. Did I mention that the weather sucks? Thank god I love golf.