Our golf group had our “Kick Off Coffee” today, and we had 40 plus members to sign up.   Some were new members and some were returning members.  Our golf pro came and gave us pointers, and our golf teacher gave us some drills, more on that later.  The officers were announced and gave a brief message.  Our new members stood up and we were glad to recognize them.  Everyone seemed very excited to begin the season.  It was a little chilly today, but some members played golf after the coffee.

A few of the returning members took the new members to the locker room to explain our procedure on play day.  On the bulletin board each week, there is a sheet with the names of the girls, who played that day with a space to put your score for each hole, and then a place for the total score.   Then we post our scores in the computer.  Posting your own score is a good drill for everyone, and it great to be self- reliant.  The members that are able, go to eat either in the dining room or the grill.  It will be a fun season.  I would love to hear about golf.

The Niners, my golf group, is getting ready for our March “Kick Off” Coffee.  We start the season with a coffee on the first Tuesday in March.  We sign in and pay our money to join for the season.  It is a fun time to see our friends and make new ones.  We have name tags so we can remember names and meet the new people.  Our pro will come and talk to us to give us tips and reminders of the rules.

We are giving out sheets with a list of what the procedures are on our play day.  There are a few things that new members need to know and we hope the list will help them.  We are now going to post our own scores in the computer.  We have had someone do that for us, but now each member will be responsible for their own posting.

We mailed out 85 postcards to the 2011 members and to interested prospects, to let them know about the coffee.  It should be interesting to see how many golfers show up.  If it is a pretty day, there might be a few who go out and play.  Our official day to begin playing is Tuesday, March 13.  It should be a fun season and I am looking forward to it.  I would love to hear how other groups get organized.

A husband reluctantly agreed to play in the couples’ alternate shot 
Tournament at his club.

He teed off on the first hole, a par four, and blistered a drive 300 yards down
the middle of the fairway. Upon reaching the ball, the husband said
to his wife, “Just hit it toward the green, anywhere around there will
be fine.”

The wife proceeded to shank the ball deep into the woods. Undaunted,
the husband said “That’s OK, Sweetheart” and spent the full five
minutes looking for the ball. He found it just in time, but in a horrible
position. He played the shot of his life to get the ball within two feet
of the hole. He told his wife to knock the ball in.

His wife then proceeded to knock the ball off the green and into a bunker.
Still maintaining composure, the husband summoned all of his skill and
holed the shot from the bunker.

He took the ball out of the hole and, while walking off the green, put his arm
around his wife and calmly said, “Honey, that was a bogey five and that’s
OK, but I think we can do better on the next hole”.

To which she replied, “What are you talking about, only 2 of those shots were mine.”