Me and My Golf Clubs

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Just a blog about my golf season, the courses I'll play and the trips I'll take. I belong to the Blackhawk Golf Club rated number 15 in Canada by Score Golf. I'm a 14 handicap and always looking for people to play.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Fell Off a Ladder: Haven't Been Out for a While on Jun 21, 2009 in 2009 Season Lessons Practice

    I haven't been out for a while. The long slow Spring of our discontent out here in Western Canada is finally becoming Summer. And, in doing one of those Spring things, powerwashing the siding on Mom's house, I fell off a 12 foot ladder, out of a fl...

  • Six of These, Half Dozen of Those on Jun 2, 2009 in 2009 Season Golf Clubs Blackhawk Whats in the Bag

    I had another one of "those" rounds today. I didn't drive very well, so it felt like a scramble for par for the whole round. Here's the best drive of the day:Probably 10 to 20 yards shorter than drives I was hitting last week. I'm just not making sol...

  • Looks like Spring is finally here on May 29, 2009 in 2009 Season Blackhawk Golf Courses

    Blackhawk Holes #7 to #13 Crystal clear blue skies, I’ve been all over the world and there is nothing like an Alberta sky; imagine the blue waters off Hawaii as an immense dome over your head, that’s an Alberta sky. Even better, it was a balm...

  • Down the Stretch on May 29, 2009 in 2009 Season Blackhawk Golf Courses

    Blackhawk Holes #13 to #18 #13 is the longest par 4 on the course playing between about 410 and 440 yards depending on wind direction. So I step up to the tee box with the wind straight in my face. There is also a sand trap in the middle of the...

  • Dare I hope? Spring? on May 24, 2009

    Well, it's the second day of plus 20 degree weather with the clear blue Alberta skies we're renowned for. One week ago, four inches of snow, everywhere. Back to the course tomorrow I think. -- Posted From My iPhone...

  • Why aren't I golfing? on May 18, 2009

    As a picture is worth 1000 words, here's 2000 words on that subject:Enough said, one of the slowest Springs in recent memory. -- Posted From My iPhone...

  • Still waiting for Spring on May 16, 2009

    If this were the end of the season, I'd bundle up and get in the course. This is now silly. 17 degrees is the warmest it'll get for the long weekend. My suggestion? Go see Star Trek, because I want them to greenlight a sequel. -- Posted From My iPhon...