Golf II Reject

Golfer & friend contemplate rejection

We tried to register for Golf II for this spring semester.  We figured that after a few rounds of Golf I (we’ve lost count), we thought that perhaps we should move on into Golf II.


The WebAdvisor software that we use to register for this college class must have been out on the course or the driving range watching us. “No prerequisite. You are blocked from registering for this course.”

The truth is that we have never passed Golf I, if you need to get legalistic about it.   That would involve registering for credit and that is something we have never been willing to do. The gentility of the “audit” has always seemed just right for someone golfing at our level.

So here we are, stuck in Golf Student Purgatory. What next? Stay tuned for more details as this drama unfolds before us.

Insult to Injury

It’s not enough that our local golf courses are still snow-covered and closed. Now yet another reason to keep us confined—our local M.D. has diagnosed us with “bronchitis.”


Our personal opinion is that this is probably an outbreak of Golf Deficit Disorder, manifested in an attack on our bronchial tubes.

In any case, we’re coughing a lot and dreaming of warmer weather and greener fairways as we nap away our days.

There is no doubt that a turn around our favorite 9 holes would make us feel much better, but that apparently is not an option at this time.

Sigh.

Armchair Golf

When the snow won’t melt, the thermometer won’t rise, and we find our bronchial tubes attacked by some sneaky germs, we have to find new and creative ways to stay in touch with our beloved game. We have two proposals:


1. Bookshelf golf. A copy of Extraordinary Golf sits next to our favorite armchair. This book came to us via a dear non-golfer friend who got it from her life coach. It’s all about intention. See—haven’t we been telling you all along that golf is more about life than it is about hitting things?

2.       The  Golf Channel.  For people who have way too many channels and too much time on their hands.    We might know some of these people, but we will refrain from true confession here.



We welcome more suggestions from our faithful readers. What do YOU do when you just can’t put your clubs in the car and get out there on the fairways?

There may be prizes for truly inspired ideas, so please submit.

Another Good Thing About Golf

In spite of our policy to avoid political commentary, we will pause briefly to say this—please STOP the hate language.


This may or may not have been responsible for the tragedy in Tucson this past weekend. That is beside the point.

We seem to have forgotten that the right to disagree is what this country is supposed to be about. It is the foundation of a democratic society. But we need to disagree with respect for the other person’s right to his or her own opinion that is based on reason and good will.

In our version of golf, the only opponent is that stupid little ball that often refuses to cooperate.

In our version of golf, we learn quickly that getting mad and spewing hatred only serves to mess up our own game.

That seems like an important lesson.

Followed by January Arctic Blast

Frozen clubs near Pinon Hills GC

Our comeuppance for enjoying golf in the sunshine in early December? A fierce Arctic blast that keeps the golf courses covered with snow and the heat tape on the bathroom pipes of our northern-exposed bathroom sink.


Sigh.