Date: July 5th

Tee Time: 9:15 pm
Course: The Oaks Golf Links

Holes 18

Par:71

Location: Somersworth, NH

Playing Partners: None - Friend from work

This past Monday I played another 18 holes at The Oaks Golf Links in Somersworth, NH and I am happy to announce that the shanks have left the building.  I cannot say exactly what has changed but I am swinging the club very nicely and making solid contact.  The same cannot be said however for my putting.

We started on the back nine, which at The Oaks is not necessarily a good thing.  The Front nine definitely plays much harder so to have to play it tired and Hot is not best practice. I gave my self 5 chances for birdie from 10 feet or less and missed every single putt on the first nine.  Had I made just a few of them my day would have been dramatically different.  By the second nine I was hot and tired and beginning to get chills and goose bump from over heating.  It was well into the 90's by 12:00.

I cannot and will not complain aboutm y round however.  I shot an 89, marking the first round this year to break 90.  I feel had I only made a few more putts I could easily have broken 80 which would have been the first time ever in the history of my golfing life.  I feel like this is the year though.  It is going to happen.  I have already shot a nine hole round at Rockingham that if I had played another nine in the same fashion would have given me a 78.

There is some great golf on this weekend.  Womens US Open and the John Deer Classic.  I hope to divide my attention between the two this Sunday as it looks like it is going to rain.  There is one thing to be said about The Golf Channel this year, they are replaying a lot of the tournaments in Prime Time. This allows folks like me that like to do things during the day to not miss the days action.

 I am on a Stay-cation this coming week and have some wonderful Golf planned.  Sunday River Golf course on Monday with Golf Grammie and Thursday at Candia Woods.  I will probably fill in any open times with brief 9's at Rockingham as well.  Not to mention that starting bright and early Thursday morning The Open starts.  What a great week to have vacation.

I hope to Post about my Vacation rounds throughout the week so stay tuned. (Maybe that sub 80 round is out there this week)

Cheers To All!