I played an exhibition round with Dan, Les and his father on Sunday. A promising start to the 2008 golf season.
Winds were whipping off the lake at Grant Park. My round began with a shanked tee shot on #1, followed by another shank, which was then followed by a 155 yard 8-iron that left me with a 12-footer for par (missed). The next few holes were unspectacular, but on #5 I started to find my swing. On the 205-yard par-3 #7, I hit a towering 5-iron that landed a few feet from the fringe... then shanked the pitch and 3-putted my way to a double-bogey. Finished the front with a respectable (considering the circumstances) 51, two shots ahead of 2007 ...