Dad's Championship Match Write up...

Solien survives Blake for Senior’s championship
This time, T.L. Solien didn’t let his opportunity to win his first Pine to Palm Senior’s championship slip away — although the Golf Gods may not have been working in his favor.
By: Brian Wierima, DL-Online

This time, T.L. Solien didn’t let his opportunity to win his first Pine to Palm Senior’s championship slip away — although the Golf Gods may not have been working in his favor.

Solien survived some amazing shots by his Senior’s championship match counterpart William Blake of Detroit Lakes, to land his much-coveted Pine to Palm title with a 2 and 1 victory.

But it wasn’t easy.

“I felt like maybe the spirits was with the other guy,” Solien said of Blake.

The reasoning was due to five spectacular shots by Blake, which included three putts over 50 feet and two chip-ins for birdies.

“The big thing, though, those shots never put me down,” Solien said. “I was able to overcome them and not get behind.”

Consistency and a steady game in which Solien never gave away any holes was the key to his success for a one-under par score on the day.

Solien was able to take advantage of Blake’s mistakes — in the form of two bogeys — which included match-clinching par putts on 16 and 17.

Blake made one of his 50-plus feet putts on 14 for birdie to pull the score back to even and the duo halved 15 after both fell into trouble with bogeys — the only hole which had both golfers shoot one-over on.

Blake’s big shots were not as demoralizing as they could have been, Solien said.

“None of those shots put (Blake) ahead,” said Solien, who is an artist and professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Solien missed out on his first Senior’s championship in 2007, when he lost to Barnesville’s Jim Bergeson in the title match 3 and 2.

In that match, Solien said nerves played a big part in his defeat.

“I was pretty calm this time,” he said. “I was steady all week and for the entire (match play) tournament, I was playing even par. I kept it clean and had only one double bogey on the week and about a three to four birdie average in each round.”

Solien shot a four-over par 75 as his qualifying score, while Blake won medalist honors with a one-over 72.

Solien defeated defending champion Joe Sauer 4 and 2 after making six birdies in the match, then proceeded to down Paudie O’Connor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1-up in 19 holes and Detroit Lakes’ Bill Hawkins 4 and 3 in the semifinals.

“It feels great to win,” Solien said. “I never was a factor in Championship Flight play and never won a match (in the Championship tournament).

“Now, in the Senior’s, I’m starting to beat those same guys. This is the only competitive tournament I play in and I play only one recreational round a week. This makes up for everything.”

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

I'd like to present to you.... The 2009 Pine to Palm Senior Champion T.L. Solien!!!!!!!!! Way to go dad! Great playing, I couldn't be any prouder! I don't have many details or pictures from the match... so there will be a more detailed championship post to come... Just wanted to say congrats! I love you pops!

Pops rolls into the finals

Dad has kept it going all week... He's making birdies like no ones business, take down opponents on the daily. After defeating the defending champ, he was 1 down going into the last in his next match, won the hole and won the first hole of the playoff after knocking it on a par 5 in two and making birdie. Yesterday it was pouring rain and he grinded out a victory after being 4 up thru 5... Now he's into the championship, he just needs to stick to his game and not get too nervous. Good luck pops... We need a champ in the family!

Pine to Palm

Pine to Palm week is one of the best of the year, one of the weeks that I truly miss very much. Every summer growing up was based around the tournament in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.. I read last night that it is the largest field of any tourney in the nation. Its not even the tourney that makes it so special, its the entire week of being with the family and spending time at a cabin on a lake..sitting out by the fire all night laughing. I grew up caddying for my father, idolizing the many college golfers from around the nation that made the trip... You can't play in the tourney until your 16, so I couldn't wait until my first year.. I don't remember how I fared, but I'm pretty sure I did alright, the year after that I was done after 1 round of trying to qualify for Championship flight... Anyways, I've made the Champ flight twice and shot a great 68 to make the cut my last year... unless they add a professional division, I won't ever play in it again, which sucks...but part of the deal... I just want to make an effort in the future to spend a couple days at the lake with my family each summer.

With the tourney under way my dad is completing in the senior division, my uncle in the Mid-Am division and 3 of my friends from college playing in Championship Flight... My dad shot 75 in qualifying and then had to get through a playoff to get the 16th seed and face the defending champion. He ended up playing lights out and winning easily 4 & 2, he was 4 under at that point and was pouring in biridie..Pops is dangerous when his putter gets hot... My uncle shot 76 in qualifying and won his first match 4 & 3.... The Wisco boys did real well in qualifying, all making the cut and pouring it at least one score in the 60's... All 3 of them advanced to the 2nd round and will play 36 today if they continue to advance. I talked to them a couple nights ago and they were hanging out with my family at the outdoor tiki bar that they set up outside the clubhouse... I would have done anything to be there.

Best of luck to everyone!!!! Keep it rolling...

LEGIT

He's going to be the real deal... I suggest you hang in until the 4:36 mark.......WOW

Camp Willow...

ohhh this post could be endless... Camp Willow is the summer camp program at Willowbend which runs 4 days a week for almost 2 months...The kids do Tennis, Fitness, Swimming and Golf, so they go from activity to activity and are usually pretty tired, wet or hot. Most of the kids we deal with are between the ages of 3-10, The Pee Wee's who we have for 30 mins.. are like 3-5 years old..keeping those kids focused for more than 45secs is a treat.. luckily we usually don't have more than 8 of that age at a time, so it's kind of a nice way to break yourself in for a day of juniors. We stick to just putting with the small kids, and mostly just trying to have fun "playing" golf and learning a little about how to hold the club and putt. Lots of frog catching and going for rides in the carts.. The next group is of kids from 4-10 years old, we have this bundle of kids for an hour... The tough part about this is that this is usually the largest of the groups and also the worst ages. The girls want to only be with the girls, and lots of times just want to socialize or do girl things. The boys just want to impress their friends and break rules... I'd say we usually get around 12-22 kids for this group... that week with 22 kids and this last week with 17, have been wicked painful... an hour with them seems like an eternity. The last group is the All Sports... We have them at the end of their days, for 1 hour and 45 minutes! It is quite possibly the worst playing ever to have the golf portion, 1-be the longest and 2-be at the end of their days... the kids are supposed to be advanced in some athletic way and be able to keep up with everything all day. Mostly these kids are just slightly older and don't want to be called "Camp" kids anymore, they want to be in the All Sports Academy, the ages for this still start out damn young at like 6 and top out at 12 or so... Some days I just want to go sit in the cart and take deep breaths, other days I want to scream, and most days I just laugh....I'd say there is 1 out of 3 days of camp a week that the kids really get to me, and I don't enjoy it... overall, I enjoy 85% of the kids and love teaching them golf, although I don't get paid nearly enough or fairly..but it is what it is, and I can't change that.. so I make a point out of sitting back sometimes and just really enjoying it with the kids.. I end up having a lot of fun, and being a goof as always... but always find myself say "DON't... STOP... HEY Knock it off...." quite often. Junior lessons are always interesting, and so rewarding when you see a kid even make the slightest improvement, it's such a gratifying feeling...


I'M SURE YOU LOOKED AT THE PICTURE ABOVE, HOW CUTE ARE THESE KIDS!?!?!?!? THESE ARE A FEW OF THE PEE WEE GROUP THAT I WAS WORKING WITH TODAY... I WANTED TO TAKE A PICTURE CUZ THOSE 3 IN THE MIDDLE WERE HUGGING, BUT INSTEAD EVERYONE HAD TO GET IN.... GRAHAM IS THE BLONDE IN THE MIDDLE, HE IS MY FAVORITE OF THE SUMMER, HE'S DEF THE CUTEST LITTLE KID AND SO FUN TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH...GREATEST LAUGH AND ALWAYS SAYS STUFF AND THEN LAUGHS UNCONTROLABLELY.... NOW LOOK AGAIN AT THIS PICTURE, IS IT JUST ME OR IS GRAHAM ENJOYING THIS CLUB WILLOW JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH.... SHIT WHAT A STUD...HAHA

New T'Wolves Coach? Yaaaaa Digggg....

It's going to be a steal if we can get this guy to be our new coach.... Plus he has soooo much style with those sick glasses? Yaaaa digggg?

Jack and Jill....ohhh hey Bobby!

We had our annual "Jack and Jill" tourney at Willowbend today, where members invite another couple from a different club to join them in the tourney. One of our members invited the Orr's... Bobby Orr and his wife, it was pretty cool...I'd met Mr. Orr last year after a round he played at our club.. He's a super super nice guy, and will have a chat with anyone...when your talking with him, you forget he was one of the greatest hockey players of all time... and he drives a silly nice Escalade, actually a hybrid Escalade... explain that one to me?

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NCAA Worst Mascots?

Wow congrats UWGB! Way to go! I have to admit the school must have seen this a couple of years ago, because they took action and have since made the mascot sooo fucking fierce....Check out this blurb from this site http://www.drivl.com/posts/view/738....The Worst NCAA D-I College Mascots by Rebecca Kelley



24. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Phlash the Phoenix (Horizon League)

A phoenix seems like it would be a pretty sweet mascot, right? They're colorful, look bad-ass, and can spontaneously combust, only to rise from a dusty pile of their own freakin' ashes and be reborn. That's pretty awesome!

Based on the above criteria, I didn't think I'd ever in my life see a pathetic-looking phoenix...that is, until I laid eyes on UW-GB's mascot, "Phlash":

This thing looks like it's risen one too many times, but the creature's curse is that it can't be put out of its misery. It's gaunt, its eyes are sunken, it looks phlemy (Phlash the Phlemy Phoenix?), and it appears to have sprouted random feathers from its chin. Plus, aren't phoenixes supposed to be fiery in color? Last time I checked, green wasn't an inferno-y hue.

The Burrito Place

The Burrito Place opened up early this Summer, it was a dream come true for me...I had been gripping about how there were absolutely no Mexican restaurants in town since I'd been here. I mean when I'm back in Wisco, I am eating at Qdoba sometimes twice a day... 1pm and 2am. Ryan and I had even made the trip over to Martha's Vineyard to eat at Sharky's in Oak Bluffs, but I have to admit those trips may not stop.. Sharky's is the shit... But ever since The Burrito Place has opened, I think I've averaged about 5 burritos a week... Its on the way home from work, and I know the guys that opened it, from playing on the Steve's Pizza basketball team...So I can just buzz by there on the way home and grab a huge burrito for 8 bucks and bring it home.. Now they are doing breakfast burrito and are open at 6am... they are just as amazing...but not sure how healthy to start the day with...oh well! It has definitely become my favorite place for some quick food. Favorite Burrito: Rocky Balboa with pulled pork, yellow rice, brown beans, cooked mushrooms, hot salsa, sour cream, Guac... I'm set!

Technical difficulties...

There is a reason I haven't been posting recently, for some reason..the past two weeks, I haven't been able to log into my page. Someone must have hacked into my account and stopped me from posting...bc I'm becoming so popular across the world! I actually have some stuff to say as of late, which makes the technical difficulties even more difficult for me to handle...

Coming up soon on Cape Cod Connection:

-Burritos
-Fenway
-Eric Mabee Guest post
-GreekFest
- and much muchhhh more!


Let's hope Jonny Flynn doesn't bail out on the Timberwolves to play professional Ping Pong?!?!?!

Jonny Flynn pursuing his dream

British Open Picks

Frontrunner: Tiger Woods

Contender: Steve Stricker

Young Gun: Martin Kaymer

Long Shot: JD (John Daly)... David Duval US Open... JD British

Ouch... RJ

Richard Jefferson gets cold feet, leaves bride at altar
By J.E. Skeets

Warning: This has virtually nothing to do with the NBA — it's off-the-court gossip. I only post it because I have to attend a friend's wedding this Friday, and, well, I sort of hope there's Black Amex credit card waiting for me when I stroll into the church. Here's a toaster! Now where's that plastic?
Richard Jefferson(notes), who was traded in June from the Bucks to the Spurs, got cold feet, dumped his stunning fiancée — onetime Nets dancer Kesha Ni'Cole Nichols — and pulled the proverbial plug on his $2 million Manhattan wedding on Saturday.
According to the New York Post, Jefferson's decision was so last-minute that some his guests still showed up.
"He called about two hours before the wedding. It was nuts," said one Jefferson pal.
He never showed up at the hotel, but "all his boys were there," the friend said. "He gave his best friend the Black Amex [credit card] for the night."
Jefferson's guests made good use of the credit card to party on their pal's dime.
I bet they did.
According to HoopsHype, Jefferson is set to make $14.2 million this season, and $15 million in 2011. I've done the math, and, yes, he could afford to throw a solid little wedding (or non-wedding party) every damn weekend. That's real love.

Summer Summer Summer time....

So my rant about the weather last week, completely worked... ever since I posted that, I don't think it has really rained much other than the most vocal thunderstorm I've heard before, a couple days ago. I woke up from my sleep, from the light of the lightening and then Sophie and I were rocked with a huuuuuuugggeeeee booooom! So other than that little shindig, the weather has been really really nice, back to typical Cape Cod summertime! This means that the golf course has been crawling with old farts wanting to play some stick, although the pretty much just slap it around and find something to bitch about. These people are ridiculous, they honestly play golf every fucking day... seriously like 5 or 6 days a week... and they are absolutely horrible, like the worst golfers at a single club probably in the country... I honestly wouldn't be suprised if that was the case. And everyday no matter the circumstances, they find something to complain about.. Do they realize that they play golf, get food cooked for them, have a bottle of wine and then go out to dinner and then go back to their castle.... I mean actually most of the people are pretty cool, probably about 85'% are really nice, especially once you get to know them and act like you care.... With long hours at the club, and the start of 2 month long junior camps... I come home beat to the max. The junior camps consist of us spending almost 4 hours a day, 4 days a week for 7 weeks... giving group lesson of anywhere from 6-22 kids at a time, of kids from the ages of 4-13... I'm telling you, trying to keep 10, 5 year olds on task doing something golf related for 30 mins is quite the task, those little runts day in and day out, take a tool on you at the end of the week...and then the weekend is usually the busiest time of the week. uffff taaaaaaaaa! Alright I'm done venting... Got some tickets to a Sox game in a couple weeks, amazing seats... should be a blast!

This the greatest music video ever... how fucked up are these guys?!?! How bout the chops on one of the singers?!?! Are they blowing into a bottle as a musical instrument? WTF!?!?!? But hey.... sing along people!

Best 18 holes of mini golf in Madison....hahahah

seeing as I've played Vitense mini golf way too many times to remember... this video is fucking horrible, and I can't believe it made it to publication...wow

Thank you Rob Shultz

Puck

What's Summer?

The past two summers on Cape have been absolutely remarkable... you woke up and knew what you were going to get, a sunny 80 degree day with a nice cool ocean breeze. I would always tell people how crazy it was, because everyday seemed to be the same.. never got really really hot, not too cool.. just a nice standard Cape summer day.. Until this summer, for most of June and now continuing into July it has been dismal.. highs of 62, 40 mph winds... however bad you want it, we've had it this summer. But the worst trait Bitch Nature has brought us is the rain season... I feel like i'm in the fucking rain forest here, except there is no fuckin forest. It has honestly at some point rained like 25 out of the last 30 days... It makes days of a golf pro, long and mind numbing.. everyone talks about it, its all you hear everyday..

Dear Rain Monster,

Please go back to your home...

Sincerly,

Carson


ps- tell Snow Monster that I don't miss him, thanks!

Video of the Day 6/27

This is insane.... no?

T-Puppies Draft

Tomorrow is going to be a great day... Tomorrow there could be as many as 5 new little puppies added to the Wolves squad, those puppies could be a great addition to the team and could make this up coming season one of the best in the post-KG era... Alright so the new Wolves GM Mr. Kahn, who looks and sounds like a prick...comes in and does the the best thing that has happened to the franchise in the last 10 years and fires McHale... totally out of the organization, after single handedly messing up every litter of wolves. Foye/Roy? Marbury/Allen? OJ/Love? (although I like Love).. Ebi? Jaric? Wittman? Madsen X4 years? Cardinal?Anyways I could go on... Hopefully they hire the right guy... Sam Mitchell, he was great for the Wolves... and Coach of the Year with the Raptors.. If not him, Marc Jackson might actually be a pretty good hire, Van Gundy could be interesting as well..

Alright so right now they have the 5,6,18,24 picks in the draft.. here is how I think it will go down, assuming there aren't any trades... I should say here's how I hope it goes down, I hope at 5 and 6, they get any one of these combinations- Harden/Rubio, Rubio/Curry, Evans/Flynn... I just really want Curry or Rubio, I don't really want Evans, he may be really good, I just don't think it fits what the team needs.. but I really like Jonny Flynn I think he is going to be a great NBA point guard, he is lightning. With the two late round picks we need a pure shooter, especially if we don't get Curry and obviously we need a Center.. I wouldn't be suprised if the late 1st rounder's get packaged in a trade for a vetearn big man. I'd like to see them pick up Jodie Meeks or BJ Mullens if possible.

No matter what it is going to be a interesting night for Minnesota fans... I just hope this new direction that the franchise is going doesn't mess up like the pervious one did.

The King Farts...

Happy Father's Day!

This is a day to celebrate the man that brought you into this beautiful world. I could talk all day about what my father has meant to me, as I'm sure most of you could. You grow up with your father being your idol, everything he does.. you want to do that... My dad brought the game of golf to me, he taught me everything I know about the game, although most of the time I fought his lessons and lectures. I grew up dreaming about beating him, it was a distant thought for a long time, my dad is a stick! After I beat him I never wanted him to beat me again... I guess that's just how it goes, I mean he tries to cheat and beat me still to this day. (Brookline) My fondest memories growing up where probably him hitting baseballs to me in our huge yard in Minnesota, we would be out there for hours.. It was great, I was always asking him to hit me a hot pepper (really hard grounder) so I could pick it like Chuck Knoblauch or Ryan Sandberg. No matter what we were doing, I always enjoyed it, like most children, my father was my best friend and idol. I couldn't be prouder to have a father like mine, he's an amazing artist, a great husband, an alright golfer... hhahaha jk he's great... and most importantly he is the best father in the world and I love him more than anything! Just wish we could spend more time together, and play more than 3 rounds of golf together a year.. but it is what it is, and it just makes those rounds special. I love you pops, look forward to the next time I see you!

The Hangover...

Best movie of the summer?

Hawk Talk

So Eric and I have started a pretty sweet band... the Wi Hawks (pronounced Wie Hawks, not the Wisconsin Hawks... but the Wi Hawks) We've been working on some material for a couple of weeks now. Eric is on the guitar and any other instrument that is needed, I am on the lead vocals and sound effects. Here's a little background on the band, a couple of weeks ago we had a couple of to be groupies over at our pad. In the tour of the crib, I made sure to point out the sweet framed pictures of a hawk that Eric had taken and hung next to his bed.... this was thought to be slightly odd, so it was an on going joke the rest of the night... late into the night after some liquid courage, we decided to bust into some tunes. It was an epic performance, although it was not recorded and will go down in history as one of the finest joints that was only heard by 4 sets of ears. Weeks later Eric took on the name of "Hawk", both because of his affiliation with Hawk's and his glossy stare. Scrambling to follow up this revelation, I stumbled upon the name "Talon" because of my sharp vocals and snarly swooping effects. We plan on eventually making an album and presenting it to labels, but at this point we are going to stick to live performances. Let us know if your looking to book a show


Picture is of Hawk, Talon and our accordion player Redtail...

Dry Mouth

I've been kind of slacking on my blogging as of late, I have caught a case of the dry mouth... I just don't have a lot of say.. Maybe it's because I'm content, I don't have anything to sound off about...maybe because I'm tired and don't want to waste my breath (or in this case my finger muscles), not real sure about that...It could be a number of things, but I'm pretty sure it's the first one, I'm content, I'm happy and stress free about everything thats going on in my life, I feel like I'm going in the right direction in all aspects. I look forward to the future, and rarely think of the past.

Eric and I started an ongoing Scramble match, this morning I spelled WARMER...................................................................

Lazy Video of the day 6/6?

I'm beat..I'm really tired...It's a good thing...I'm busy...it's a grind... I love life
Need to play more golf.. I've had open shifts the last 5 days, up at 5:25.. takes it out of you...
No complaining.. I'm really happy right now... Mind is refreshed+body drained= good nights of sleep
I'll kick your ask!

Video of the Day 6/4

This guy for real?!?!?!?!?

5+1 random thoughts...

1- I have aproximentally 3 minutes to write this before my laptop runs out of battery, way too lazy/tired to get out of bed to plug it in...
2- My parents leave tomorrow back to Wisco, it was great to have them on the Cape...It is sweet to have them get a taste of the Cape Cod life and beautiful seniary. I probably won't get to see them for like 4 months, so it is never enjoyable saying goodbye, but I just think that it'll be great the next time around... it makes things easier.
3- Sean and I just got done playing in the 2 day New England Pro-Assistant Championship...there is no shot I'm going to go hole by hole on this, both because I'm tired and I hear from some of my disgruntle uncles can't deal with the easy of my game... But it was a really good time out there, we had a blast, we actually played really solid golf despite our 19th place finish out of 60 teams, (72-68) two man best ball, not scramble, but best ball... I have gotten to a point in my golf game, that I can shoot 70-77 everytime out, but I have a really hard time scoring real low. I can grind out pars all day, so the tougher the golf course the better... but open, non demanding golf courses seem to not suite my game.
4-Ladies Opening Day tomorrow at Willowbend... oh what a treat!
5- Happy BIRTHDAY MADELINE!!!! I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, YOU ARE THE BEST, NOW THAT I LIKE YOU... HAHAHA JUST KIDDING, BUT NO REALLY YOUR REALLY COOL NOW THAT, YOU LIKE ME... ACTUALLY NO I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, EVEN WHEN I HATED YOU. NO BUT REALLY I LOVE YOU EVERYDAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WISH I WAS WITH YOU!

+1- You ever notice just how good it feels to get into your bed after a long day? It's something people take for granted...ha

The Country Club/Steve's Pizza

Thursday was a busy day for me.. My father, uncle and I went up to Brookline to play at "The Country Club"... Brookline Country Club is the oldest Country Club in the United States, it is down right special to be there. The grounds are beautiful, you just feel an aura when you walk into the locker room, knowing the every man that has graced the game of golf has just walked through the same doors you did.. The famous Francis Ouimet's house is right across the street, his intials are carved into a tree along with all the caddies in the 1913 US Open. Ouimet won the Open as a 20 year old kid that hadn't really done anything in golf in the past. He caddied at Brookline, so he knew everything about the course and was a local hero. (Ouimet is the one holding the horseshoe in the picture, after he won the Open). Check out the movie, "The Greatest Game Ever Played", its all about Ouimet and the Open that year. There also was the Ryder Cup there in 1999 I believe, it was one of the best Ryder Cup's, with Justin Leonard dropping the putt to win on the 17th hole. The day was great, it was so nice to be out there with my father, one of our handful of rounds each year that we get to play together... they are always fun, and a good match. I shot 77, doubled 3 holes but played pretty stellar other than that. My pops shot 78, although it did take us a day for us to realize he didn't shoot 76, but instead 2 shots higher.

I came home and headed right to my last basketball game of the year, we played in the Championship game against Ryan's team, but we were lucky that he was a thousand miles away, vacationing in Wisco. It was a really good game, going back and forth for most of the game... We pulled away late and won by around 20, after going on like a 20-0 run to finish the game. All I'm going to say is that I played an almost perfect game... 35 points and a good floor game.

Can we please get a Kobe vs Lebron Championship, so Lebron can back up my arguments of him being the best in the NBA!

Spring Series #3 Brae Burn Country Club

I didn't drop a line about this tourney last week, my game wasn't that good...but I still feel obligated to at least say something, because it was in general a great experience. Although my game sucked, it is always special to play a course that has tremendous history... there is something different about it, almost like golf is put behind the whole history of the place. Brae Burn was one of those places, just outside of Boston, built in 1897 and redesigned by Donald Ross in 1912. Walter Hagen won the 1919 US Open and Bobby Jones the 1928 US Amateur... Just to walk the same grounds as those figures is special, its like if you were able to trot onto the field at the old Yankee Stadium or Fenway. Something you just take for granted. So the course was great, in perfect shape and pretty challenging, especially if you don't know where to put the ball off the tee. Overall my game really wasn't that bad... I started off bogey, birdie (naturally)... then made a double after only being able to advance my ball 4 feet out of the regular rough with a Pitching Wedge (down in a hole), bogeyed a par 5 after that and made two bogies to finish up the front to shoot +5-40... went Birdie-Bogey-Bogey-Birdie to start the back... so I pissed away 2 good holes... made some pars and then finished bogey-bogey-par to shoot 79. I was beat down, 2 hour drive into Boston traffic, up at 4:30am, first round in 90 degree weather, walking the course... I was literally beat down. I was kinda proud I didn't shoot in the 80's, but still not too happy. I did score 25 points and lead our bball team to the Championship after that though! I gtg to work now!

Look forward to playing another historical sight on Thursday with my father and uncle.... "The Country Club" Brookline baby!

Cape Cod...

This shit should put you to sleep... Saw this, and just laughed... I wouldn't expect any less

Gus "The Bus" Solien

My father and uncle were playing some golf the other day with my little cousin, he's around 10 years old. August is just always straight comedy, he is super witty... He's not a loud kid, but he picks up on everything and always has something funny to say...although sometimes, he is not intending on it to be funny... So they are walking down the fairway before dusk, very quiet night on the golf course, Gus says to Tommy his dad, "Dad... I think I'm becoming a man...", oh ya Gus? Why do you think that?.. "I think I'm becoming a man... I have hair in my nose now, and hair on my balls"

Imagine that conversation with you little kid... good I wish I would have been there, I would have been dying! pissing my pants in the sandtrap..

Straight up, Gus "The Bus" Solien

Woods Hole Pro-Pro

Good evening... I would like to drop a line about the tourney that was played today. It was a Cape Cod chapter Pro-Pro, where two pro's play a best ball. Our teaching pro at the club, Danny Caverly who just won 2008 New England Teacher of the Year this past year, and is a good friend. Danny is a great player with one of the best short games I've ever seen in my life, it is silly good. We played at Woods Hole Golf Club, where my uncle is the president and just had a large part in designing a new pro shop. I've played the course many times, and really enjoy the 5300 yard tricky track.... tricky track....interesting. It was a really fun day, it was a great group, along with Danny was our head pro Sean...so its always a good time to play with your friends. Danny and I shot 68, we made 5 birdies and 2 bogeys including the last hole, some putts could have dropped, but that's golf. We ended up taking tied for 4th out of 20 team's, we won a skin for a birdie that Danny made on the 3rd hole when he casually chipped in. My game was solid, hit my driver stellar.. I believe I shot a generous even. 2 birdies, 2 bogeys... nothing too special at all. Tomorrow is the #4 assistants tourney just outside of boston, have a 8:30 tee time.... and traffic off Cape will be wicked... early morning for sure! Have to go to bed.... Dreaming of making birdies...


---fun fact: I was walking into the living room, when eric threw a frisbee to links and he jumped up and hit my hand with his mouth...hit my finger on his tooth and gave me a pretty nasty cut... quite the goof...

Twelveteen Random Thoughts

1- Summer has arrived... mother nature just hasn't gotten the email.
2-I only have been called Eric at work, 6 times in the last couple weeks...hoping the count doesn't crack 50 by the end of the summer.
3-I have given up on drinking... it's pointless, I just fall asleep.
4-I have two tourney's this week, Wed. is a Pro-Pro that I am playing in with our teaching pro, Danny Caverly---Should be a real tough team. On Thursday, I have the 3rd Assistants series event, outside of Boston. Gotta hold onto my lead in the POY standings, I'm going to have to miss out on the last spring series event...so I need some cushion.
5-My parents come in a little over a week, wicked excited about it... can't wait to spend some time with them!
6-Farve looks to be set to join the Vikes after his surgery.... Welcome Brett. Vikes=Super Bowl?
7-I have $29.84 in change, in my room..... yaaaa I didn't count it.
8-My automatic coin counter, counted it... LEGIT
9-Eric cried like a little baby watching Marley and Me, last night.... I on the other hand just fell asleep... pretty sure the crying is worse, pussbag.
10-Last movies bought: Taken (which is a epic action movie, real good), Marley and Me (just so I could see Eric cry, but I fell asleep before the tears started rolling, Accepted, and Towelhead.
11- Today was the first day in like a week that I have been able to sleep in past 6:30... my 7 o clock wake up, felt like an eternity.. energy should be up today.
12- .......................................................I need to shower.
12teen- I enjoy making up numbers.

Video of the day 5/16

F. Stokes... Flukie Stokes I believe in full... Madison/Chicago recording artist..Madison West graduate..

The Hudson Cup (The first "major" of the year)

This is a picture of what I would be doing with the hudson cup if I one....Duxbury Yacht Club is where the Hudson Cup was held this year. It is a super old place, one of the first few in Mass I believe. The pro shop and club house is an old original barn, with very high ceilings and large wooden rafters... pretty cool. Let's get to the first tee...

1- This was the calmest I have been for a tourney this year, I wasn't so much confident, but just relaxed and ready to take on whatever. I was the first up on the tee, and on this hole there was really absolutely no trouble, except getting stuck behind a tree... I stepped up and hit a drive just in the right rough. It was only a gap wedge in, I hit it to about 15 ft just below the hole. The greens were aerated, so there were pretty slow and bumpy. I hit a good putt and it slid right at the hole and caught the lip. Heyyyy I didn't double the first hole! could mean good things... Even

2- Pulled my drive a little left, but into a clearing, so I had a shot to the green...I didn't have much grass under my ball, and I had to get it up over a tree...but I thought it would be no problem, 65 yard lob wedge... I didn't catch it great, and the ball came out low and nailed the tree just ahead 10 yards. I played a great shot from here just to get it on the green and give myself a chance to make par. I left my putt a little short and tapped in for bogey... +1

3- Easy little par 3, only about 150 yards... I probably over thought it, and ended up switching to an 8 iron and trying to hit a little punch in there. I pulled it badly into the greenside bunker. When I got up to my ball, I saw the dirtiest fried egg, buried lay I have had in a really long time. I got the ball out of the bunker, but it couldn't hold the green and rolled over the back. From there I hit a good pitch, left myself 5 feet. I jabbed at that putt and missed it right. Quickly a double... not good at all... +3

4-Short par 5, kinda hot right now after the double.. and I know I need to make the best of this short par 5... I hit a nice cut into the middle of the fairway, hit it hard. I ended up only having like 170 into the green... I hit a solid 7 iron to about 20 feet, and had an easy two putt birdie... +2

5-Hit a 3 iron off the tee of the short par 4, it rolled down a hill into the left rough, wedge in from there... I thought it was right on it, but it got a horrible kick and rolled through the green. Great chip from there, to a foot... tapped it in, par... +2

6-Made a pretty poor choice here, and pulled driver on a hole that I really shouldn't have. I had never seen the course, so I didn't have much of an idea of what was ahead of me. I pulled the drive badly across the fairway of the pervious hole.. It took awhile to find the ball, and I got a really lucky break. My ball was right on the OB line, but someone had pulled one of the stakes out of the ground, so it was just laying there, if it had been upright I would have been OB, but the next stake was a little father back so my ball was in... I knocked my ball from the trees, to the rough just off the green. My chip shot rolled 10 feet by and I made a clutch par putt coming back. I got away with one there... +2

7-I should have hit 3 wood here, but instead hit 3 iron, pulled it left into the rough... from there I only had 150 downwind, from a great lie... I decided on a full PW from there, once I hit it, I knew it had to get down... I caught a flier out of there, and it flew the green from 150yards.. amazing... it bounced and ended up out of bounds....I knew it, and had to drop one from there... hitting 4... I just missed the green, putted from the fringe to a foot and knocked it in... another quick double, the golf gods were getting me back for the pervious good fortune... +4

8-I knew there was no way to contend at this tourney if I wasn't around Par, the scores were going to be low today... It wasn't looking like I was going to be there. Another par 5, must make birdie.. Hit a good drive down the left side, had about 240 into the green. Pulled out my rescue club and knocked it on the green, really good shot..Once again, easy 2 putt birdie.. great to get a stroke back... +3

9- 220 yard par 3...really tough hole into the wind, I ripped a 3 iron that landed about a foot from the hole..but bounced hard off the back of the green...It was a really good shot, from there I had a tight little chip. I hit a great shot to about a foot and a half, just had to knock that in and get out of the front with a 39... stepped up confidently, stroked that tiny little putt and didn't even hit the hole.. pulled it dead left and made bogey... fucking 40... I was about to pack it in.... +4-40 on the front.

10- Wasn't talking much at this point, I was upset with myself about playing like this on such an easy track... I knew I had to make some birdies on the back... Pulled driver again on a short hole, pushed it right... it hit a tree and easily could have bounced OB....but it stayed in, I got a drop out of some GUR (ground under repair). hit a low skipper, punch lob wedge to about 7 feet... needed this putt! It was a little right to left slider, dropped it in the low side... birdie... +3

11- Real good hole, with water on both sides... just played it safe and hit a 3 iron down the middle... I had a 7 iron into the green, I hit it right on the stick, just 15 feet short... This shot, right at it... felt really good. I could feel myself start to get going at this point. I unconsciously stood up and put the putt right dead in the heart, another birdie.... +2

12- Another long par 3... I hit a 4 iron in, made another real good swing... to about 35 feet pin high... Lagged it up there nice, and tapped in for par... +2

13- Long long par 5, solid hole, water down most of the left side with a huge tree blocking shots into the green. Pumped a driver down the middle, killed a 3 wood down the right side and still had a half lob wedge in... At this point if I could get another birdie, I would be rolling...just set... I played a pretty good little shot in there to about 10 feet...this was a huge putt... I hung it out right and it just wouldn't come back, missed it... missed chance... par +2

14- Pushed a drive right, but got away with a shot to the green from the trees... punched a PW through the trees and it rolled to the back of the green. This wasn't a putt I could go at, but a downhill 40 footer that I just needed to cozy up there.. I did just that. My putting has really been the heart of my game recently, and I probably haven't been able to say that for over 5 years.. It feels really good standing over putts. I 2 putted and made par... +2

15- This was a long, but wide open par 5... I tried to kill this drive, and I did... center stripe, it was really good. I was bout a yard behind the 250 plate with a 3 wood in my hands... this was going to be a really important shot, I took my time, stepping away before I hit my shot because of the strong wind into me. Made the best swing of the day by far, couldn't have struck it any better, nice high draw into the green, landing just on the front edge and rolling up to just inside 20 feet. Eagle putt here, last thing I think before every eagle, "never leave an eagle putt short", It was a right to left putt, right after I hit the putt I thought I missed it because I didn't start it high enough, as it got about 3 feet from the hole, it broke back to right at the end and dropped in... HUGE EAGLE... really really clutch... got me back to even... Even

16- Best drive of the day here, little fade into the middle of a dogleg right. Had a full PW in from here, to an elevated green that slopped heavily just off the green. I pulled it a little, but got away with it when it hit on the left side and rolled towards the hole to the right. 20 foot left to right slider... I was in the fucking zone.... that putt never left the center of the hole, I was rolling the rock kids, boss of the moss.. birdie... -1.... I had gotten back 5 shots in 7 holes... don't know if I have even gotten on that kind of run before.

17- Tough little par 3... pulled a 4 iron over the green to left, bad mistake here... had no grass under my ball and had to play a cute little shot to the hole that was straight downhill... I chunked it, pretty much the first poor chip shot all day... that left me with a 40 ft straight downhill putt, I played it was great touch and it only rolled by 3 feet... I need this putt for bogey, told myself that I couldn't make double... and I didn't... bogey.. Even

18- Pretty easy closing hole, if you hit a good drive... I nutted one right down the pipe, perfect... left me like 60 yards into the green. I wanted to make another birdie here badly, I hit a pretty good shot in, but it ended up a little short, leaving myself with 15ft. up the hill.... I made a good run at it, but it slid just right.. easy par... Even-32 on the back..

I had battled back from a frankly terrible front 9 on an easy course, with one of the better 9 holes of golf I've played in quite some time. Although I didn't perform as well as I wanted, it was really encouraging to battle like that, and score like that on the back. I ended up taking 5th place, and making $300... and I believe I'm still in the lead for the player of the year... all positive!
----Had a basketball game tonight as well, we scored 110 points... I scored around 30, with at least 6 three's... so my stroke was working in many different ways tonight... Goodnight!

Correction: Greatest 3 of all time?

Got a swift kick in the balls going into work today, after I walked in...my pro, explained to me that I had not made a hole in one, but instead a par, 3. By USGA rules, when I approached the ball the first time, I then was to have marked my both within 10 seconds of approaching the ball. Because I waited more than this "reasonable" amount of time, and my ball eventually dropped in the hole... along with me not then realizing the mistake and replacing my ball where it was before it fell in before holing the ball... I was assessed a two stroke penalty, equating in a par 3. Sooooo quite the change of events....Although probably not technically a hole in one, In my book of life, titled, "The Life of Carson Solien", I stroke a golf ball once, and it ended up in the bottom of the hole. Hole in One? Funny fact..... That "This could ALMOST be a perfect day, enjoy it" fortune cookie, somehow turned out to be even more ironic! fucking A... And really wish I had waiting until after work today, to write that post about "The greatest hole in one ever made", I thought about taking it down and saving myself the embarrassment...but decided to let the story live on into eternity. I'm ready to finish this lovely day. Pretty sure I would have had a swift kick in the balls literally. Goodnight!

18-2b/10 Ball Falls into Hole After Being Addressed
Q. A player’s ball overhangs the lip of the hole. He addresses the ball and it falls into the hole. What is the ruling?

A. The ball is not holed. The player incurs a penalty stroke and the ball must be replaced. Although Rule 16-2 applies when a player’s ball overhangs the lip of the hole, Rule 18-2b, which specifically applies when a player’s ball moves after he has addressed it, overrides Rule 16-2 in this case.

Greatest Hole in One of all time....

This is the fortune cookie, hard to read... but it says "This could be an almost perfect day, enjoy it!"
This is a recreation of what my ball looked like when it was sitting on the lip, although this pic gives it no justice, cuz my ball was hanging over even more!
This is an actually picture of my ball in the hole, a minute after it dropped in!





I've hit so many golf shots over my lifetime, so many par 3's I've played, hundreds of thousands... you'd think with a good golf game and that many chances, you'd knock one in eventually. I mean my uncle Greg has played golf twice in his life and has a fucking hole in one. WTF... I had been close, I've hit the pin a couple times... one time my ball ended up directly behind the hole about an inch away. Sunday, May 10th was a different day...I got off work a little early, to go pick up an old friend of mine, Joe Coyne, who was coming into town for a couple of days. After he got here, we pretty much just wanted to go straight to the course to play some holes... I was waiting for Joe to get ready, so I grabbed a fortune cookie from the pervious nights sushi dinner.. I cracked it open and read, "This could be an almost perfect day, enjoy it!".......... I read it to Joe, and said "You know what this means? This means, I'm going to get really really close to making a hole in one, but it's not going to go in"... honest to god, I said this right before leaving the house....Ryan, Joe and I headed to the course, not knowing it would be a day, that I will never forget. The front nine was nothing to speak of, we were all out there enjoying the day and each others company... good golf was far from our mines, the scorecards were littered with doubles and bogeys. We made the turn and vowed to play better. When we got to the tee on #13, I was the first to hit... the hole is one of the more difficult par 3's at Willowbend, especially because the pin was back on top of a shelf, on a 2 tiered green. It was probably playing about 180 or so all the way back to the pin, I grabbed a six iron and was first to hit. I hit it good, started a little right of the pin and drew right back in at the stick, I didn't say anything in the air, actually the whole time, until it came to rest... Because the pin is all the way back, and elevated on the top tier, you can't see that well where the ball actually was.... it looked really close though, Joe asked if I thought it was a bit long, "No, pretty sure it's right on it" I said. They both hit and we ventured up to the green to see where it was... When we drove up, we were in disbelief... "It has to be resting against the flagstick" said Joe.... we got a closer look, it wasn't..... the ball was literally hanging half was over the hole.... I saw this an immediately remember what I had said about the fortune cookie! We were going crazy, how is there any way that this ball isn't in the hole!!!!!! It was a really windy day, so there was still a shot... Ryan chipped up from off the green, and I went to fix my ball mark... Joe got a closer look at the ball, and said that he thought it was still moving...ever so slightly....Ryan, Joe and I took a couple steps back and just watched... Like it was slow motion.... the ball slowing dropped in the hole as we stood just 15 ft away. There were man hugs to go around, we went absolutely crazy...jumping for joy!!! It was one of the greatest moments of my life, such a crazy chain of events... I will never forget that day, for the rest of my life! I didn't want my hole in one to be part of a horrible round, so I made 2 more birdies coming in and shot 33 on the back... 41-33= 74.... My 47th stroke that day, was a gift from god.
--funny fact, I ended up playing the ball I had made the hole in one with the rest of the round...only because we had ran out of balls on the front, and this was the only ball I had left! hahah, yes I still have it!

Heyyyy Mamaaaa!

Ohhhhh what a day! A day to celebrate the most beautiful women on the planet.... YO MOTHA! Naturally we don't ever come to truly appreciate your mother until you grow in age. As every year passes, I realize more and more how amazing my mother is. I couldn't and wouldn't ever ask for a better mom... If you know my mom, you know she is just cool shit... she is chill as hell, at least now that she doesn't have me around the house to give her hell. Nah but I really was a little punk when I was younger, mostly just to her...But she has pushed me for everything that I have done, and I am almost positive I wouldn't have been able to achieve what I have, without her ENDLESS nagging... ha, I love you! She'll do anything for me, except for things that I can do for myself... and that's the way it should be... If I need to help with anything, she's always there. The thing I look up to most about my mom, is the way that she looks at everyday... Maybe it is the old hippie in her, but she wakes up everyday thinking that today is going to be a good day. I try to do the same, its hard somedays, but it just seems to rub off on you day after day. I don't tell her how much I appreciate her enough, i don't know if that's possible. I don't tell her how much I love her enough, there's not enough words. But today is your day mom, and I want you to know that your the best and I love you very much!

---Happy Mother's day all you sexy mamaaaa's

Sophie's 4th Bday!

Today is Sophie's 4th birthday.... and she has no fucking idea!

Although she did tell me to take this picture of her becoming an old women....

Bill Simmons for Timberwolves GM!

I've mentioned Bill Simmons in the past, touching on a few of his nice little pokes at sports figures. Simmons is an ESPN writer that is slowing becoming one of the most intriguing sportswriters of the future. I've known about him for a couple years now, but not until recently have I really become attached to him and his commentary. He is a genius, simply put... he is really really special. You don't have to enjoy sports, to enjoy his stuff...but you do have to known his whole deal, because a lot of his stuff deals with inside jokes among his friends..you catch on quick. Bill has a huge archive of podcasts on iTunes, his show is call the BS report... you have to look it up and at least give it a run. His favorite topics are mostly based around sports, but he goes on like 30 min rants about movies, music and celebs. He does some really fun podcasts on the MTV reality shows like Real World and the challenge shows... it's comical... I'll cut to the point... Simmons specializes in NBA matter, he is coming out with a 700 page book called, "The book of basketball"...so he therefore declares that he knows everything there is to know about the dynamics of the NBA and how to put together a good franchise. Because of this fact, he is convinced that he would be a great GM of an NBA team... Recently, he is getting serious about this campaign and has "thrown his name" into curent open GM positions in the NBA...one of which, being, the Minnesota Timberwolves.. And I can honestly say as a life long T-wolves fan, there isn't anyone I'd rather get that job. After listening to him talk about the league for endless hours, I'm convinced. Simmons recently did a Q &A with a Minneapolis Star Tribune writer, here's some great points he makes.
- "How do you stand out in a 30-team league? Hey, here’s an idea: By thinking unconventionally and picking someone who has a real connection with fans, understands how they think and will do everything possible to keep them caring about the team. You build a fan base by winning and by connecting with your fans."
-Minnesota hasn’t had a game plan really ever. The team overpaid the wrong guys, panicked again and again and antagonized its fans. I will never do that. Ever. Hell, I have even made the following offer: I will sign a three-year deal with the numbers for the second and third year to be determined … for the first year, I will work for free. Just let me write a book about being the GM. That’s my only demand.
-I feel like Boston owes ‘Sota for KG, Big Papi and Randy Moss. It’s about time we gave you something back. So what better than me, the former Boston Sports Guy? Come on, you have to admit, there’s a certain symmetry here.
-Not to steal from my rant on today’s podcast, but let’s say Minny hires me. Wouldn’t “Timberwolves hire ESPN.com sports columnist as GM” immediately become one of the most talked-about NBA stories of the year? How else would the T-Wolves ever lead PTI or get a cover of Sports Illustrated? It’s just smart business. You are a floundering franchise that needs to get people talking … how do you do this? How do you connect with your fans? How do you make a splash? By hiring me. Obviously you don’t make that move if I’d suck at the job, but that’s thing, I wouldn’t suck at the job. I follow this league as closely and as diligently and as thoughtfully as anyone on the planet. So I didn’t play or coach. So I didn’t get fired from a previous GM job. Who cares?

I would think outside the box, and really, that’s what a team like Minnesota needs from their GM. I would go out to dinner with every [original] Minny season ticket holder — and there can’t be many — in groups of eight or 10 just to let them know that someone appreciates that they stuck with the franchise for this long. I would make a vow that, if we are ever eliminated from the playoffs in any season, from that point on, every home game is half-price and all season ticket holders get a half-price refund on the remaining games so they aren’t paying for crappy tank jobs. I would make myself accountable at every game and via email. I would make a rule that any T-Wolves fan could trade in a jersey of a player no longer on the team and get 40% off a new one. I would have a contest to find two T-Wolves fans to announce all our home games on Timberwolves.com, kinda like Mystery Science Theater but with diehard fans of the team. Etc etc etc. I have a million ideas. Really, you have to be an idea guy to be an NBA GM - you deal with a lot of stuff beyond “Which players should I pick?” And anyone who reads my column knows that I never, ever, EVER run out of ideas.

------Pretty convincing huh? Here are a couple links to a few of his articles...sorry your going to have to copy and paste here...can't get the links to work...

http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2009/05/06/randball-qa-espncoms-bill-simmons-your-next-wolves-gm/ (Q & A on twolves gm job)
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090122 (great writing, must read, about his dog, really sad)
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090501&sportCat=nba (Story on Bulls-Celtics series...classic!)

Vince Toma

Yo- just got wind of this video... wanted to put it up, just to rep Vinnie.. Good friend of mine for a bit now, have mad respect for his creativity and ambition, just wanted to let others get a look into his mind... If you know Vince, you'll appreciate this video...if you don't know him, you'll come away with a little bit of the person he is. Another good friend Ric Remington put this together and is a nice up and coming filmmaker in the Madison area. I plan on putting up a couple music video he has produced in the future.

Mr. Farve....

As a young kid growing up in Minnesota, I naturally was a Viking fan... there were some good years growing up, Cris Carter, Anthony Carter, Robert Smith, John Randle, Randy Moss.. those were the guys that I cheered for every sunday. I don't know if you noticed, but there were no quarterback's in that group...there never has been, the closest the vikings have had to a quarterback was Daunte Culpepper, and he was pretty much a lineman. So I grew up in Minny, rooting for the vikings... twice a year they played the Packers and Brett Farve. Twice a year my dad and I sat and watched Brett pick apart the annually horrible Minnesota secondary. I sat and watched this guy sling the ball around the field, break away from 4 defenders and flick a behind the back pass to a receiver. The guy has single handily beat the Vikes and pretty much every other team at one point or another. Then I moved to Wisco and at this point realized that this guy is a fuckin god... everything revolves around #4. It's Farve, Cheese,Beer, and more Farve. After high school, I went to moved to the Mecca, Green Bay for college. I saw the god around town, mainly at the golf course... I've hit balls on the range next to Farve, I have actually yelled in Brett's backswing on the golf course (not knowing he was just behind me, but he hit it to 10 feet and it didn't even phase him)... Needless to say, when you live in Green Bay...the guy is the mayor.
Alright with all that said, I can get to what today's story lines are... Farve is coming back, Farve is going to be a Viking... I am pretty sure on that, and if that doesn't happen, I'll come back and delete this whole post.. ha.... So everyone has something to say about this whole situation...usually its on a negative note, about how they are so sick of him and that he's just gone too far. Those things may be true... As a die hard Viking fan, here's my take...
-We have never had a decent quarterback
-Who would you rather have at quarterback, Sage Rosenfels, Tarvaris Jackson, John David Booty or BRETT FARVE?
-Yeah, Brett is going to chuck the ball around, he is going to throw interceptions... but so are those other guys...
-I think that if we get Farve, he is going to give the Vikes a digit chance to get to the Super Bowl...they have the best running back in the league, the best run defense in the league and now the best quarterback over 50 in the league.

----I am saying all of this, knowing the fact that there is a very good chance that this blows up in my face... but I'm okay with that.


---It has been raining on Cape, for 4 days... 3 more to come... tourney got cancelled

Torry Holt gives you the finger....

17 random thoughts....

1-I paid $33 for a bag of dog food for Sophie.... that's more than I've spent on groceries for myself in the past month.
2-My favorite show these days-Diners, Dives and Dinner's on Food Network---check it out! Fan damn tastic..
3-Willowbend has taken over my life, golf in general actually...I'm at the club 8-8 every fuck day, for one reason or another!
4-I like the Vikings draft... an O Lineman named LOADHOLT.... there is no better last name, of a 6'8'', 350lbs guy. Harvin is going to be a stud, ya I know he's a head case, but does a dynamic wide receiver...that puffed a little weed...with a large ego sound familiar? Can you say Randy Moss? He was alright for the Vikings....
5-On the same note... I'd love to buy a #4 Viking jersey... Do it Brett!
6-Last 3 movies bought: Slumdog, The Wrestler, Doubt....
7- If you haven't heard of Bill Simmons, and you enjoy sports... look him up, he is a genius and hilarious.(I'll be dedicating a post to him soon) Listen to his Podcast on iTunes... BS Report.
8-My parents come out to Cape Cod, in like 3 weeks... I really can't wait to see them, It'll be great to have family out here!
9-Playing at Brookline Country Club on the 28th, with my uncle, father and Ed Stimpson (ever heard of the Stimp meter? ya this man gave me an original Stimp meter that his father produced at least 50 years ago.)
10-I haven't slept in past 8am in the past 2 weeks, and won't in the next two weeks either.
11-Was the Bulls vs Celts series one of the best? If you watched those games, and don't think the NBA Playoff's completely rule, you are smoking crack.
12-Don't smoke crack
13-Sophie turns 4 on May 8th! Steak dinner for her! wow...just more money
14-I have the first "major" of the year on Thursday at Duxbury Yacht Club--- Double the points, double the purse... Mo Money! gotta play good to keep my lead!
15-I take the quickest poops east of the Mississippi.
16-I sold 18 golf shirts to a women the other day at work... they were all different, for all her "boys"... She had the most dimonds on I think I've ever seen in my life... That was quite the bill.
17- I'm going to bed kids!

Video's of the day 5/3

Carlos Beltran?!!?

So our head pro Sean is convinced that I look exactly like Carlos Beltran! I don't know how to take, cuz he is HISPANIC!!!! What do you guys think? sorry so small...

Fall Series Event #2---Hyannisport Country Club

Today was my second event in the New England PGA Assistant's Fall series... I had a 9:10 tee time in the last group due to my showing at last week's tourney, with the guy that beat me... The course we played is again right on the ocean, it's a very famous area due to being right down the street from the "Kennedy Compound", and therefore the course that all of them were/are members at. As I drove in, I saw the estate that they live on, with tourist in the street taking pictures. The course is short and usually pretty wind, today it was not too bad at all...but the lack of wind was made up in the toughness of the greens... to give you an idea of how firm they were---No one in our group had to fix a ball mark all day, because our approach shots never made a dent in the green... that is the first time I've ever played a course where that was the case. They were lighting fast...like WICKED fast... putting on a gym floor fast... so that firmness and speed make them the teeth of the course. Here's how it went...

1- "ON THE FIRST TEE FROM WILLOWBEND COUNTRY CLUB, MR. CARSON SOLIEN" they announced... naturally I was pretty hyped up, I don't remember much before the shot bc I was kinda nervous... but all I know is that when I hit it... I said..."oh no"... I pumped my first tee dead right... OB! Out of Bounds... I had 200 yards to the left that was safe, which I could have hit it... Hitting 3 off the tee... four just over the green...five up to a foot, six in.... Double Bogey... +2

2- Killed my driver down the right....short hole... Chunked my pitch shot... at this point, I'm asking myself if this is how it's going to be all day... I should have had a chance for an easy birdie putt..instead have to get up and down for par... I hit a poor chip shot again, running it by 15 feet... 15 footer downhill... I knew I needed this putt---- Dead in the heart! Great save, Par.... +2

3- Hit a 4 iron off the tee, 6 iron into the green...it ran off just off the back right edge, putted it up from off the green, left it 10 feet short though...again a must make downhill slider----Dead in the heart... par....+2

4-3 wood right down the pipe... wedge to the green, hit a good shot,but it spun back and caught a ridge and came back off the green in the rough... hit a great chip to 2 ft, knocked it in...par... +2

5- 5 iron into the green, hit a good shot, but once again ran off the back right edge, leaving me a really tough sidehill/downhill chip shot. I hit a pretty solid chip, leaving myself with a side hill 4 footer with a foot of break... missed it low side... bogey...+3

6-This was a straight forward par 5, I had to have a smoke... I was 3 over through 5, knew if I was going to have a good round, I needed to get my shit together. I hit a drive right down the middle, had 248 into the green... hit a rescue just in front of the green...Played an ole Texas Wedge (putter) honestly from 15 yards off the green, cuz it was shaved so short and I would have had to clip it good with a pitch shot.. hit it good, got it to about 8 ft for birdie. Need to knock this putt in for birdie...needed to capitalize... missed it, it snapped on me and I missed it low side...Par..+3

7-Really frustrated at this point... Drive-right down the middle...hit a really good 7 iron into the wind, just got on the front edge... I had a 40 ft putt up the hill, I hit the putt a little too hard.. and missed a tough little 4 footer.. depressing... 3 putt bogey... +4

8- Tough par 3, hit a thin bad horrible 5 iron just in front of the green right, got a way with one. Knocked a putt from off the green up to 2 ft...really good touch on a lag putt... snuck out of there with a par... +4

9- Short par 5... just had to hit a good drive, I completed this task... Had a 4 iron into the green from 210, downwind... I hit a good shot, just didn't draw back in... left myself with a tough sidehill chip from pin high, had to hit a flop shot..I couldn't have hit a better shot, asked it to go in and tapped it in for birdie... This was a huge up and down for me, and a good job of converting for once... plus it kept me under 40 for the front nine... +3...39 on the front.

10- This is when I started to finally feel confident, I hit a great driver down the right side... I hit an absolutely horrible 6 iron from the the center of the fairway... it was god awful, I had a tricky little chip and put it a little passed the hole... this seemed like a day of endless downhill 10 footers... it was brutal standing over them, but I think I did a pretty good job.... but then again I missed the putt and made bogey... +4

11- I was downright pissed at myself for pissing away a stroke right there after battling so hard, and making a birdie on the pervious hole. I hit another good drive down the leftside... again hit and absolutely horrible 9 iron left into the bunker, short siding myself... god I was mad after that shot, I actually threw my 9 iron back trying to hit my bag as I got my divot... I never throw clubs anymore.. deep bunker, 15 ft to work with... I hit the best shot of the day probably, clipped it perfectly out of the bunker, landing it softly just on the green, it almost dropped in the hole and I tapped it in quickly to get out of ther with a par..+4

12- Hit a drive down the left side of a dogleg right... so I had a 7 iron coming in, after pulling my last two.. I naturally pushed it out right.. Missed the green just off the right side. Again, I hit a really really good little pitch shot, spinning it off the slope just on the green, rolling it down to a foot. It was another little clutch shot, great par... +4

13-I was in a pretty good mood at this point, I had just had back to back difficult up and downs on the last two holes... it was a real short little par 4, I hit a good drive just in the left rough, I only had about 60 yards into the green... it was a really good birdie opportunity, until I hit my lob wedge all the way to the back of the green 30 ft. away... But then I hit my putt and half way there realized it was a good birdie opportunity again... as the putt dropped in the hole I was sure... huge putt! Birdie... +3

14- In the zone at this point... Hit the best drive of the lay, long down the leftside of the fairway... Hit a PW into the green, hit a good shot right at the stick... it hit by the hole and released 20 ft by. I thought I had this putt, but I left it just short and was happy with another par... +3

15- Straightforward par 3.. pulled it a little again, into the wind.. it caught a bunker greenside... with no green to work with. I put myself in another bad position with my shit iron play. The bunker shot was a good one again, my bunker play usually is horrible... you guys know that! I got it to stop about 12 ft by the hole, the putt held its line until the last second when it caught the lip and spun out. damnnnn bogey.. +4

16- Tough par 5... I had to hit 3 wood off the tee, down the left side... weird... from a blind shot at the bottom of a steep hill, I slapped a 4 iron through the fairway and into the range which was in play. I had 90 yards to the pin, just an easy little lob wedge, the pin was right infront... I hit it right on, and it one hopped and hit the sick, bounced off to like 15 ft... Another good birdie putt and I needed to convert! As the putt was rolling, I was urging it to please hold it's line and stay up! It just barely dropped in the left side of the hole... YES, TWEEET TWEET... +3

17- Short little par 3 right on the ocean... green is sloped severely from back to front, the pin was all the way in the back.. I hit a knock down 8 iron, just barely on the front edge... I had 40 ft straight up hill... I hit a good lag putt and after rolling back a couple inches (thats how steep the slope way), it came to rest 4 ft from the cup... The guy that beat me last week, was beating me all day today, sometimes by 4.. I was 1 up on him after the birdie on 16... He 4 putted this hole from the front by where I was, for double... I calmly knocked in a slippery 4 footer for par.. +3

18- Real short hole, 300 yards straight up hill... I hit a good drive in the left rough... I had like 45 yards straight uphill into the green, pin tucked over a bunker back left.. so I had no angle... I tried to hit a great shot and like an idiot left my shot in the bunker left, and completely short sided myself... in the bunker... Once again though I came through and hit a great great bunker shot, as could as I could have done..to about 12 ft... Its a right to left slider, and I just didn't give it enough steam, left it just short, for a stupid stupid bogey... really bad brain turd there folks... bogey +4.... 36 on the back nine...for (+4) 75...

---If it wasn't for my first shot out of bounds and last shot into 18, I would have played a pretty solid round... but that's life, and I'll learn at some point...but I'm getting better! I ended up in 4th place, and made $175.. so it was a successful tourney. I also gave myself a 3 point cushion for the lead in the Player of the Year points. Hopefully keep it up! --18 holes at the tourney, 18 holes at willowbend for fun after, playing 40 minutes in bball game at night-----BEAT, night!