Mitch Albom's "Twice"

Finished the novel The Correspondent. So good. Anna will be reading to soon. She had given a copy to her mother in law at Christmas. 

Started listening to Mitch Albom's Twice, about a guy who was able to "do over" any situation he wished, but just one time. A pretty cool concept, one I will have to daydream about. Could be the story of my golf game, since I hit so many mulligans. 

Last night C watched a Hallmark movie. I caught up with things on my laptop. Didn't sleep well last night. 

Up early to play golf this morning. Was able to play in just a t-shirt, though I wasn't ready to wear shorts just yet. Teed off at 6:38 am and played better than usual. Fewer flubs, though my chipping sure needs work. 

1. Hit an old light up ball that didn't light. I think I pulled it left, but never found it. Hit a new light up ball that went straight, with decent distance. Hit two good fairway shots, the second slightly straighter than the first. Chipped two of four balls onto the green. Good lag putt. Bogey.  

2. Pulled both tee shots left. Hit two good chips. The first got hung up in a tree, but the second rolled to the back of the green. Poor lag putts. Double. Found three balls on the hole.

3. Pulled all three tee shots left. Two of three chips were just okay. Poor lag putts form the fringe. Saw a golfer behind me on the first hole. Didn't realize it was the professor until later.

4. Two good 6 irons off the tee, the second rolled to the front fringe. Couldn't sink any of the lag putts. Par.

5. Only hit one good tee shot, out of three. Same with my three chips. Okay lags. Bogey. 

6. Hit a great drive off the tee, well past the big oak. Mulligan not do good. Poked a great 4 iron that rolled all the way to the right of the green. Chipped 2 or 3 onto the green. Fair lag putts. Double.

7. Hit a pretty good drive, that smacked into the little transformer near the top of the hill. Mulligan not so good. Rocketed a 4 iron through a tree, from the far right side of the fairway. Carried a good distance, but way over to the left side of the fairway. Regular 7:55 am golfer Robert witnessed the shot, then we paused to chat. Hit two decent chips, then three so so lag putts. Just missed the comebacker for a bogey.

8. After a worm burner a hit a great drive that stayed straight. It rolled all the way down to the front left fringe, my best drive ever on the hole. Realized the golfer playing behind me was indeed the professor, and walked over to the 7th tee to say hello. He's headed to China next week.Hit a couple of okay lag putts. Birdie!

9. Decided to hit 4 iron off the tee, after hitting two good shots previously with it on 6 and 7. Topped my first shot, then hit two better mulligans. Chipped 2 of 4 to decent positions. Took three tries before executing a good lag putt. "Bogey".

 

Finished at 8;09 am. Stopped by RaceTrac on the way home for a free slice of pizza. Also my one free soft drink for the month. 

The crew is here laying tile in the upstairs bathroom. Plenty to do around the house. 

PEPPER MARTIN  [SABR Bio] had the very first at bat in an All Star Game. Martin led off for the NL in 1933. He banged out a record 12 hits in the 1933 postseason, the first with 12 in a 7-game World Series. Others were tied at that mark but then Richardson hit 13 times in 1964—not 1960 when he was the WS MVP. Martin played for the Cardinals in 1928, 1930-1940 & 1944, his only major league team. He didn’t like anything between him and his uniform.