Watching the snow quickly melt due to the recent rains leads one to hope for an early Spring; yet, it is Minnesota and after the past few years, we can only hope it's nice by the end of May!
In my last post, I talked about our outgoing and incoming P.J. Boatwright, Jr Interns - Alisha Thornell and Robbie Little (respectively). It just so happened that the USGA offered a great article about the Intern Program at about the same time. Here's a link to it: http://www.usga.org/news/2009/january/BoatwrightFeature.html. I'm sure you will find it interesting to see how the program all got started.
Another bit of Rules trivia was highlighted in Wendy Uzelac's piece currently on the USGA website. (Wendy is the author of the I Hate to Slice blog) It talks about "the Ruling" most talked about - Tiger's Rock. Amazingly, it has been 10 years since this happened. And most interesting is the fact that the ruling was correct then and nothing has changed in the Rules that would make it any different now. However, Wendy mentions that the rock now has a plaque on it commemorating its place in (golfing) history. Under the Rules, the rock still remains a loose impediment while the plaque becomes an "immovable obstruction." So if you find your swing hitting the plaque, you don't need ask your friends to help you move the rock to get relief.
Lastly, I had the opportunity this past Sunday to join some friends in "virtual golf." "Virtual golf" is played in a simulator. There are many facilities within the Twin Cities area with simulators, but the one we use is at A Lot of Green Golf located within the Soccer Blast complex in Burnsville. While it is no replacement for the real thing, it was fun to be able to hit real golf balls with your own clubs to real targets in a (semi-) competitive environment. If you go to any simulator, don't get overly concerned with the results of your shots, especially the putting, but enjoy the experience. It's a good warm up to the Spring.
Next up - the Great Minnesota Golf Show.
Until next time-
Doug
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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