I'M BACK!!!

(Sort of . . . )

Yeah, yeah, it’s been awhile. Suffice it to say that I had surgery on my hand, fell into a funk, and basically shut down all things golf.

I’m happy to say that I’ve made a full recovery and have been putting in the time on Trackman (with two and a half feet of snow on the ground in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, that’s my only option at the moment), and best of all, I’ll be heading out to St George UT next week to visit my pal Jeff, who has made the wise decision to give up skiing and and spend his winter in more golf-friendly climate (his wife Sally has been splitting time between there and Steamboat, as she hasn’t been able to shake the snow bug completely).

St George has become a major winter golf destination. It features quite a few sporty tracks, and one brand new jewel, Black Desert, which has already hosted events on both the PGA & LPGA tours. And it’s a short jaunt through a sliver of Arizona to Mesquite, NV, where one can find the daunting Wolf Creek and other quality venues.

[For more observations about golf in the area, you may want to check out:

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During my hiatus, I somehow managed to pick up a slew of new subscribers, which both pleased me and wracked me with guilt. For those of you who are new to the proceedings, I’ll warn you in advance that you are NOT going to get the inside scoop on the latest goings on in professional golf (although I will certainly opine on that topic from time to time), nor will I be geeking out on the latest equipment.

What I will share are stories gathered from my nearly 40 years of playing this silly game, during which time my handicap fluctuated from 24 to 6 to its current shaky 13. I’ve teed it up at over 300 courses ranging from obscure 9 holers to some of the most famous venues in the world. I also worked for a time at Steamboat Golf Club, where I set tee times, poured beers, cleaned carts and clubs, and pretty much anything else that needed to get done [in the archives, you might want to check out the posts titled “Tales From the Golf Shop,” a collection of anecdotes from my time behind the counter.

And once the season hits, there will be regular reports from Haymaker Golf Club, my home track which is one of the finest municipal courses in Colorado.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these musings. Keep it in the fairway.