A neighbor in the community is providing this weather feed. The Outcast will keep it as the top posting so you can always have a quick update on the weather that is truly local; this weather station is probably only a driver-wedge from your back yard!
March 5, 2009
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January 26, 2012
The Redneck Ramblers take advantage of the January special at St Johns Golf & CC … $34. St Johns has returned to outstanding condition having recovered from the damaging drought conditions of summer. It’s great that this fine course has returned to one of the outstanding venues in the area.
A few chips and a few putts and it’s off to the first tee. The Outcast will be off in the last group with Chicken Noodle and Mr. Z. He makes a solid pass at the ball and finds the fairway just a gap wedge away. A GIR and routine two putt will have The Outcast starting the day with a par.
January 22, 2012
The Saturday group has an oh-dawn hundred start at Magnolia Point. The Men’s Golf Association has a tournament with a shotgun start at 12:15 and the group needs to be off the course before their start time. Fortunately, Mother Nature cooperates with a great day … tee time temperature is in the upper 50′s; with a clear sky and rising sun; the temperature will be in the upper 60′s midway through the front nine.
Balls are dropped in The Outcast’s hat and tossed. The Cowboy, The Chairman and The Outcast are the first group and will get a blind bogey as their fourth. ‘Vette Guy, Computer Man, Mr. Seminole and The Painter will be the second group. The game for the day is best two on the four’s and five’s and best three on the three’s.
January 19, 2012
The Outcast joins the Redneck Ramblers at Julington Creek for a Tuesday round. The group will start on the back nine; this will allow maintenance crews to do extensive tree trimming on the front nine without golfer interference. The course is in very good shape. The greens have an ugly appearance but putt true and are relatively quick.
The Outcast will pull his opening drive into the hazard … the first of many low quality misses. The Outcast will prove the old adage in golf that the game is all about the quality of your misses.
January 15, 2012
Three hearty souls from the Saturday group tee it up at Magnolia Point. The high temperature for the day will be 55 degrees just a few holes into the round.
The Outcast will pull his drive into the trees on the first hole. He sees a hole between two trees and scorches a low four iron through it. He’s left with a sand were to the green; it lands softly in front of the hole and trickles four feet past the hole. The putt is a ball outside the hole and takes the break perfectly to drop into the center of the cup. A solid recovery from a less than spectacular start.
January 11, 2012
… it could have been much better.
The Tuesday group reschedules Eagle Landing after cancelling last weeks round because of the sever cold snap. Eagle landing is in excellent shape; the greens are over seeded and the bermuda fairways and rough have transformed into the dormant winter tan that provides a striking contrast to the brilliant green of the putting surfaces. There is something about this contrast of colors that appeals to The Outcast’s eye.
January 8, 2012
Eight players gather for a Saturday round at Magnolia Point. It’s the first round of 2012 for The Outcast. A wintery blast of arctic air sent a couple of mid week tee times to the unused column.
The Outcast’s new year’s resolution was an improved short game. He’s going to start the improvement with putting since that accounts for nearly fifty percent of the strokes in a round. Podcast reviews and internet searches turn up a putting guru, Geoff Magnum, new to The Outcast. He’s just a wee bit eccentric which may be part of his appeal to The Outcast.
January 5, 2012
Two at the hole speed. Bird whistle tempo. Mt Fuji facial. Fall line green reading.
If these terms don’t mean anything to you, then you need to do a search on google or you tube with the term Geoff Mangum. This putting guru will definitely bend your mind around some new different putting concepts.
January 1, 2012
May the best rounds of 2011 be the worst rounds of 2012; Happy New Year!
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The Saturday group closes out the the year with a midday round at Magnolia Point. Ten players show up on a gorgeous day … temperature in the mid 70′s and a magnificent blue sky. It’s a grand way to close out the 2011 year.
The Outcast hasn’t touched a club since before Christmas. A bucket of balls at the range proves to be very beneficial. As he arrives at the putting green, ubiquitous chatter fills the air. The highlights and lowlights of the year for any given category are the drivers of the conversation.
As the tee time approaches, the final decision is to have two man teams as the game for the day with points as the yardstick … team sellection will be a draw at the end of the round. (more…)
December 25, 2011
… a turn around makes its way to The Outcast. The Saturday group is playing Magnolia Point. The six players are divided into Promo Guy, Computer Man and The Outcast. The other team is The Painter, The Cowboy and Mr. En Fuego. The game will be best two balls.
December 23, 2011
… nope it’s a train. The Outcast gets off to a very fast start at South Hampton. He opens with four consecutive pars. The light at the end of the tunnel turns into a train when The Outcast makes a poor course management choice and confronts a triple bogey. He bounces back with a par at the next but his fragile mental confidence has been shaken and the slide to oblivion begins.
