Brandon, Barb & Maya too!

Played in that charity tournament this past week -- and played well, I did! (sorry for the Yoda-like entry there)

I got worried after my team didn't use any of my shots over the first three holes, but then come the fourth hole the driver kicked it into high gear, as did the three-wood on the very next shot coming just short of the green in two, and then my chip over a couple of humps in the green that ended up sitting just two feet short of the cup on a perfect line.

That hole started an excellent run of holes that netted several 'natural' birdies (i.e. holes where only my shots were played from beginning to end).

My driver was once again my biggest asset, as it has been most of the time I have played recently. Not sure what the difference is now, but I hit fairways probably 75% of the time and my average drive has to be in the 290 range at this point. The irons were a bit off (until I finally got a bit fed up with them and 'called' a 5-iron to be on the stick prior to stepping up to the ball...resulting in a shot that sat pin-high and two-feet to the left of the hole).

The putter was 'off' until the 18th hole when I drained a 30-footer for birdie ('off' as in not making any long putts, but always being right around the hole).

You can never tell what you would have shot in a Captain's Choice format since you are never playing your bad shots, but I'd have to imagine that 80 would have been the worst I could have shot out there with as solid as my driver and wedges were. Definitely a confidence booster.

We shot -10 under, 62 as a team, which was far far lower than my three teammates were used to scoring in these events (the other three play in these often), so it was nice to contribute.