It has begun! Today I got out to the county course for nine holes. Five very good holes, where I just relaxed and focused on a smooth, fluid swing; four not so good holes, where I hit a few real clunkers, which I’ll attribute mostly to rustiness and getting a little uptight. There’s nothing like those holes where you bomb it down the middle off the tee, pop it onto the green, and finish off a couple of good putts. And the serendipity of heading out to the county course alone is fun, too. Today I was paired up with a guy who teaches at Julliard Music School and tours the country singing cabaret tunes. He’s opened in Atlantic City and Vegas for people like Don Rickles and Ray Romano, and sings at restaurants that might be fit right into a Sopranos episode. Our foursome also included a Japanese guy who spoke hardly any English and was impeccably dressed in proper golf attire. Only at a NYC metro area public course!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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