Yesterday, it was the first weekend in months that any of the reasonably close public courses were open since Thanksgiving. Despite the fact it was barely above freezing (and Windy), I was unable to get on SHennecossett because they were FULL. EVERY SINGLE SPOT was taken for the entire day
Faced with months of cabin fever, I headed south to the Bronx for 18 holes on the first public golf course in the United States with a new plan.
1. Drop off wife in Manhattan with a credit card (a seriously bad plan);
2. Drive back to the Bronx and get in 18;
3. Pick up wife and drive to Brooklyn for real Mexican food.
The Round: I got paired with three Dominican guys. Only one of whom spoke much English. Luckily, they were very nice and I know enough Spanish we had a lot of fun. I learned how to pronous Birdie with Bronx-Domican Accent. Trust me - it would be great on TV.
Odd Thoughts:
1. If your ball lands in a bunker and there is "standing ice" in the bottom, do you treat it as casual water?
2. If you sink a 20 foot putt accross the fairway to a temporary green, does it count as the first birdie of the season?
3. Does every goose in the United States go to NYC to poop? My birdie putt took a least two swerves do to the crap between me an the hole.
BTW - sorry about the spelling errors.