Southenders win initial challenge...

We finally got around to doing something we had wanted to do for quite a while. Sunday was the day for the Southender-Northender-Village People Golf Challenge. What a day-- high in the upper 70s and clear, blue skies. As long as everyone brought their "A-game" nothing could go wrong, especially if you were a Southender.

We have been saying we're going to do these kinds of challenges -- golf, pool, bowling -- for several years, but no one ever got it going. Well, this weekend was just too good to pass up. The teams were 4-man teams made up of those who lived at each end of McCartyville Road, and four from the Village. There were some different rules for the scramble so everyone had to figure in the scoring, which made it a bit more competitive.

Most of these guys grew up together and have lived around here for their whole lives. I've only been
here going on 12 years so I'm still the F.N.G.. so to speak. Anyhow, it was fun to get everyone who could play out to defend the honor of their part of the town. There were only a few really good golfers in the group, everyone else was pretty much a bogie golfer. This was one of those days when you just hitched up your shorts and said, "bring it on."

The Southenders managed to put together a 70 to win the event. The Village People (left) had the high score and walked away with the Golden Goat Trophy which they will proudly display

in a place of prominence during the upcoming year.

Afterward, refreshments were served and a good time was had by all.

Two things we all learned Sunday were: The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree, and You can put a draw on the ball; you can put a fade on the ball, but no golfer can put a straight on the ball.

“Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.”

Hooah

P.S. I played on the Southender team!! Hooah