John McMullen's Blog – May 2008 Archive (4)

Colorado is well known for it's surprising weather changes ... We found out just how dramatically it can change last weekend, at the beginning of the 2008 Colorado Open, May 10-11.



I woke up, got my stuff together and prepared for the short drive to the course. It's great to be at home and only have a 15 minute drive to get to the tournament. I did my warm up, and then some putting in the yard. The sun was out, and there were only a few fluffy clouds floating in the sky. After my… Continue

Colorado Open starts today with doubles at 4:30 PM. I'm not going to make it over for doubles because my wife has the car tonight (girls night), but that's cool, if I can't play CMC well, then ... I suck! ;)



Weather is holding pretty good. I expect a few showers tonight, and maybe some tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully it will be like today, and any moisture will hold off until late afternoon. Sunday weather looks to be good.



I'll be playing Pro Grandmasters with some of the… Continue

Well ... if the most fun wins, then I would have to say I was one of the big winners at the St Louis Open. Sure, my scores could have been better, but for the most part, I played OK considering it was my first time playing any of the 4 courses used (in their current tournament layouts).



Our first day, the weather was challenging, with fairly high winds and a little rain. The Advanced Grandmasters started Saturday morning at Sioux Passage. This 8500+ foot course is big, and long. It… Continue

I flew from Grand Junction CO to St Louis on Wednesday night. Interesting flight coming over the Rockies ... probably the bumpiest plane ride I have ever taken. We landed just in time ... I was about to blow chunks.

Denver to St Louis was casual. Arrived, and was picked up by my nephew Adam and his fiance Chris. Spent the day Thurday at my sisters house visiting my folks and family. Great time.

The weather is a little intense today. Thudershowers and some wind. I'm going out to hit up… Continue