Golf, the Universe, and Everything

My biannual trip to the Mecca of golf (Myrtle Beach, SC) had its good, bad, and ugly moments (like every other round I play): The good: The weather for the most part, low 60's, decent amount of sunshine, got 3 full rounds in. The bad: Stiff 15-20mph winds on the first day, monsoon season style rain on the last day.  The ugly: The incompetence (or laziness) of the staff at Legends , TifEagle greens , the long drive home through the monsoon. To summarize, it felt good to get away from the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia and take it easy.  I didn't shoot that well overall, but I'd like to blame it on subtle swing changes and of course, putting.  For the course by course recap: Date: Thursday 3/3/2011 Location: Heritage Club , Pawley's Island, SC Score: 101 Excuses: Very little sleep, long drive, no practice (thanks to an unobservant employee) Course Conditions: Pretty Good     The Good:  Weather was warm, the fairways, tee boxes...

Date: Sunday 2/27/2011 Location: Cannon Ridge Golf Club , Fredericksburg, VA Score: 102 Excuses: Another Major Breach of 2011 Golf Resolutions Course Conditions: Pretty Good         The Good: Greens were in excellent shape and rolled well         The Bad: Range Balls were a little dead (at least according to those who actually practiced...)         The Ugly: 72.5 Course Rating, 139 Slope Rating...  Not good odds if you don't practice... Another beautiful unseasonably warm February day in the Mid-Atlantic region, low 60's and only a hint of breeze.  So of course yours truly heads out to the golf course in search of birdies.  What I got was a stiff reminder of why I should actually follow my 2011 Golf Resolutions . The day started out like any other normal day (at least normal for me).  I had a 9:00 AM flag football game in Falls Church and a 10:50 AM tee...