THE Official Birdie and Eagle Count (Completely Updated and Complete)

     Well, it's been a long time coming, but I finally did it.  Without further ado, here is a brief summary of every birdie and eagle that I have ever earned since I started playing golf, including totals for each year...

1999 (3 Birdies Total, All Par 3’s)

#1-Hole 7-Par 3-Civitan-After Scoring Two Nines on This Hole in Other Rounds

#2-Hole 4-Par 3-Pinon-To 2 or 3 Feet

#3-Hole 3-Par 3-Civitan-With 50-Year Old Chuck (it was his birthday)

2000 (7 Birdies Total, 1 Par 4, 6 Par 3’s)

#4-Hole 1-Par 3-Civitan-While James and Danielle Were Rolling Down the Hills

#5-Hole 9-Par 3-Civitan-5-wood, Long Putt From Right Side

#6-Hole 2-Par 3-Civitan-With Dan and Young Craig, Chip-in From Past Green

#7-Hole 8-Par 3-Civitan-With Daryl, His Putt Over Hole Too Fast, Mine Just Right

#8-Hole 2-Par 4-Pinon-All Around the Hole and In, With Eric Before Sprinklers Blew

#9-Hole 3-Par 3-Beaver Creek-50 Yard Hole, Long Putt with Bob Toski Putter, w/ Curt 

#10-Hole 12-Pinon-Par 3-5-wood Into the Wind, Disappears and Then Rolls Close

2001 (9 Birdies Total, 1Par 5, 4 Par 4’s, 4 Par 3’s)

#11-Hole 5-Hidden Valley-Par 5-First Hidden Valley Birdie Ever

#12-Hole 2-Foothills Exec.-Par 4-Memorial Day-Brazil V-ball, Shrek, Adam Leffler Born

#13-Hole 12-Hidden Valley-Par 4-Cart Path and Approach From #12

#14-Hole 5-Mountain Shadows Exec.-Par 3-DOD Interview, 1 of 3 in One Round

#15-Hole 7-Mountain Shadows-Par 3-DOD Interview, 2 of 3 in One Round

#16-Hole 12-Mountain Shadows-Par 3-DOD Interview, 3 of 3 in One Round, Smooth 6

#17-Hole 3-Hidden Valley-Par 4-With Eric Before Back Was Hurt

#18-Hole 5-Encanto-Par 3-4-iron With Eric, Shaky Back, 1st of 2 in a Row

#19-Hole 6-Encanto-Par 4-With James, Hollered Eric’s Name, 1st 2 Birdies in a Row

2002 (1 Eagle on a Par 4, 14 Birdies Total, 4 Par 5’s, 3 Par 4’s, 7 Par 3’s)

#20-Hole 1-Civitan-Par 3-With Rocky and Eric, Courtney’s B-day, 7-iron Punch Shot

Eagle #1-HV-Hole #10-Par 4-w/ Eric, Hooked the Tee Shot, Then Out of the Dirt!

#21-Hole 1-Civitan-Par 3-With Eric, Putt From Above Hole, Another Name Shout Out

#22-Hole 3-Civitan-Par 3-With Eric, At Dusk, End of Birdie, Bogey, Birdie, Bogey Run

#23-Hole 4-Pinon-Par 3-9-iron to 3 Feet

#24-Hole 16-Hidden Valley-Par 3-During a Tuesday Scramble That My Team Won

End of My Golf Diary!  From here on out, I kept golf diaries by year. 

Start of Golf Diary-Part 2

Birdie #2 and I'm All Caught Up-More To Come!

Written on 2-25-17.

     Okay, it’s 12:41, and I am determined to catch up my Official Birdie and Eagle Count today.  I can do it.  This is the last birdie I earned so far this year…

Aztec Municipal Golf Course-Hole #13-Birdie #2 of 2017

     The flag was on the front left side, and I, of course, attempted to drive the green; I found my ball mark on the front right side.  My ball ended up off the green on the back left side, though.  It was a tricky putt.  I remembered when four of us could not get up and down from nearly the same position for a birdie on this hole when this flag was on the front right side during a tournament.  Four guys tried.  Four guys failed.  So, it felt great to get the right speed on this putt.  This putt was less going across the green and more downhill to get to the hole than the one where we didn’t manage to get our birdie.  It ended up stopping less than six inches away on the left side.  Ah, the birdie count continues.

Here I Go Again!

Written on 2-24-17.

     I am typing with my new wireless keyboard.  I bought it to go with my iPad Mini 2.  I can connect it to three different devices, though, so it’s hooked up to my computer, my iPad Mini, and my iPhone 7.  Not really necessary, but fun!

     Now, I’m typing with the keyboard on my lap whilst my laptop is on one of our living room “trays.”  I am so stuffed up right now.  I’ve taken my Mucinex knock-off medicine twice, but it either doesn’t work, or it’s dealing with so much nose gunk, it can't keep up.  Belinda and Amanda went to Las Cruces without me this weekend, but it’s for the better.  They can have fun being together as twins without one stuffy husband around.  

On to golf…

     I really need to get those two birdies and that latest eagle in here.  I see, according to the scorecard review, that we played on Wednesday, the 8th, and we were taking on the Bogey Man, and it looks like we won.  I am fairly certain we were going to...

"Wasted Management" Open

Written on 2-13-17.

     It’s the day before Valentine’s Day, and I’m home alone.  It’s snowing, and Belinda is subbing at Park Avenue.  I won’t be alone tomorrow, thankfully.  She and I are heading to Ojo Caliente, and in a cool twist of fortune, I scheduled my next CORE visit there on the 15th and the 16th this month, so we get to stay at the Ojo Resort and Spa on Valentine’s Day; how romantic!

     For gifts this year, although we typically do not do gifts, we treated ourselves to some really fun things, but mine was definitely more expensive.  Belinda got three metal sunflower decorations to welcome people along the front sidewalk.  They really do add a warm welcome, and they also add cheer to an otherwise plain spot.

     I got a new iPhone 7 and a bonus iPad Mini 2.  It was part of a deal through AT&T to get a free iPad Mini.  They are both great, but they were not really necessary.  I was fine with my iPhone 5C, the only complaint being 16 GB of memory never seemed enough.  We can deduct the purchase for business, though.

On to golf…

     I have so much to catch up on.  First, Guy and I attended the Waste Management Open in Phoenix on the Saturday of the birthday celebration weekend.  Second, he and I played golf that Sunday at Papago, and it was phenomenal.  Third, I’ve played twice since we’ve come back home with C.J. and Bruce, and I managed one birdie in one round and a birdie and an eagle, my first eagle of the year, in the second round.  

     I coined the Waste Management Open the “Wasted Management Open,” because...