On the Tee May 22, 2009

Holy Cow! I know, I know! It's been almost a month since I first launched the Bonneville Women's Golf Blog. I had the best intentions for updating weekly and doing new videos and posting scores and tournament information and yada yada yada...let's just say my heart was in the right place even if my butt wasn't planted firmly enough in front of my computer. Of course, a large portion of that time was not wasted but spent on one golf course or another.

What a glorious start we've had at Bonny since Cinco de Mayo! The weather has been absolutely fabulous even if many of us were still trying to figure out what iron we use around the greens. We had a respectable first day turnout of more than 30 women and added even more new friends to our membership. Our membership currently totals 44 and we're looking forward to adding a few more old and new friends before the season gets in full sway.

This past Tuesday, May 19th, we saw the first day of our 2009 BWGA Leg Match. Of the 33 entrants, 15 had BYES, but this week the concept of resting on your handicaps ends. Eveyone is going to have to prove she has what it takes to stay in. Check your emails this weekend for updates on the brackets. The $165 entry fee will be divided equally between the three brackets and will pay 1st and 2nd Places in each bracket at the end of the summer.

I'm also trying a different format for the videos and slideshow. Instead of appearing on sidebar hosted by YouTube, they will appear in the body of the weekly posts. This has the potential to be better (hopefully not worse!). It's all about experimentation right now. In the meantime, I've removed "Alligators on the Greens." Look for a new video next week--I think...I hope.

However, the 2008 Urban Tournament slideshow is still available although I have reformatted it. It plays a little faster now. Also, you should be able to view it in a larger format. I'd like it to be a permanent fixture at least until this year's tourney. Be warned though--it still may take a while for it to load. Those of you without a high-speed connection may not be able to see it at all.

That's about it for this week. Beth is still in Costa Rica, so yours truly will be sending out Tuesday's POD scores, Leg Match results, and Pyramid winners this weekend. I'm going to wait until the end of this month to publish our first Ringer. After that, you should be able to see it every two weeks. 'Til then, play well and have fun. I'll be looking for you on the tee!

Cheri