Well, the title to the article on our website says it all.

We struggled and the conditions were miserable. I don't know if miserable is actually the word for it, though. Laughable is more suited for this situation. All four years of my college golf career we have played in terrible weather, so you sort of just get used to it. As a freshman, I would whine and complain that we were playing in bad conditions, but you quickly realize that you are going to play in any weather imaginable...or unimaginable. I have never once seen any one of our tournaments get cancelled. We will just simply have delay and go out despite the miserable, muddy, wet conditions. That's just how it goes, it's college golf. Deal with it. There is no use in complaining, everyone plays in the same conditions and if its 32 degrees for you, it's the same for every other player. You just have to grind and play your best despite the conditions.

Let it be known, out of any sport played here, we play in the worst weather.

Anyways, Kentucky.

Well, the course is fun. It's a great layout and I'd love to play it in the summer when the Bermuda fairways grow in. I would LOVE it. But, they aren't fully grown yet and with the precipitation we have had in the past few weeks, the fairways were more mud than anything. Oh, well. I aimed for the rough all day, as we were "lift, clean and place" through the green. I hit the ball ok, just didn't score well. I am having a hard time focusing on the golf course, that's a fact.

Oh yeah, we played in snowfall for about seven holes in Kentucky!

Matthew Wellman, our stud freshman, has stepped his game up considerably and gives us some solid firepower at the three spot. This kid is going to do big things in this game. He's a hard worker and has the mindset to go low. He reminds me a lot of myself, in my younger days (ha..ha).

On to....

Kendallville, Indiana to meet our new "conference mates" and play some beautiful courses. These courses were probably the most fun and the some of the nicest courses I've played in my college career. It was awesome. They were challenging and for this time of year, amazingly groomed. I struggled a whole boatload on the second day. The first day was ho-hum, just didn't do anything right. No putts have been falling this year for me and that's tough to deal with.

The teams in our "new" conference seem actually very fun. I had one of the "funnest" groups I've ever played with on the first day. We all just gelled and were able to be loose and make jokes together and generally have fun. That is another great thing about college golf that I will miss - the relationships. I've made many friends through this game, guys that I talk to on a daily basis, from different teams.

This weekend holds the juggernaut that is Malone. We are headed up to Tannenhauf for my last hurrah there. Hopefully the weather breaks and we get some sunshine!

And then...

Next MONDAY and TUESDAY! We host our annual Cougar Invitational at Chapel Hill Golf Course. So come out and watch!

Until next time...