Gin-Joe, Gus and I played in Florida last week and I realized why I live here. OK, so we played in Auburn at the gorgeous Fox Ridge but it was 95 freakin' degrees with bad air and high humidity. It might as well have been FLA. As readers of this blog are painfully aware, I will play in pretty much any weather but I'd much, MUCH rather play in below 40 or pouring rain than endure a 36 hole day in the 90's.

Have to admit I was even feeling like I was stupid for playing - that is until I saw a dude jogging down Route 100. Now that is stupid. Even runners know I'm right. I was in a cart loaded with iced down Powerade and it was still too hot. C'mon! Jogging?

Fox Ridge was in AWESOME shape. Just fabulous. I just can't recommend this course highly enough. If you haven't played there - well, maybe you're really a jogger.

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Played 9 holes with my almost 10 year old son last night. Teed off just before 6:00 and we finished at 7:30. For a course like Spring Meadows to be wide open on a splendid summer evening is bad for them - good for us golfers with kids. If you've been waiting for the time to take your kid - do it now. By 6:00 most leagues are out of the way and there's little or no pressure to add to the stress of teaching golf etiquette on the course to someone who'd just as sson putt with his driver.

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The annual Golf/Camping 4 day fest is next week. Trust me, coordinating schedules with 11 other guys is brutal. This year we start with 36 at Spring Meadows followed by rounds at Sunday River, Sugarloaf and Fox Ridge. It may be a few weeks before I am able to write another entry.

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