Still can't put the sticks away for the season? Me neither. Why would you play golf the last week of November? How about great conditions, faster rounds and lower prices? It's what you have been dreaming about! Do not let people tell you it's too cold. Face it - some people just don't want you to be happy and you can't let them bring you down to their sorry level. You have personal days that will expire in a month and this is the way to use them.

It’s all extra time right now as we’re careening toward December. We had slushy crud on the ground last Thanksgiving and I was not overly thankful for that but this year I played both the day before and the day after the feast of bird. Thankful I am and well sated.

I’m looking back at 2006 as a golf year (but that in no way should be construed that the year is over. No way. I’m writing this in November and it’s something like 70 degrees out right now. I’m actually thinking about putting on shorts.) and a few things stand out.

It’s been more than two weeks since I used the line “this might be it for the year.” Get this; the golfing is still going strong.