First off, for all the women folk, the wedding was beautiful. Rip Van Winkle Gardens was beautiful. Her dress was gorgeous. Her bird cage veil (like the one Reese Witherspoon wore in Sweet Home Alabama, I'm told) was gorgeous. Gorgeous, gorgeous, beautiful....and for my new French Cajun in-laws (is that what they are?) it was MAGNIFIQUE!
Now, to other things. I absolutely enjoyed my trip to Natalie's home state of Louisiana. I'd love to go back and just hang out there. The people could not have been nicer. I'm not just talking about Natalie's family - who were as nice and friendly as any group of people could possibly be - I'm talking about everyone that I came in contact with from the Louisiana Welcome Center to the late night Taco Bell drive-thru. I don't know where all those drunken, fightin,' stinking up the place with George Dickle and crab boil LSU fans come from, but I didn't meet any of them in the Broussard-Lafayette-Abbeville area.
Abbeville Country Club was a golf course. It was enough of a golf course for me. I shot a nice little 100 (52-48, with an 8 on #18). I did see a water moccasin rolling in the water with half of a fish sticking out of its mouth. I was playing with a preacher, so I asked him which sign of Satan that represented. I saw a tee shot clip the top of a tree, come down and strike dead-center on the top of a 'NO CARTS' sign, and - with extraordinary amount of back spin - bounce backwards in to a pond. Incredible, really. I did hit a couple of drives the way that the engineers who designed the G5 intended. That was something to build on.
Jrod shot a 79 and beat his future father-in-law for the first time.
JRod and his dad played with Natalie's dad at a place called Le Triomphe. I heard - and I know some of you are going to scream "BLASPHEMY" - I heard Le Triomphe and Shoal Creek mentioned in the same sentence. Alas, I did not get to play Le Triomphe, but Jrod and his dad pointed out the Arches to me as we drove by. I'll say this, and I know some of you won't like the idea at all, but what with the nice people, great food (oh my goodness), the pseudo-Casino establishments, and the fine golfing course, I wouldn't mind if we played Cuppe da Le Triomphe at some point in the future.
I also played Trussville Country Club today. I shot a 98 (51-47, with pars on 17 and 18) with 40 putts (22 putts on the front, 18 on the back) and 6 drops (5 on the front, including 2 on #4, and 1 on the back).
The 100 and the 98 notwithstanding, I'm close - I'm telling you, I'm close.
In other news:
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
July 21, 2008
USA’s Skibo Injury has playing status in doubt
Birmingham, AL – It’s only been known to a few but Mark “Skibo Castle” Skiba has been in pain lately. And no, it’s not the usual pain he feels this time of year as football season approaches and he begins to ponder the fate of his beloved Auburn Tigers. Questions like will the new Tony Franklin System be successful in the run oriented SEC would normally be something he’s racking his brain over. Instead, the pains he’s feeling are of the physical variety. Specifically in his left wrist.
“It was time to get it checked out” Skiba said when reached by phone from his home in Westover, Alabama, a suburb of Chelsea.
“It’s been bothering me for about a month and it wasn’t going away. I didn’t want it to get too far down the road before I could still do something about it especially with The Cup (Kiva Cup) a little over 2 months away.”
Skiba says he’s not sure what happened to cause the pain but he’s still been able to play golf with the injury.
“Yeah, the funny thing is it actually feels better when I’m playing. I guess the heat helps loosen it up. It’s other times during the week when it’s bothering me. Physically I don’t think it’s affecting my play, it’s more mental and the thought that it could get worse and then really start causing me problems.”
After consulting his personal physician, Dr. Christopher Black of Inverness Family Medicine, he feels he’s at least on his way to recovery.
“He took some pictures (x-rays) just to make sure there was no bone or ligament damage. He said it looked good and was probably just a case of tendonitis. He prescribed a steroid pack and suggested I start heat therapy and wearing a brace to minimize movement.”
Steroids? Aren’t those illegal?
“These aren’t the Barry Bonds type steroids. They’re medical. Heck, I guess if they make me bigger it won’t hurt none”, he says laughing.
So the big question remains, will he be ready for the Kiva Cup?
“Oh yeah. I’ll be ready. Nothing will keep me from that event. It means everything to me. I hope to be 100%, but if not I’ll fight through whatever pain there may be.”
Ok, well thank you for taking the time to talk to us today.
“Sure, no problem. Piebus.”
What was that?
“Nothing.”
The Associated Press contributed to this story
Now, to other things. I absolutely enjoyed my trip to Natalie's home state of Louisiana. I'd love to go back and just hang out there. The people could not have been nicer. I'm not just talking about Natalie's family - who were as nice and friendly as any group of people could possibly be - I'm talking about everyone that I came in contact with from the Louisiana Welcome Center to the late night Taco Bell drive-thru. I don't know where all those drunken, fightin,' stinking up the place with George Dickle and crab boil LSU fans come from, but I didn't meet any of them in the Broussard-Lafayette-Abbeville area.
Abbeville Country Club was a golf course. It was enough of a golf course for me. I shot a nice little 100 (52-48, with an 8 on #18). I did see a water moccasin rolling in the water with half of a fish sticking out of its mouth. I was playing with a preacher, so I asked him which sign of Satan that represented. I saw a tee shot clip the top of a tree, come down and strike dead-center on the top of a 'NO CARTS' sign, and - with extraordinary amount of back spin - bounce backwards in to a pond. Incredible, really. I did hit a couple of drives the way that the engineers who designed the G5 intended. That was something to build on.
Jrod shot a 79 and beat his future father-in-law for the first time.
JRod and his dad played with Natalie's dad at a place called Le Triomphe. I heard - and I know some of you are going to scream "BLASPHEMY" - I heard Le Triomphe and Shoal Creek mentioned in the same sentence. Alas, I did not get to play Le Triomphe, but Jrod and his dad pointed out the Arches to me as we drove by. I'll say this, and I know some of you won't like the idea at all, but what with the nice people, great food (oh my goodness), the pseudo-Casino establishments, and the fine golfing course, I wouldn't mind if we played Cuppe da Le Triomphe at some point in the future.
I also played Trussville Country Club today. I shot a 98 (51-47, with pars on 17 and 18) with 40 putts (22 putts on the front, 18 on the back) and 6 drops (5 on the front, including 2 on #4, and 1 on the back).
The 100 and the 98 notwithstanding, I'm close - I'm telling you, I'm close.
In other news:
Press Release
For Immediate Release:
July 21, 2008
USA’s Skibo Injury has playing status in doubt
Birmingham, AL – It’s only been known to a few but Mark “Skibo Castle” Skiba has been in pain lately. And no, it’s not the usual pain he feels this time of year as football season approaches and he begins to ponder the fate of his beloved Auburn Tigers. Questions like will the new Tony Franklin System be successful in the run oriented SEC would normally be something he’s racking his brain over. Instead, the pains he’s feeling are of the physical variety. Specifically in his left wrist.
“It was time to get it checked out” Skiba said when reached by phone from his home in Westover, Alabama, a suburb of Chelsea.
“It’s been bothering me for about a month and it wasn’t going away. I didn’t want it to get too far down the road before I could still do something about it especially with The Cup (Kiva Cup) a little over 2 months away.”
Skiba says he’s not sure what happened to cause the pain but he’s still been able to play golf with the injury.
“Yeah, the funny thing is it actually feels better when I’m playing. I guess the heat helps loosen it up. It’s other times during the week when it’s bothering me. Physically I don’t think it’s affecting my play, it’s more mental and the thought that it could get worse and then really start causing me problems.”
After consulting his personal physician, Dr. Christopher Black of Inverness Family Medicine, he feels he’s at least on his way to recovery.
“He took some pictures (x-rays) just to make sure there was no bone or ligament damage. He said it looked good and was probably just a case of tendonitis. He prescribed a steroid pack and suggested I start heat therapy and wearing a brace to minimize movement.”
Steroids? Aren’t those illegal?
“These aren’t the Barry Bonds type steroids. They’re medical. Heck, I guess if they make me bigger it won’t hurt none”, he says laughing.
So the big question remains, will he be ready for the Kiva Cup?
“Oh yeah. I’ll be ready. Nothing will keep me from that event. It means everything to me. I hope to be 100%, but if not I’ll fight through whatever pain there may be.”
Ok, well thank you for taking the time to talk to us today.
“Sure, no problem. Piebus.”
What was that?
“Nothing.”
The Associated Press contributed to this story
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