tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71622348561982017932024-03-13T12:06:31.513-07:00From the PGA Championship & WoodmoreDave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-14216207389182238342009-06-03T16:59:00.000-07:002009-06-03T17:26:36.047-07:00Cowboys and RedskinsAlright so you were expecting golf news? Well Tuesday night turned into a shootout but not between the Skins and Boys it called a shootout in golf when playing less than 18 holes and using a special format in this case "Shamble". It's not important what a shamble is just how the teams were comprised. There were 5 teams made up of a Pro (that's me), a celebrity, a local news media and a military person. Dave Feldman from Fox 5 sports, Keenan McCardle (wide receiver formerly of the Redskins and Capt. Scott an Airforce pilot who had 2 tours in Iraq and an 8 handicap which would make most tour pros pause and take notice. Our team played four holes finishing on #18 for the sake of the 30 or so patrons who were enjoying themselves in the VIP tent located right next to the green. There weren't too many highlites to recount except for the 3 minutes on tv last night when they(Dave Feldman) showed a few shots from our group and introduced me as his Pro and the D.O.G at Woodmore which was good! <br /> Wednesday proved to be a 3 hour practice day while a huge pro-am was being contested so other then beating some balls and making small talk with some of the pros I met last year, this day was in the books. Can't wait to get this party started! Don't forget the Golf Channel.Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-64406280120131485702009-06-02T13:12:00.000-07:002009-06-02T13:42:08.647-07:00Calm before the storm<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Practice, practice and more practice at least that is what was on Tuesday's schedule. I played 18 holes with Brendan Post today during what will likely be the coolest part of the day. It was far and away the most relaxed I've been during a practice round for a PGA event which was probably why the golf ball was traveling in the right direction. The putter, for some reason is a little shaky so Wednesday will be spent on the practice green getting used to tournament speeds. The other 358 days of the year are spent on slower speeds. Not to worry though I'm a quick study. In other news the tee times are out and I'm starting for the second year in a row on #10 at 9:00 am. On Friday it will be on #1 at 2:10 pm. Most likely I won't get any air time since the telecast only begins at 1:00 pm although if the round is taking longer than usual like last year they could get us on our last hole which will be #9. The t.v. towers are on the back nine holes #10-18 and of course #9 which is where the stationary broadcast booth will be located. It should be a beautiful sight as the broadcasters are overlooking the lake on #9. Remember if anyone needs tix for the event please email me. Tonight by the way, I'm involved in a celebrity shootout where I will be paired with a news media member, a celebrity of some kind and an armed forces person. Not sure what the format will be but most likely a photo shoot opportunity...I will fill you in tomorrow with the details and results, DL<br /> <br /></span>Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-79896306196432803612009-06-01T06:56:00.000-07:002009-06-01T06:56:00.249-07:00Pro-Am Day<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Starting a bit early today but not as early as my fellow staff members who most likely have been at Woodmore since 5:00 am. There is a Pro-Am today beginning at 10:00 am with approximately 80 golfers(mostly sponsor related people) and one Pro for each of the twenty teams. For the pros it's also used as a practice round as most of these guys are seeing this course for the first time. After the tournament we have a junior clinic from4-6:00 pm. where a few of the "name" players and some of our local pros will do a little instruction for about 60-80 kids. For most of these juniors this will mark the first time they have ever seen a golf club so this will require a bit more patience and safety measures. <br /> I found the Golf Channel's live telecast schedule beginning on Thursday and Friday at 1:00 pm so set your dvr's! The golf course has never looked better which was echoed by a couple of the PGA tour officials I played with on Sunday night, Tommy Sheridan and Tom Hearn who birdied two of the first four holes and picked up a bunch of "skins" a.k.a. cash...These guys are on the road about 30 some weeks every year and see all kinds of courses but still think we have one of the best out there, that's a huge compliment for us and also our golf course superintendent Brandon Collins. If you have an opportunity to watch any of this you won't be disappointed and hopefully you'll have a chance to me making a few birdies! Stay tuned, DL<br />b<br /><br /></span>Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-75200728029714992482009-05-29T03:35:00.000-07:002009-05-29T04:10:19.883-07:00Melwood Prince George's Count Open 09<span style="color:#cc33cc;">Hey everybody! Welcome to the Nationwide edition of this blog. As you may or may not know, I qualified this year by shooting a 71 at Woodmore on May 8th to grasp one of two spots available to PGA Professionals in our Mid-Atlantic Section. It was helpful to have a plan "B" with a sponsor's exemption to fall back on but that really was even more motivation to make it on my own. It's been a rough couple of weeks as I lost my step-father to Leukemia on May 6th at the age of 83. Roger will be missed dearly and will be memorialized this Saturday the 30th in his home town of Hershey, Pa. In honor of Roger Ingold I was able to get Callaway to put his initials on a new staff bag I will put into play for the week ensuring his presence every step of the way. </span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Ok, so the table is set for next week. There is some unfinished business to attend to as last year's debacle shooting 89! yes 89! the first day lead to a great turn around of 72 on the second day and obviously missed the weekend cut by a bundle. I'm setting the bar a little higher this year and not looking to just make the cut, oh no, I really want to make some noise and get the crowds roaring like Augusta, well sort of like Augusta. I doubt we will have the kind of patrons they bring to the Masters in April but with the Golf Channel's presence this year maybe they will draw a few more people. Monday I'm playing in one of the Pro-Ams being held that week so that will serve as a practice round, not that I need to see the course any more but definitely need the reps. Tuesday will be another practice round this time with a fellow PGA member and the other gentleman who shot 71, Brendon Post. Wednesday will most likely be a day of rest or maybe just short game stuff. I hope everyone has a chance to come out and watch the action and see this great golf course as I'm looking for a fast start and big finish! <em>"I'm all in."</em> DL</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> </span>Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-56113064433538898582008-08-08T11:32:00.000-07:002008-08-08T12:26:46.105-07:00"Major" DisappointmentThe round was a big disappointment not the adventure though...Wish I could describe this course to you but I couldn't do it justice on the toughness (bite) it has. For the golfers out there reading along you know how a bounce one way or another can make or break you. On this course both landing areas and the greens have humps and bumps to navigate. Not only are you trying to get the correct yardage to the pin or aim at a certain distant marker off the tee but you also need to take into account how the fairway slopes or how the green will receive your shot. Very humbling this game we play and it is just a game for us. I saw a lot of very good players struggle with the conditions today as you probably noticed on the Internet or even the tv. <br /> I"ll try to sum this all up by saying this; golf as we know and play it is simply advancing the ball to the target or flag stick. Professional golf is played slightly different. In professional majors it's played even more differently in that the target is <em>RARELY</em> the flag. You are constantly aiming away from it almost literally on every shot. When you've played the game long enough you are brainwashed to take dead aim at the flag hoping to hole every shot! Ok I promised myself not to complain or make excuses only trying to vent a little.<br /> I would like to say this about J.J. Henry, a Ryder Cup participant in '06 by the way, he's 10 days away from having a second child. Playing in a major is stressful enough but being on the bubble to make the cut while watching a playing partner struggle like me I think would put me on TILT. No, he takes time out to give me a little pep talk after the first nine today. I was coming off a horrendous 3-putt on #1 our 10th hole of the day. As we walked to our tee shots on #2 he saw my disappointment and let me know how different tournament golf will be for me in the future. To paraphrase a bit he described the difficulty of playing in his first major leading to his regular tour events success. Make sense? Kind of like learning to drive in a car without 3rd gear (hey it was my big sister's Mustang). every car after that was a piece of pie. Can't wait for my next tournament.<br /> Hi lights would be the up and down on the 7th today in front of a good size crowd (sandie)for par. An up and down from 105 yards (playing almost 115) in front of another gallery for par. An up and down from very deep rough on the 2nd hole for par (putt was from 12 feet). An up and down on 16 from behind the green for par. Are you getting the gist of my round today? Nerves are shot, gonna rest up from an early tee time. <br /> BTW- Len Shapiro's article in today's post was outstanding although I probably needed to keep my observation of V. Taylor to myself. Go Boys!Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-37130882754887378652008-08-07T18:24:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:14:56.849-07:00Round # 1 or What happened was...Already in the books and sad to say it probably could only have been three shots better if I had made a two footer on 16 and a three foot slider on 18 after an 1:25 minute weather delay. The third shot I chalked up to a 3 putt bogey to start the day. As you noticed when following the live scoring it was an up and down day. For some unknown reason I've lost confidence in my driver and only my driver. What once was the reason I got to this holy place, I now have to tell my self to just let loose and when I do it goes forever. What looked to be a very good shot suddenly found it's way into trouble. Evidence of this can be found early on the second hole when my 240 yard hybrid out of the primary rough miraculously soared just below the Metlife blimp hovering above, landed just in front of the green and ran 38 (the depth of the green) yards over and down into a shaved "catch all" behind the green. The third hole played 203 into a slight wind. After watching N. Thompson (71) balloon his tee shot into the front bunker we decided to hit a 4 iron. I hit what looked like a Sportcenter highlite only to watch helplessly as it ran through the green and lodged itself up against the primary rough. Now it's resting on the "courtesy cut" up against the primary (4.5") exactly 3 feet off the green about 20 feet from the hole. The higher rough behind my ball mad the lob wedge jump into the middle of the ball other wise known as a skull and it raced by the hole onto the courtesy cut on the opposite side. Two putts later and a bogey on the card.<br /> Highlites: I know this will be hard to believe but my short game was outstanding in so many ways. I believe I got up and down for par or bogey at least three times and because I missed a two footer on 17 it would have been four times. I had a putt on 13 which is a par three from about 40-45 feet. The difficulty for this putt wasn't the length but the direction it needed to be played (cue the circus music). The first half was a L-R curler slightly downhill and to the crest of a hill where it made a right turn down more slope. I finally got a reaction from the crowd as it came to a stop a mere three inches from the hole. And then proceeded to out drive Thompson on the next hole 345 yards to 340. That was not a typo...<br /> Lo-lights included missed putts and bad driving that even a policeman should have pulled me over for. But the biggest letdown was the missed 2-footer on 17 that was left after an all-world chip shot aimed 20 feet left of the hole because it had nestled into deep greenside rough. Oh and not making any birdies.<br /> One last note worth mentioning during the weather delay. I'm sitting in the player's lounge minding my own business when Vijay asks Tommy Armour III why the PGA changed the course from one day to the next. Basically the whole week the greens were running about 10 or so on the stimp meter which means they were average speed for these greens. Well, the weather dried out the greens and they cut them without watering and today they were easily 12 or so. Oh yea and made of concrete! This from Vijay S. Guess these guys complain just like the rest of us. <br /> A quick shout out to P. Moylan for making the trip to MI. Thanks for the support! Day 2 will be one to remember- DLDave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-72855410820657594882008-08-07T05:47:00.000-07:002008-08-07T06:06:52.233-07:00Pregame warmup-ThursdayBetcha didn't expect this early edition? Yeah not ready to do anything just yet so I thought I would give a few shout outs before this whole thing is over...but it really won't be over not as long as I have anything to do with it, hmmmm. So without further delay, the man responsible for me looking my best Mr. George Clayton (a.k.a Onetime) as his business states. I have received too many compliments to count on the slacks Monday-Wednesday and today's will be the navy blue pair with a white pin stripe and topped off with a Callaway Golf white shirt. Of course the shoes are FJ tour classics that have a navy blue and red saddle with a white base. Hope the cameras find me! Got to thank the Donnelly family for getting me a practice round last month. For those who don't know, Tim and Dennis are members at Woodmore and their cousin Terry is a member at Oakland Hills who gave great insight on the course that day.<br /> I have to mention Chris and Cathy Doerrer who made the trek from Kohler, Wisconsin to be here and take Sheri off my hands Wednesday as they played the TPC Michigan course (27 holes). I want to mention I have 10 family members that arrived last night eager to see what the heck Uncle Dave is up to here in Bloomfield Hills. Not sure mom has a grasp on the situation here but that will soon change when she sees the "patrons" as they say in Augusta.<br /> Alrighty then it's time to suit up cya on the links! Fairways and greens!Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-82150558913952572332008-08-06T12:27:00.000-07:002008-08-06T13:10:42.102-07:00Wednesday- early editionThese days tend to be 9 hole days or more short game practice. In general a more relaxed atmosphere- yeah right! For who? Them maybe. We decided to do some work ourselves and headed out to the practice green (away from the now overflowing mob awaiting anyone going onto the range. Nicholas Fasth, Rich Beem, Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly were doing some fine tuning as well. after a few hundred putts (slight exaggeration) we headed over to sign some flags, balls etc. The irons seemed to be going in the right direction today as my back began to loosen up some a little earlier than yesterday. The woods were a little erratic but manageable. Lots of distractions out there like instructors, managers, swing gurus, Anthony Kim's girlfriend, spectators, girlfriends ya know just things you don't normally encounter when practicing. It's awkward enough in front of these huge grandstands and girlfriends I mean spectators...You could hit the worst shot of your life forty yards offline on the range and you would here the ooohs and ahhhhs! It's great! So back to the first tee and through the gauntlet. <br /> I inquired with J.J. Henry about playing a few holes but he being the veteran had already played at 7:00 am so after a few minutes pretending to wait for another player (a.k.a. stalling) we decided to go it alone. I mean literally thousands of people come to a standstill because this pro in a bright orange shirt with wh/orange shoes and a pair of Oakley's to match, wants to hit off the first tee. Love to oblige. Bombed it right down the middle and I mean BOMBED. The hole is 436 yards long, slightly down hill and had the wind behind me. Our next shot was from 114 and five feet later an easy birdie. First time the crowd had seen a close shot on that hole all day. How did I know this you ask? They all told me! Awesome stuff. Another club pro had already caught up to me on the green (Brad Martin) so we decided to play in together. Some good shots and some not so good but the fans don't care because they are there to get an up close and personal look at the best of the best (and a few club pros). Time for some down time and thanks for all of the feedback cya soon! DLDave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-48783301180440149102008-08-05T19:38:00.000-07:002008-08-05T20:10:25.428-07:00Teaser Post ...part deux!<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Soooo</span>...did i mention riding down a floor with Chris <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dimarco</span> and his son in the elevator this morning? Anyway <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cheech</span>, I mean Bryan liberated a few <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">iX</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Callaway</span> balls from the range...j/k and as we made our way through the autograph gauntlet we turned left to roll a few putts on the 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> green of the North course. The North course is being used to supplement the need of a driving range and practice green so there you have it. We stroll up and there holding court on one of those portable seats is none other then Butch Harmon. For those of you in the know, he is Phil Mick's swing coach and standing there is Phil testing some new putters. Minding my own business I continued my practice while slowly changing holes to get a closer look, say 30 feet away. All of a sudden out of no where comes Anthony Kim. They begin a retort that makes mention of $5 bills vs. $20 bills at certain kinds of establishments and ends with a practice round pairing of those two plus Rory <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sabbatini</span>. In the meantime Team Long needed to make arrangements to get a round in and time was ticking. No tee times here only first come first serve. I ended up with Vaughn Taylor and Rory somehow because Anthony became restless waiting and jumped up which made me think Phil was going to join us...not to be. Vaughn was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">self</span> absorbed and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sabbatini</span> was a riot. After bombing my tee shot on the first hole he asked what my last name was, in actuality he hit it 2 yards by mine. That was the last time he got me! (chest is now sticking out). Vaughn by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">PGA</span> standards is a bit less then average in length and usually hit first. Nothing to dramatic through nine holes except for the 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> hole which played 261 yards today with a slight L-R breeze. Taylor hit his powder puff somewhere and Rory pretended to hit his 2 hybrid farther then humanly possible (short). I quickly pulled my 3-wood and went through my routine and just before I could pull the trigger Rory in a low voice but loud enough for the hundred or so spectators to hear says,"that's a very pretty shaft, do they make that for men?" Now anybody that knows me knows I love a challenge on the golf course so I replied while still over my shot that he should "play nice". the 3-wood will land on the front of the green only 25 feet below the pin, perfect he would admit . <br /> The back nine Bryan and I had to ourselves as they were intimidated and promptly left to go back to the range, or so I imagined...The driver is slowly getting in play more and the putts are getting closer but not happy with direction yet and will grind more on Wed. More to come tomorrow-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">DL</span>Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-23792431801640928482008-08-05T15:18:00.000-07:002008-08-05T15:49:18.034-07:00Teaser Post...Practice Rd. #2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span>, so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">everyone</span> who enjoys golf must have seen or heard of the movie Tin Cup right? The scene where <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cheech</span> Marin and Kevin Costner are at the practice range before playing in the big tournament with all the big names already hitting balls, remember? That's exactly the first thing that hit me squeezing between Bob <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tway</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ruiji</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Imada</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">sp</span>.) sorry but his bag was tilted the wrong way and he didn't appear to speak <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">english</span> that well so I couldn't ask him to spin it around :). Back up a few minutes and breakfast was with all the boys and Sheri...Justin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Leaonard</span>, Scott <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Verplank</span> (who I shoved out of the way to toast my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">english</span> muffin for Pete's sake, Steve <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Stricker</span> who ate with Rod <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Pampling</span> and so on. No locker room drama just a Davis Love III sighting and David Toms in the boys room but I digress...The spectators were in full force on Tuesday morning as Kenny Perry and I strode up the hill with autograph seekers lining both sides. Fortunately he took most of the rush (go figure!?) and got sloppy seconds. Oh yea and Phil was lurking...stay tuned gotta go eat with the board member from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Oakland</span> Hills. I'll be back later.Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-15407080013086304742008-08-04T17:46:00.000-07:002008-08-04T18:23:11.722-07:00Practice round #1- Oh My!So much to talk about, WOW! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span>, so reality check here people because this is a Major. Of course you will see the likes of Angel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cabrerra</span> (U.S. Open winner 2006), Adam Scott, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Camillo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Villegas</span> etc...all on the range. On the course I got to see others like John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Daly</span> (yes, he's that large but no cigarette?), Charles Howell III, Woody Austin a.k.a. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Aquaman</span> and so on. I wasn't concerned with the fact I played a practice round with Tommy Armour III (remember him from the airport?) and Pat Perez. I wasn't in awe of the name plate on the range behind me to let the thousands of spectators know who was the guy (very well dressed I might add) hitting those <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">squirters</span> off to the right and left. No, see the reason I was a touch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">skiddish</span> was the tens of thousands already there to watch a Monday practice round! That's right "tens". Bleachers full, fairways lined and tees surrounded by autograph seekers of all ages!!! I can't stress to you how many signatures I signed on caps, golf balls (very tough to sign), flags with the Oakland Hills logo, tee shirts, badges, magazines and the list goes on. Kids were not the only ones seeking as adults routinely jammed their way in. I began suspecting an E-Bay moment here with some of the adults but I'll let that go.<br /> I won't bore you with details of practice round only to say the back didn't hold up too well from carrying all those bags in and around airports. That coupled with the stress to hit a practice ball in front of all those people made for an interesting round. My approach shots to the greens were outstanding... when I hit the fairways. The rough is deep and requires LOTS of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">club head</span> speed to extricate. Best advice given was from Tommy Armour III, "don't hit practice balls 'til your hands bleed just have a great time. Hit twenty balls after the round, take her to a movie, walk around the mall and have a coffee." He knows. <br /> Kenny Perry and Corey <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Pavin</span> had an interesting exchange in the locker room concerning the rough and length of the course so I'm not alone...<br /> Things are beginning to speed up around here as the first day is now over. Can't wait 'til tomorrow. Please let me know if this is too much info. Just trying to tell all!Dave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-77089773698700155982008-08-03T18:53:00.000-07:002008-08-03T19:22:32.766-07:00Sunday at the MajorsSorry I'm getting a late start to this but we had to wait for those dang courtesy cars! They pull out a Buick (PGA sponser alert) Enclave otherwise known as a hybrid which had a grand total of 7 miles on it...I mean excuse me?? How am I supposed to live like this? Any way they give me two sets of keys, yeah like Sheri's gonna drive, and we're off to the hotel. BTW, I met Tommy Armour III at the transportation desk waiting impatiently for someone to "chew out" for not having his keys readily available. As he's fidgeting around along comes another potential golfer whom T. A. asks if he's there to get his car or "are you a player?" I'm trying not to notice and grab our 5 bags (where is sheri?) and head out to our vehicle. I must admit that Sheri has been my biggest supporter through all of this dating back to Georgia where she walked all four agonizing rounds.<br /> Dinner was, where else, Famous Dave's for some baby back ribs and a few cold ones. Oh yeah I had an opportunity back at the airport to plug the 20 PGA club pros to a member of the CBS team so after mentioning my name he said we'll see you on Saturday...I hope so stay tunedDave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162234856198201793.post-46890660995104907352008-08-01T11:54:00.000-07:002008-08-01T13:03:44.950-07:00Countdown beginsGolf enthusiasts, welcome to my first official PGA blog. Since you've made it this far then I'll assume you are interested in all the juicy details that go on behind the scenes of a Major. I do solemnly swear to keep posting through the good times and...not so good. To give a quick update on happenings, caddying for me will be Bryan Koslosky, not Ronnie Lagana who's decided in our best interest to watch from the other side of the ropes. Bryan has been a friend whom I got to know within the PGA while he was working at Crofton C.C. a few years ago. He now resides in Oregon after living in Huntington Beach, CA the previous 4 or 5 years. <br /> Schedule of events is practice rounds Mon.-Wed. followed by range time on the things that we didn't like about the round itself. Oh yeah and plenty of putting. We are staying at the Hotel Baronette in Novi which is about 15 miles from the golf course, spa included...Stay tuned for the next update on Sunday. DLDave Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176262536489370286noreply@blogger.com6