Pete Austin’s Blog

Leah and I returned from Michigan this week. We were out there for an annual friends-and-family golf tournament that my parents hold in Elk Rapids. The weather was absolutely beautiful and perfect for the three straight days of golf. I hadn’t been out of the course even once thise year leading up to the tournament so I knew it was going to be a little hairy getting back into the swing. In anticipation of tournament I found a local golf shop having an unbelievable clearance special on a set of clubs that I’d had my eye on for a while. I picked up a new set of Wilson Ci6′s and a Taylor Made Burner 3-wood. My current clubs were actually the very first clubs I ever owned and they were ok for a starter set 11 years ago but they just didn’t match well with my skill level now. The first day out on the course with the new Wilsons I knew I made a good choice. My first shop with the irons was an approach shot from 215. I pulled out a 5-iron, let ‘er rip, and actually flew the green! Amazing, I never would’ve hit my old irons like that. The first day I shot 96. The second day I shot a 92 – a personal best. The third day was a scramble format but I played great and I’m sure I could’ve bettered my 92. The tournament day was a blast. Our team came so close but wound up losing by one stroke. The putts just weren’t falling for us even when we hit 15 greens-in-regulation.

It was great to see everyone again and Leah and I had as much fun off the course as on. Spa days, Torch Lake kayaking, and good food highlighted the rest of the trip. Now that we’re back in Seattle we finally get some long-awaited down time at home. At work though, I’m as busy as I’ve ever been. Big projects coming down the pipeline.

I really wish I had the time to post more commentaries. There’s so much interesting stuff going on right now. Politics, technology, the Olympics, it’s hard to keep up. As soon as I get over the project hump at work I’ll be posting a lot more.