Sanitary seal...

With a later tee time this morning we got plenty of sleep last night.  Almost like sleeping off a hangover. Brian's talked about the 20 extra minutes you can put into your game making a difference.  Not banging golf balls so much but just polishing up a part of the game that you feel will make you more effective the next day. Our 20 minutes last night consisted of just reading greens.  Dropping a golf ball at a distance and see if we were seeing the same thing.  We still felt the sanitary seal was left on the cup all day as nothing dropped from  beyond 5 feet.  It was as frustrating on the greens as you can imagine.  Tee to green we couldn't have asked for any better.  We do know that we'll be more aggressive over the next two days on approach shots.

What did we like about today:
We executed the game plan from tee to green just as we planned.
Great bunker shot on #4 (60 footer and stopping it to 3 feet)
We hit every putt 5 feet and under.

What did we learn about today:
As golfers we're never satisfied with our result.
After missing 2 short putts on holes #1 and #2, I got back into the moment and hit a great 3 iron tee shot on the third hole.

Pictures for today include Brian warming up with the big dog... It actually triggered 2 swing thoughts for the day that hopefully will carry over beyond the rest of the week for Brian. And yes he did notice that his stance was a bit closed on this shot.

And a little action shot just after impact with the 4-iron...

We do have to give a shout out to Raffeale's Restaurant in Southern Pines, NC.  Our early dinner started about 45 minutes prior to them opening at 5 pm but we were welcomed with open arms by the owner, Raffaele, who immigrated to the area 30 years ago and runs a wonderful establishment.  Great pizza, salad, and rolls as well as hospitality!  A must stop when you're in the area. 

The weather has been eratic to say the least.  Winds were up all day with some really fast moving clouds.  Evidently there were tornado warnings in the northern part of the state.  No worries as it wasn't close to us.

Tomorrow is the late tee time we had hoped for earlier in the week but unfortunately it's starting on 10 tee. Weather calls for rain early.  But it was te same for today. We still be out there grinding away.  Giving it our absolute best on every shot.