[artfulgolfer]

I headed out this morning to play a round with my son. He's 21 and has only played 4 rounds of golf in his life.

The course was pretty empty. No tee times were booked after 9am. Weather was perfect... 75 and sunny.

We showed up about 30 minutes early, so my son only had time to hit a few balls. After watching him struggle with his 3-wood, I suggested he play the entire round with his irons. He ended up using only 5 clubs all day, 5, 7, 9, W and putter. He shot an even 100. Not bad for his 5th round ever, on a course with a slope of 135.

I tied my best-ever round on this course with a 75 with 3 3-putts! Argh. I got a little help on my score when I holed a shot from 102 yards out on 16 with a 3/4 SW! My first eagle from the fairway.

You can bet I'll make Super Bowl Sunday a golf day again next year.