Thursday, August 11, 2005

Two birds for the plucking... I played hookey today and shot a round of golf at Rolling Meadows with Joel "Doc" Kunz and Don Cashmore, both of New London. Don runs Cash's Little Shoppe of Bait in New London (920-982-4802), where he sells only wild suckers, which catfishermen prefer to farm-raised suckers because they react when a big cat sidles up to them. Doc and I were scouting the course for next year's "Fish, Sticks and Stones" tournament to be held there in conjunction with Fond du Lac's Walleye Weekend. The first such tournament was held two years ago at Idlewyld in Door County, with Mercury Marine as the big sponsor and Mercury's pro walleye anglers as the celebrities. It's a charity fundraiser, but unlike most golf tournaments, it is a triathlon of sorts. In addition to a round of golf, players shoot two stations of sporting clays and fish the golf course's water hazards. Doc is still working out the details of the event, but suffice it to say, it will be a heck of a lot of fun. Stay tuned for more as it develops. We played today's round in a steady drizzle that dampened the course and our play, but not our spirits. Here's a shot Don took of me and Doc with a pair of darts on the 140-yard 20th hole. I wish I could report a pair of birdies followed the photo, but we settled for two pars. Doc was deadly today. He stuck most of his approach shots and made some spectaculr putts, while Don and I applauded his play and muddled along, with a couple decent holes apiece ourselves. BTW, the water hazards came into play today, but they will be a lot more fun next June! Later... 10:11:45 PM    comment []

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