The rain held off for another day so I decided to squeeze in one more round of golf before the rain and snow forecasted for the weekend.  A birdie on the first hole was a portent of the super round that followed.  I cruised through ten holes at two over par then rolled in a 42-foot putt on number eleven then followed that up with a third birdie on number fourteen.  I ended up tying my best score at three over par 75.

What a difference forth-eight hours made.  After Monday’s ice-box round at Druid’s Glen this morning’s forty degrees seemed balmy.  Our string a gorgeous fall days continued and I shot a very satisfying 83 in spite of recording an eight on the ninth hole.

Mt. Si; Green at Hole No. 2

This morning it was off to Druid’s Glen. It was a bit warmer than last week so I was shocked at the condition of the course.  A few greens had a visible coating of ice and many bunkers were as hard as concrete.  My partner Ron and I struggled through the round anyway but this will be our last visit to Druid’s until spring.  In spite of the crumby conditions, it was still another spectacular day to be out.

Druid’s Glen, 2nd Fairway; Mt. Rainier in the Background

At 24 degrees, I think today was the coldest round of golf I’ve ever played.  Even with the chill, it was another truly spectacular morning.  And I played steady golf hitting thirteen fairways and needing just twenty-three putts en route to an 88 score.  

Mt. Si GC, frozen pond between first tee and ninth green