We’ve had some pretty dreary, cool weather for the past week so, so I hadn’t played any golf since January 6th.  This morning, I decided to play in spite of the fog and cool temperature.  I started off nicely with a tap-in par on number 1 but could manage only one more par over the next nine holes so I was at bogey golf heading to the 11th tee.  From there on, things went smoothly and I shot just two over par for the final eight holes featuring a 54-foot birdie putt on number 15 and pars on 16, 17, and 18 for a final score of 83. Not bad for the middle of January.

Mt. Si 15th green with the trail of my putt in the dew.

After looking at the weather forecast for the rest of January I decided to take advantage of a benign day and get in a round of golf at Mt. Si.  It was a very brisk fr0nt nine with winds clocked at 15 mph and gusts over 30 mph. I hung in there with an easy birdie of hole #6  and with pars on the final three holes managed a satisfying 85.

It turned out to be a reasonably nice day for January 1st so I teed of at Mt. Si around 10:00 a.m. or so.  It was a mostly overcast day but with a few rays of sunshine and temperature at 45 it was a pleasant enough mid-day.  I shot a so-so 88; happy enough with that in the middle of winter.

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