Driving the ball off the 6th tee at Green Mountain National Golf Course.

Driving the ball off the 6th tee at Green Mountain National Golf Course.

In the "be careful what you wish for" category, summer has finally arrived in Killington.

The fierce weather which brought the tragic tornadoes to the mid-west has finally made it to the Green Mountain State. While we have had some very significant periods of thunderstorms with heavy downpours, we also have had a few days where the weather was sunny and warm, if not down right hot and humid. The weather has improved so much, in fact, that we were able to get in 2 full rounds of golf at Green Mountain National Golf Course this week for the first time this golf season.

On Wednesday, Mary and I had the opportunity to play in the "Jeff Hadley Day" charity tournament to raise funds for ALS research. Jeff was the first golf pro at Green Mountain National who sadly succumbed to ALS in 2006.

In addition to Mary and I, our group for the Jeff Hadley Day tournament included former innkeeper Nina Tasi, Steve Selbo of SP Land and Phil Davis, VT PGA pro at Manchester Country Club. We came in at 9 under for the tournament. Given that none of us other than the pro had played a full round of golf this year, our score was quite respectable. We were well out of the money, however, as the winning team of the tournament came in at 17 under.

On Friday, Mary and I had a chance to play a regular round of golf. Green Mountain National is in great shape. With luck, this week should be the start of a nice golf season in Killington.

Where ever you may be this Memorial Day weekend, keep it in the fairway, and don't forget your sun screen!