Tight lie on hole 12 at Green Mountain National last Tuesday

Tight lie on hole 12 at Green Mountain National last Tuesday

Fortunately, it has been a relatively quiet week at Killington

By definition, last weekends wine festival saw some very late nights, and some consumption of the "juice from the grape". Sleeping in Monday morning, after playing golf on Sunday evening during the festivals closing event, "Wine and Nine" was "glorious".

We have had a nice week for golf in Killington. All or our mid-week guests managed a round or 2. I played in the Tuesday quota group, and a presidents cup match at Green Mountain. On Quota... not so good... I took too many points the week before the Wine Festival. The Lord giveth and the lord taketh away, so to speak... Or in this case it's Spyder McGonagle. But my game is improving. My shoulders are much stronger from all of the rehab. I am hitting the ball pretty good for this time of year, although my putting could be a little sharper; so it only makes sense that my handicap will trend down accordingly. So it goes.

On the Presidents cup I did a little better. On my match this morning, after 20 holes I won with a par on the second hole of sudden death. I have now won my first 3 matches in the elimination tournament. The brackets are definitely getting tighter.

Both Killington golf courses have so far stood up to the summer heat. We have had a little rain this week to keep everything damp. If you are planning a golf vacation in Killington the next few weeks, you should be very happy with the condition of the courses in the area.

This weekend kicks off the "Cooler in the Mountains" music festival. "Rusted Root" kicks off the festival this Saturday at the Umbrella Bar venue at the K1 base lodge. The concerts run from 3:30PM to 6:00PM every Saturday in August, with promotional consideration provided by Long Trail Brewery to hold the events.

If you can make it to Killington, the concert is worth the stop. And if you can not make it to the mountains, where ever you may be keep it in the fairway, and don't forget your sun screen!