Well the journey ended today, but the memories will last forever. Absolutely one of the best times of my life, a true bucket list item to check off. The winds were blowing 40+ mph at some points which made it almost impossible to hit greens in regulation. we had abiggie on the fourth hole to make us +1 for the day but 2 net birdies and on 6 and 7 to moved us to -10. I crush a drive on 9 (the 18th at Monterey as we started on the back) and hit a beautiful 8 iron 15 feet away, putting for net eagle as the horn sounded to get us off the course due to high winds (and rain). A quick glance and the score board shows that many teams are "backing up" due to the weather conditions so all of a sudden i am thinking that a day of -6 or -7 will get us to the cut. We resumed 2 hours later and I two putted to get us to -11. We par 10 and 11 and on the downhill par 3 12th I make an 8 footer for net birdie and all of a sudden we are at -12. Game on! We now are within 3 of making the cut as the teams in the 20-25th position continue to slide sideways or down the leader board. The 13th creates a problem for us as we go net bogie when my man three putts and then the dagger is put into us in 14 when he doubles and I double for net bogie again. His birdie on the 15th is kind of a kick in the gut as we realize what could have been.

In the end we finish a very respectable -11 and tied for 62nd, beating 94 teams. Will Wilcox finishes +1 and misses the cut by 1! That stings. He takes it all in stride and says, "I'm going to head for Miami and play on the Florida swing in 2 weeks. Let's have a beer in Buckhead soon". Yes, it's time for a beer.....

P.s. you will hear about this kid winning an event in the next year. He is that good.