It was with keen anticipation that the 2026 season kicked off.  After the Christmas and New Year holiday season pause, it was time to kick it all off again for 2026.

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The weather forecast didn't look too good although it had improved from earlier in the week.  On Monday it looked like heavy rain with the chance of hail and thunderstorms.  Yum yum, just what we needed to start off the year.  We headed out a tad earlier to make the most of the bright sunshine knowing that the dark clouds were lurking just behind Flagstaff.  In the end although we got a bit of what was refreshing rain, it all turned out rather pleasant.

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Now in these pages I often get asked about documenting records.  The best score for the first six holes ( 37 ), the best individual score ( 50 ), but today I have been asked to document another record.  That is the fastest 18 holes recorded by Bruce Grant.  Let history record that today Bruce Grant sprinted round in 3 hours and 15 minutes !!  It was so fast he came in with wind burns.  Apparently the secret sauce for Bruce was that he lost his scorecard on the first hole thereby giving Bruce one less thing to think or worry about.  Bruce the suggestion moving forward is to print your card after the round not before :}