Colleen Goes Low

Well Colleen and I are pooped!! We just arrived home from three days at the Golf State Championship in Lakeland, Florida. Lakeland is a very cute small town about 20 miles northeast of Tampa, 3 hours or so from PVB. They played at The Club at Eaglebrook, a very nice, but difficult course surrounded by, surprise, lots of lakes! Target golf at its best. She was spectacular shooting 85 on day one in windy, temps in the 40s to start and the temp didn't rise about 63* but felt colder because of the windchill, difficult conditions. That 85 included one birdie, a 7 and a 9, so really good playing. That was her career round low for a tournament ...... until day two when she shot 82!! What a star! The conditions were cold, 39* to start, but sunny and no wind. She had a chip in birdie on hole 9 and was just steady all day. The team finished in fifth place (out of around 18 or so teams). Each team consists of 5 players and the top 4 scores from each team are counted. Overall, Colleen finished in the top half of the field which is a huge accomplishment. I'm so proud of the way she finished up her senior golf season! GO COLLEEN!!

Lakeland was a really cute town. I stayed with a few other golf parents at a boutique hotel, The Terrace Hotel, in the downtown area. It overlooked a beautiful lake that had a promonade around it with gardens and a place where they hold concerts in warm weather. It was within walking distance to some good restaurants and the hotel had a fabulous restaurant where we ate dinner after round one. I would say the only downfall was that it was near the train tracks and it seemed like a train went by every 2 hours all night long! So, if you are a sound sleeper, great, but for me, not so great. These 3 days marked a milestone for me as a parent, my last school sporting event! Enjoy the pics.