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The plans maybe a changing

May
30

So, all week long I’ve planned on heading to Ithaca for the state championships early. And by early, I mean really early.

I was going to begin the four-plus hour drive at about 5 a.m. to make a 9:30ish tee time with some of the coaches. Who am I kidding. I’ve been planning/looking forward to possibly playing 36 on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course there for weeks, if not months.

However, I just checked weather.com for about the 10th time today and it looks like the horrific forecast for tomorrow isn’t changing. So I’m in limbo over whether or not to still go early or sleep in and get there sometime in the afternoon.

Fortunately, it appears that Sunday and Monday will be much nicer so hopefully, weather won’t affect the actual tournament too much. It always seems like there is one terrible day and then one absolutely glorious day. I was hoping for three such days, but it doesn’t appear that’s in the cards.

In any event, please don’t be shy to post your thoughts/comments on this upcoming tournament. We’ve already heard someone weigh in with a Drew Clayton pick, but I’d like to see more people not afraid to go out on a limb.

If I don’t, it’s because the limb I went out on for sectionals completely snapped.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 8:18 pm by Alex Myers.
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Writers Sam Weinman and Alex Myers share their thoughts on the local and national golf scene.
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Sam WeinmanSam Weinman
The lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com, Weinman, 31, has placed among the top three in the Golf Writers Association of America writing contest in three consecutive years, including a first-place finish in 2004. READ MORE

Alex MyersAlex Myers
A sports reporter at The Journal News for nearly three years, Alex Myers has covered a bit of everything, but a lot of golf, ranging from the high school level to last year's U.S. Open at Winged Foot. His golf writing goes back to his college days when he attended Wake Forest University. Myers is also an avid player who is constantly trying to improve on his current handicap of 8. Perhaps his biggest thrill came earlier this summer when he conquered the famed 17th hole at the TPC at Sawgrass by hitting a 9-iron onto the island green and walking away with a 2-putt par.

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