Donald Fagen?

Donald Fagen wrote a song back in the day with one of the lines reading, "...walk through the rain drops back to your door."  Today, at Colonial CC in Fort Worth, John Ratliff and I went to the range, back in the door, out to the range, back in the door and out to the range....that was enough walking through the rain.

We would just about start to warm up when flashes of lightening would strike around us. This is not a good moment for golfers who walk about with steel clubs swinging to the sky. I like the game but not enough to be a lightening rod.

Statue of Ben Hogan on site
at the Colonial CC

The Colonial Country Club is the home of Crowne Plaza Invitational, one of the oldest PGA Tour events still running. I believe it started in 1941. Colonial is also known as the home of the infamous, master golfer Ben Hogan.

Ben Hogan was a steely eyed, exact player that spent many hours tweaking, messing about and generally finding new ways to hit the golf ball. He was never satisfied. He wasn't known for his casual demeanor or his need to be liked and in Scotland was called, "The Wee Ice Man." He had a wonderful career before a major car accident head on with a Greyhound bus created life long problems, yet he came back to have a fantastic second half of his career.

For me I'm most encouraged by the first part of Hogan's golf life. It took him quite some time to win on tour but when he did he found a personal confidence to be one of the greatest players, ever. He turned something that was good into greatness.

Obviously, I'm not on the course, as I'm writing this blog, but I hope to be out again tomorrow....pulling on the greatness that was Ben Hogan and the inspiration of the numerous amazing players that have walked the closely mown fairways of the Colonial Country Club.

Hit'em hard and look up!
Byron