Jason,
When you went to Bandon, what were your expectations re: the golf courses? Was it the first time you'd played on that type of turf? If so, how did your game adapt to the running golf balls? Did you play Trails?
My expectation was that it was going to be the greatest place I'd ever played golf. It exceeded those expectations. Yes, it was the first I'd played of that turf. My game adapted by me using the putter from anywhere 80 yards and in. At the time, only a preview of 10 holes at Trails was open. I saw a few holes but did not play.
Was playing Greywalls with Mike Devries cool or what?? Did you goob out at first and stutter as you spoke or were you cool as a cucumber? Would you mind recounting how you got the D.B.S. moniker from Mike D?
Playing Greywalls with Mike was very cool. He is a total class act, very patient with stupid questions and a fun guy to play golf with (despite the fact that he begs for strokes like no man I've ever seen
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You know me, I'm always cool.
Its pretty simple really. As you know, I am capable of hitting some of the worst and some of the greatest shots you've ever seen. On this particular hole, the 5th at Greywalls, I hit a hybrid about 60 yards right into the woods. We heard it make contact, solidly with 2 trees (Double Barky). Riding up the hole with Mike, we noticed my ball sitting on some loose rocks next to the cart path about 150 yards out, but still in the trees. Being the gunslinger that I am, I grabbed my 8 iron, swung with my eyes closed (Mike swears he saw a spark as I made contact with the rocks), the ball shot out, through the trees and landed about 20 feet right of the pin. I thought it went further right and hit the giant rock wall but Mike never thought so. From there I left my 20 foot putt about 13 feet short because I have a terrible case of the yips. Then I proceeded to ram the 13 footer in for a par, net birdie and steal the hole for the good guys. 2 trees and 1 spark = Double Barky Sparky.
Do you have a sandy soil site near your hometown in Michigan that you think would be great for a golf course?
In East Lansing? Nope, its all muck.
Why does inexpensive chinese buffet food inspire you to get the most out of your driver? 
I've played a lot of golf in my life either drunk or hungover, what better for those two situations than cheap chinese. I guess they call that muscle memory.
Why did you let Bill McBride down on the back 9 at Palmetto?
Same reason he let me down on the front.
Any good golf trips coming up?
I've got a great one in 2 weeks, Carolina with Ed Oden and Harbour Town with with some hack and hopefully, Mayhugh. Of course I play more golf with Mayhugh than I do anyone else so I don't know if we can call the latter half "good" per se. Looking forward to meeting Ed to get the lowdown on all the great stuff they've done at Carolina, hopefully the weather turns out.
Glad you're the GTK guest this week...
Smitty
Me too, although I think George has literally exhausted all options if he is forced to turn to me.