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Floyd Golf Star

I've been remiss in not pointing out to the world that the Floyd County High School's golf team won the Virginia State Championship (Class A) for the second year in a row and the third time in seven years.  It's a co-ed team and its current star is Jessica Hollandsworth. Yes, she's playing head to head against the guys...and...she's winning.

For those of you who follow women's golf, be on the lookout for her in the coming years!  She's the next Morgan Pressel...and perhaps, then some.

Click here to read details of the tournament.

Fore!

Today...almost five months to the day from when I broke & dislocated my shoulder...I played golf.

It was just the two of us - Judy and me - and we played at Floyd's very own Great Oaks Country Club.  It's a gem of a course...beautifully maintained and on beautiful terrain.  When we first saw it years ago, we were amazed that Floyd had such a great course.  After we got to know Floyd better, we realized it was just another one of Floyd's many treasures.  And the price to play?  How about $39 (that's weekend rates) for cart and green fees!  You can't beat that.

We had a great time:  we enjoyed the course, the weather, and each other's company.  In between shots, we collected leaves.  Judy's thinking of pressing them and using them somehow. Why, we even enjoyed our games.

I think I played pretty well if you take into consideration that I wasn't even sure I was going to be able to hit the ball or if my shoulder was going to slip out of its socket.  The back nine got a bit scraggly, but my final score was 93 with no pick-ups, and no lost balls.  As our friend Anita is prone to say: "it was good enough".