TPC Myrtle Beach and Garden City Beach

Hot day out and new grips on my clubs. With my extra soft Winn grips on my clubs and also a changed grip to baseball 10 fingers, I think the strain may be easier on my fingers. That takes some adjusting though. The grips feel bigger and I have started to hit a lot of shot fat instead of my usual thin.

Off to a good start, I hit a 43 (including a miserable 4-putt...), and then I tripled and quadrupled on 10 and 11 and just landed in the bunker, water and trees too often to shoot a good score on the back nine. With a 48, I still ended up scoring a 91 thanks to a couple pars and two birdies. Any day out when there are birdies is a good day. Now, even when I am not hitting it too well, I still shoot close to my handicap. Must have improved my game a bit after all?!

A nice Tom Fazio course with impressive tree lines along the fairways. A course I really enjoyed and as I got through in just under 3 hours, I went out to the driving range after the round to get a better feel for my new grip and grips. Not for too long though. It was hot and humid again.

Today's pick of beach was Garden City Beach. And there it was, another first on my trip: they drive a lot of golf carts in this community here and there is reserved parking at the beach. How could anyone around here not be thinking about golf all day?

Sunset is inland, but still can be quite impressive