Today is FEBRUARY 22 and because God has a soft spot for the northeast this winter it was a beautiful golf day here in Princeton NJ. 55 degrees and sunny.
 One of the best activities a father can do with his children is to spend a few hours walking the golf course with them. Today was the second walking 9 hole round for my nine year old son Owen. We had a great time together sharing a few laughs and a bunch of high fives. It just doesn't get any better then that for me. The kid makes great progress in his golf game every time we get out there and he truly enjoys the game for the sake of being with me and being out in nature.
The highlights of the round were an honest 7 on a long par four (for Owen that is tremendous!) followed by a perfectly struck driver on the next hole. This is one kid who has a natural tallent for anything that requires eye hand coordination.
 For me though I just enjoy his company and I feel blessed to be able to spend that much time with him doing something that we both enjoy.  I look forward to the day when he can shoot scores lower then I can but I don't think I share that with him. With the passion he has and his competitive nature he will figure it out without any prodding by me.    

Welcome walkers!

Hello fellow walkers! This blog is being set up for everyone who loves the game of golf and plays the way it was meant to be played by walking the golf course. Walking the golf course by U.S. golfers has faded away as the preferred way of playing golf. The latest statistics available  show that a measly 35% of golfers across the U.S.A. consider themselves regular walkers.  What would Mark Twain have said about us if golf carts were available when he made his famous quote  "golf is a good walk spoiled"? I believe that by walking the course it is nearly imposible to have  a completely bad experience. There are so many beautiful things that can happen while being out there bonding with the environment. A bird sighting or a fox or in some places an alligator could make a high score round of golf become insignificant compared to the golf story that came out of just being out there like the rest of the animals.
It is with great hope that this blog will  eventually be filled with great stories of crisp morning dew afternoon sunsets and sun shower rainbows.
My fellow walkers Welcome to the Walking Golfer. Welcome home to where golf began.