Epic golf trip, German soccer fan Freddy stunned by small-town Ohio in Cup travels, Sofia Vergara stops & MEAT
After an absolutely crazy night at the ballpark where mayflies were literally falling out of the sky by the thousands, the sun is up, the birds are doing their thing and it's a beautiful morning in this part of the country for another edition of Wednesday Screencaps.
Imagine my surprise this morning when I fired up Twitter to see viral superstar German soccer fan Freddy was driving through the nearby town of Elmore, Ohio as part of his trip east to see more World Cup action. This is the town where we've taken our kids to see Santa in an old settler's log cabin. It's the town where Mrs. Screencaps' favorite greenhouse, Bench's, is located. Next Monday, my 14U rec team is playing Elmore's team.
I'm not sure if Elmore is peak America, but it is what America should be all about: family, hard work, community and just living a solid life without causing trouble for society. Meanwhile, right up the road in Toledo, they just announced extra safety plans for the Fourth of July fireworks because thug idiots can't stop shooting up community events.
If you're ever driving the Ohio Turnpike and need a place to stop, give Elmore a try. Visit Schedel Gardens to enjoy the landscapes created by Joe and Marie Schedel decades ago. You won't be disappointed.
Right now, I'm facing 172 holes of golf over five days. Five rounds will be stroke play, there will be two scrambles, a Ryder Cup two-man scramble and then a Ryder Cup match play.
The first half of the trip will be 16 guys. The second half will be 40 golfers. We'll start with Jack Nicklaus' Bear course in Traverse City, which has ranked as high as the 16th hardest public golf course in the U.S. at different times since it was built. Nicklaus is on record saying he didn't want to make it so hard, but the investor insisted it be so difficult that golfers would have no choice but to play it. So, Jack made the place ridiculous.
After that, we'll play an Arnold Palmer course followed by a Tom Weiskopf design before heading to the swamplands of inner northern Michigan to Garland Resort for the massive golf event.
Heading into this trip, my handicap sits at a USGA GHIN-authorized 18. I'm a bogey golfer. I count every stroke. No gimmes. No breakfast balls. Full integrity golf.
My goal heading in is to have at least one round in the 80s. Based on the courses we're going to play, that's harder than it sounds. Yes, there will be drinking involved. It's golf.
We're not talking flat, open fields to spray drivers. This is point-to-point golf where I have to play to bogey and steal some pars here and there. That will be my focus: Take out the trouble, play to safe spots, hope to sink some pars and avoid as many doubles as possible.
We're calling this piece of art "A beer & two darts."
"Thank you to everyone for all the comments, it just shows to go that if you can reach part three in regulation, you have a chance," Lee wrote on Facebook as his achievement started to go viral on Tuesday.
Give me this over Rory whining about the PGA Tour stops and how he just wants to fly to Augusta and practice. Give me more guys like Lee in Velcro shoes with a fresh lung dart showing off an achievement so many of us will never experience.
THURSDAY NIGHT MOWING LEAGUE WANTS 40 MILLION AMERICANS TO STOP WASTING WEEKENDS ON THEIR LAWNS
Lee's America is the America I want to live in.
What a message to receive from Chris, one of the newest TNML guys who became aware of the league just a couple of weeks ago thanks to one of my posts that appeared on FoxNews.com. Look at how his life has been transformed since reading my plea to the 40 million Americans who have had their brains poisoned by big box stores who tell them to be weekend warriors.
The TNML is more than a mowing league, it's a mental health advocacy group. Chris is exactly why TNML is so important. He now wakes up on Saturdays happy and not dreading having to go out and do a bunch of work after spending all week working.
Who's the next Chris?
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And with that, it's time to get this one published and get moving. I have one more full day to prepare my brain, my body and my soul before I attempt to go equal what Lee accomplished Tuesday, minus the lung dart.
I hope all of you have a great Wednesday and use your time wisely. In case you didn't notice. The sun is beginning to set on June. We have to soak it up before it's gone.
Let's roll.