It rained all day yesterday, but today I was able to get a decent start on 2011. I walked for an hour and then went out and played 18 holes of golf.

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Even on the course, I did a good bit of walking. Since the course was wet, we had to keep our carts on the path, so anything hit out into the fairway meant walking to and from the shot.

I didn't play that well, but I did have fun. I got the opportunity to use my <a title="Golf Buddy" href="http://www.golfbuddyglobal.com/shop/p-13-golfbuddy-pro.aspx" target="_self">Golf Buddy</a> -- my Christmas present to myself -- for the first time. Our course here at SCP doesn't have the markers at 100, 150 and 200 that I'm accustomed to; there's a stake at 150 on each hole and that's it.

The Golf Buddy is a range finder, and I can stand anywhere on a hole and see how far it is to the front, middle and back of the green. I can also use it to keep track of my score.

The 95 I shot was the worst of my four trips to the course. I shot 91, 91 and 89 the first three times, but it was really windy today and that certainly had an effect..

At this point I'm not worried about what I shoto