Dan Driscoll of northern California did just that, teeing off on his local municipal course before the sun rose over the charming environs of Palo Alto on New Year's Day. We were not able to see our balls. There was nothing spectacular about the round, but I did make a birdie on the first hole. Chances are, with his birdie in the veritable darkness of the west coast, that Driscoll had the first birdie of the new millennium in California. It was something to brag about within my user group.
People brag and commiserate about their games there.
When we finished, we noticed there were more people. I had a pretty good round for me. I managed to shoot a net 70. Net 70 or 80, Driscoll will not look back on his score for this historic round, rather his bragging rights as the holder of first birdie of the 21st century in California - something that should make for fantastic fodder at his user group. Vacation Planner GolfCalifornia.