[dan]

After the hole 5 long pad was removed, I started exclusively using the short pad. I was told the change was requested by the neighbors, in an effort to keep discs off of their property. I was sad, but I respected the change.

I was at the 5 short tee pad today, waiting for the group ahead of me. When my wife and I walked up to the pad, pushing my baby's stroller, the owner of one of the houses was leering at me from his driveway. When I said hello, he didn't acknowledge us, he just kept leering. 2 people from the house got in the car. By then we had been standing there for about 3 minutes. The car backed up out of the driveway, straight at us. I assumed it would turn onto the road, as one does when backing out of a driveway. I was mistaken. The car didn't stop until it was a foot from me and about 3 feet from the stroller, with my 8 month old in it. I yelled and put my hand on the rear fender, as my wife went into full ninja mode and quickly pushed the stroller out of the way. All 4 of the car's wheels were on the grass, beyond the gravel road. After I yelled, the car stopped, and the lady driving seemed shocked.

She said that she didn't realize we were there. When I told her we had been there for 3 minutes and had even made eye contact with her before she got in the car, she said that she didn't realize we were so close. She didn't have her glasses on, you see. She told me that she ought to have a chauffeur, but she couldn't afford one. She said a few other things that made it very clear she should no longer be driving.

Sorry for the rant. I guess my point is that I will be playing 5 from the long from now on. I just have a problem with people aiming their car at my 8 month old son. We've worked hard on him, and we'd really like to keep him.