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We took off early Friday morning with a teem time scheduled at 1PM in Des Moines at the Waveland golf course. As we made the 3 1/2 hour drive down to Des Moines we watched the temperature slowly fall and the winds increase. As we reached about 45 minutes outside of the city the rain started.
We got to the course about 2 hours early and decided to check out a nearby cafe, the Waveland cafe. For anyone who ever has a chance, check the place out. A local Iowa landmark they server some great breakfast and tout themselves as having the best hashbrowns in the galaxy. A claim I don't know if I agree with totally, but they were good. They actually go through 2 tons of potatoes a month there with the hashbrowns so they certainly are popular.
So after lunch the weather hadn't changed much. Not exactly the best conditions but I had seen the forecast and had planned for cool, possibly rainy conditions so I was not too worried. However, by the time we reached the course the temps were in the low 40s and still raining pretty heavily and the winds were 30-40mph.
We checked into the clubhouse and discovered the course was closed because they had received too much rain - 8 hours straight- and the grounds were simply too water logged.
On to plan B. We sat in the clubhouse and had some brews. One of the guys had brought a chipping game with golf balls that had badmitten like birdie attachments to them. The course let us set them up in the main hall and we had a chipping contest for a while.
After that it we decided to go to a nearby indoor driving range since mother nature had thwarted our outdoor golfing plans. A first for me. Hitting in a dome was a fun experience, although I loathe hitting of mats which, of course, we had to do. Still, it was nice to work on the swing for the first time since getting back from Mexico.
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