2026 Palm Desert - Day #2 [Celebrating my Birthday]

The plan for the day was golf at the PGA West Dunes Course. The four of us teed off at 9:54 am. As usual, I rode with Van and Sharon rode with Holly.

I had a very uneven round. I feel like I am making better contact, but I am still inconsistent. I ended up with a birdie, a par, three bogeys and seven double bogeys, but also an eight, nine and a ten. I had at least five pitches that landed nicely on the greens, but rolled off. The greens were sloped and fast.

I continue to struggle with my emotions. I had a gallery loss around the first green that took me a couple of holes to keep back on track.

I ended up with a very liberally scored 110. I birdied the par three 13th hole with a six iron over the water within four feet of the pin.

With temperatures in the low 80s, the weather was gorgeous.

Jack called to wish me happy birthday as we were driving to a golf superstore after the round.

We finished the day with dinner at Jillians. I had a lobster bisque and the Double Cut Pork Chop [Grilled rib chop of pork stuffed with apples, sausage, and Chef Jorge’s dates, presented with a port wine demi glace]. Sharon split a brussel sprout salad with Holly and had a lobster pasta. Celebrating my birthday, I had Blueberry Cheesecake [Luscious citrus scented cheesecake napped with sweetened creme and fresh blueberries] for desert.