Mary with club championship first round playing partners Jennifer Runette and Bert Lynch

Mary with club championship first round playing partners Jennifer Runette and Bert Lynch

Even though I am out for the season while my shoulder heals, golf continues to play a large role this summer at the Birch Ridge Inn.

Inn guests are continuing to book golf packages at the usual rate. While July weather slowed things down, now that we have had a few days of sunshine, many of our inn guests are out enjoying the local courses.

Mary, for her part, is trying to do her best to represent the inn on the course in my absence. This week Mary is playing in the Ladies Club Championship at the Green Mountain National Golf Course. The first round took place yesterday under a partly sunny sky and the obligatory pre-tee off downpour. Retired innkeeper, Nina Tasi, is the first round leader. The second round tees off this afternoon.

Where ever you may be, keep it in the fairway....and don't forget your sunscreen.