We’re entering Day 3 of the great 2026 golf adventure with the Louisville cousins. After a bad start at Golf Club of CA (long story), we had a magnificent day at Rancho Santa Fe Country Club. Perfect weather, beautiful course and a lot of fun.

The food and drink is taking its toll, so I’ve gotta find a way to cut back. I’ve dusted off the old cooking-for-company skills, and we’ve had two straight nights of excellent meals with very good wine. I feel it. Turns out that celebrating a 70th birthday is gonna require some discipline.

Today we play Torrey Pines, and I’m really looking forward to that. Torrey was one of the courses I got to introduce my brother Don to, many years ago. Here he is at Torrey in 2004. I’ll dedicate today’s round to him – in a better world, he would be playing with us today.