Joe, Paul, Liina and I started our 4 hour putt journey through the skyway at approximately noon last Friday. We battled through holes with a variety of obstacles - anything from marshmellows, extra large bundt cakes, road blocks to an impound lot. The most memorable hole consisted of a 12-inch wide metal beam. It seemed so simple - all you had to do was putt the ball across the beam and into a plastic 'hole'.

Liina was the first soldier to be wounded with a 10 putt max score, followed by 10 strokes from Joe and another 10 from yours truly. With a feeling of hopelessness setting in, we turned to Paul. Despite the long dreadlocks and sunglasses, Paul shot a hole-in-one, keeping us in the game. Each one of us had miraculous putts that left us with a glimpse of what Happy Gilmore felt: utter accomplishment. The ball may not have always gone in the hole and some balls were lost in the skyway, but there is no doubt that Azul 7 was the most ridiculously good looking team to putt the Skyway Open. Ever.

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