ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — There is a photo on the World Golf Village Hall of Fame web site of Bob Hope breaking a golf club (obviously in jest) after a particularly bad shot.

The photo captures the way I felt  about my game after a recent round at the resort’s Slammer and Squire course for the Spike’s & Mikes Tournament. I was awful.

The feeling only last a few minutes, however, as I contemplated my mood. Then I said to myself, “Hey, you just played a round of golf for free on a beautiful course with three great partners. What have you got to complain about?”

And I was right. The course was in spectacular shape, it didn’t cost a dime (thanks to an invitation from Clay Today managing editor Greg Walsh) and the camraderie was delightful. So what if I’m just not a very good golfer.

The tournament was a media junket for print and electronic journalists, staged for the sixth straight year by World Golf Village to promote the upcoming Golf Hall of Fame inductions on Nov. 2. More about that in a few minutes, but first more about the course.

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