Friend invited me out to an early tee time on a Friday just after sunrise at Mount Si Golf Course in Snoqualmie, WA. As we approached the hole 8 par three, we began looking forward to enjoying a snack and beverage at the turn. It always tastes better when you're playing a bit of hookie from work and taking your morning conference calls from the green. 162 yards from the blues, we both pulled out a 7-iron, estimating 155 yards due to pin placement. I tee'd off second, and the pressure was on once the other half of our twosome was already looking at a makeable birdie putt. I squared up, aiming for the left half of the green (trying to mitigate for a nice slice that rears its head pretty frequently). My swing felt smooth but it didn't feel like I struck the ball cleanly. (I initially thought I'd edged it and would be long.) But, I'd kept my head down and let the club do the work. I looked up to see the ball arcing up nicely with just a slight fade. It looked good. Then it looked really good. Then it landed and looked better. We both stood and watched, time seemed to slow down, and it took a moment to register that I should be jumping up and down cheering as it seemed unreal that the ball had just gone in. One of the best parts of the experience was when a groundskeeper drove up to us in a hurry, asked which of us had just done it, congratulated me, and then seeing how fast the news spread around the entire golf course. Mount Si GC also gave me a trophy to hold the ball (Titlelist Pro v1) and didn't force me to buy a round for everyone on the course/clubhouse. Made for an all around great Friday!