THE PINE MEADOW GOLF CLUB in Mundelein Illinois, is OPEN but with no power from yesterdays storm. For details call (847)-566-4653 (GOLF) PinemeadowGC.com      ______________________________________________________________________

THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or Facebook and LinkedIn. At Pine Meadow GC with Brendy Sims-Patrick Nwankpa

What a day. Finally after a month I was able to get back out on the golf course.

I was long over due, but it was good to have the new clubs in the bag, if only I could put the right set together.

Somehow, I managed to find two 3-woods and no five wood in the bag. UGH. Plus my new set of Callaway Mavriks, a driver and irons.

My new set has no 4-Iron which I could have used today not having a 5-Wood in the bag.

It’s always fun to break in new clubs, even if your playing them around all the broken down trees. As you can see above, Pine Meadow golf Club in Mundelein lost 4-trees on the first hole, and maybe 1 or 2 more in other parts of the golf course.

But crews were hard at work, and things pretty well cleaned up by the time I arrived at 8:05 for my 8:38 tee time. Jemsek Golf that operates the course for the Catholic Archdiocese, had President Katherine Jemsek on the course checking out all that was happening.

The clubhouse had no power as of 2:30 this afternoon, hampering food & beverage. But the golf course and range, one of the area’s best, was operating at full speed. A tree in the parking area had a large limb crack, and was being taken down for safety precautions.

The RZN Golf Ball comes in 4 different styles.

While playing today and breaking in my Callaway Mavrik clubs, I also tried out a new golf ball that I had never played before.

THE RZN Golf Ball.

The company that makes RZN made golf balls for Nike for several years, until Nike decided they could not win in the golf equipment market, Nike is still very active in golf apparel.

My initial review of RZN found some pro’s and con’s. On the con-side, I never felt great about the distance I got for the most part on shots with my woods. No complaints on shots with irons or wedges. The ball putted good, and felt good coming off the club faces of all my clubs. RZN does not feel like a rock.

My golfing partners Brendy Sims and Patrick Nwankpa, had some concerns about overall distance, but agreed it felt good coming off the club face. I’ll have more on the new RZN golf balls later this week.

In the meantime, careful out on the golf course. With yesterdays nasty storms, there were plenty of courses that lost some trees, or might have some cracked limbs that could come down at any time. Safety first. For tee times at Pine Meadow call (847)-566-4653 (GOLF) or online see Pinemeadowgc.com. The Tent-no-Tent sale is still on, get some great bargain’s on golf apparel. RS