The OnMilwaukee.com golf writers made a concerted effort to spread ourselves out into the greater Phoenix area this year. 2012's Arizona swing includes a resort course, a mountainside track under brand new ownership, a desolate desert classic and visit with an old favorite.
Five whole days to spend in the valley of the sun. 120 hours to soak in the Brewers, cacti and the most perfect weather. So what does Jake Hay do? He gets outside, climbs a few mountains and competes in a mud run. Sound relaxing?
For our desert swan song, we rolled from our hotel a long way East along Camelback Road to hit The Phoenician, a swanky golf resort at the foot of a big hill out in Scottsdale, where folks know how to enjoy themselves.
I'm sitting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, an hour before hopping my flight home to Milwaukee. It was another good Spring Training trip, and even though I did my best to take you along on the ride, I realized a missed a few things. Here's what didn't make the cut in the last few blogs.
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder and reigning National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun is off to a tough start at the plate so far in spring training. He maintains spring results don't matter, and once the season comes around he'll produce as usual. OnMilwaukee.com sports writer Jim Owczarski has heard that before, and it doesn't make him feel any better.