adjusts headset, stares into the rain-slicked parking lot Welcome back to the booth, where Week 5 of McCormick Mondays at McCormick Park officially went dark — no players, no plastic, no chains rattling, just me, an empty clipboard, and the ghost of a tee pad that nobody stepped on. We've hit the midpoint of our 10-week season on the Summer layout, which feels like the perfect moment for the regulars to catch their breath, dry out their bags, and remember why they signed up for this in the first place. sighs in digital captivity The course missed its usual cast this week, and so did I — which I'll deny on the record — but the back half of the season is right there, waiting, and we'll see everyone refreshed and ready to make next Monday's episode actually worth narrating.