My take-away memory of Aliante Golf Club, after playing there in the spring of 2004, was standing on the second tee, bulldozers grading the adjacent golf course lots, wind blowing dust in my face and wondering if I could keep the drive in the fairway with the strong crosswinds.

So, I was really anticipating my return visit on a recent weekend. Would it be similar to the scene from the movie "Dan in Real Life," when Steve Carell gets set up on a blind date with his former high school mate Ruthie "Pig Face" Draper? I wondered.