The Register's weekly golf notebook debuts in Thursday's editions. In the first one, we look at one Paul Barnsley, who was hired as the pro-in-waiting, so to speak, at Race Brook Country Club in Orange.

Barnsley, an Australian native, will officially replace longtime pro Frank Selva at the end of the season.

My alter ego, Average Joe, will begin his weekly assault on the state's best golf holes next week. Stay tuned...