JOED VIERA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER-Lockport, NY-Ron Whipple takes a swing at Lockport Town and Country Club during the courses first official open of the year. According to the Country Club's PGA professional Edward Borek since "The pins are in, the carts are going and the grass is cut" Wednesday set a record for the course's earliest opening day breaking the previous record set last year by 19 days.