I played golf with Larry of the No Three Putts blog. I shall summarize my round as follows: wwwwwssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh. The winds were whipping around quite a bit, and after making a snaking birdie on the first hole, I shot about two hundred. That sound? The air going out of my game. I’m definitely the type that likes to warm up – I didn’t have a swing thought all day long and never felt comfortable over the ball.
My PW on the second hole, straight into the wind, must have gone about 75 yards. Larry and I won the front against “the other cart,” two up. We lost the back by four to lose the overall. In addition to my 75 yard wedge (normally 130), I hit a three iron from 240 to 30 feet.
Aside from the horrendous little Java on their site, Abacoa Golf Club is a very nice course. It’s not as penal as some of the other Florida courses I’ve played, but the rough was absolutely swallowing the ball. You had to be on top of the ball to find it, and getting a club through was quite difficult. The greens at the course are amazing: fast, smooth, and fairly large. It’s a very nice course for $30-$60.
At least I ended the day on a high note – goofing around, I hit an 8I from 120 or so to about two feet at 18. For a par. Bah.
Larry’s blog is great – a daily read – and I look forward to my next round with Larry before I leave the great state of Florida (what, hurricanes you say? Small price to pay for all this golf!) for the warmer, errrr, wait a second. For Pennsylvania. Where, yes, it will soon be winter. Brrrrr.
I’m thinking about changing the name of my blog to: Way toooooooooo Many Three Putts
Look forward to playing with you again.
Hopefully the next time we play a hurricane won’t be heading our way.