5/31/10

[Dad-2-3]

Arrived at the course at 10 am expecting to walk on but found that they were having a benefit scramble that probably wouldn't end until 1:30. i practiced chipping and putting on the practice green which is adjacant to the 9th green and 10th tee. After watching 6 groups make the turn I felt much better about my game. Anyway, I left and came back near 2 pm and walked right on , but ran up on a foursome on 3 that was SLOW. I asked the single behind me if he wanted to play together, and I'm glad I did. Nicest fella, that hit the ball well and played with a purpose and without wasted motion. To top it off he is a walker, who plays it down which I dig as I really despise people fluffing their lies and writing down 5 when they really have a 7. I didn't ask, but I took him for a 7-10 index. The only thing I did better than him was chip and putt. I gotta say, that although my game is nowhere near good, the last three groups I've been paired with have been slow, cheating hacks who take 2 mulligans if needed and fluff their lies or don't count their duffed shots. Anyway, I shot a 90 not exactly good, but I had 4 stroke and distance penalties on tee shots. which is essentially 8 strokes + two 3 putts. Take these away and I'm under 80. I definitely need more practice with the long clubs, although only 1 of the stroke and distance penalties was with the driver. 2 were with the 2h one a push right on a very tight par 4 (should've hit a 5i) and the other a duck hook OB on 18. The other was a hugely fatted 8i that didn't go 80 yards and into water in front of #12 a 165 yard par 3 (was playing more like 145 today).

I count today as a victory as I may have a new playing partner. Something I haven't had since I started playing seriously last year.