Hello from Finland!

[Nipa]

Hi fellow golfers!

I've been following many forums of different subjects but didn't know any decent golf forum until this summer. In did some searching and it seemed that The Sand Trap is the place to be. I've been reading TST daily for about a month now and posting now for the first time.

I started playing golf five years ago. My girlfriend and men in her family are golfers, so it was a natural move. First I walked on the course with them. After one season, I couldn't just watch it anymore. I started staying at the practice area hitting balls while they played. Started finally playing in June 2006. I broke 100 for the first time last summer. This summer my goal is to improve my iron shots and get under 93.

I finishing my studies at the university this fall, so I probably don't have any vacation in next summer. I live in Northern Finland, so our season here is only about 4 months. This means of course that I have to golf as much as I can this summer.

Thanks guys for letting me in. Golf is a great game!

-Nipa