A Fifty Seven
January 26, 2011
Not bad for the first round of golf in I don’t know how many years. Quit after nine because I’m sensible that way. And back’s stiff. But: hit one green in regulation, 2-putted three holes, and didn’t totally screw up any holes (besides the one quintuple bogey on the second hole and a pair of quadruple bogeys). And I was very pleased with TWO BOGEYS and THREE DOUBLES! And had two good outs on my three trap shots. And only lost two balls–one not even my fault (a great line interrupted by a tree, sent the ball into a neighbor’s yard). And, in my warm up, I holed two chip-ins (yes) (with a witness), and putted quite well.
I drove with a 5-iron until my confidence came back (see previous post about favorite number) then used a 3-iron. I also carried a 9, a sand wedge, and a putter. That was my total bag. You can do that at Muni. All shots–minus perhaps two–looked pretty good…hit straight with good arcs for the most part, and in most cases got a decent piece of the ball.
All in all, I was pretty happy. So what if I hit 24 over par. On the front nine. AT MUNI.
I guess I just like golf.
Bonus: the fog cleared for a while and it was very pretty out there, see?
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