Pre-round practice: Quick pitch, chip and putt
18 Holes
I was looking forward to this round, especially playing with Joe and Bob who I haven't played with in awhile. Coming off a shaky day, I was a bit nervous and anxious to get things going in the right direction. I struggled off the tee the first few holes with weak hits. Once again, my iron shots were not solid and pretty shank-y. I hit most of my iron shots fat, leaving huge gaping divots. I started hitting some fairways around the turn but I couldn't capitalize with my approach shots. I was soon to forget my struggles when I happened to hit a pure 200 yd. 5-wood to a small, uphill green, landing within 10 feet to the pin. It was the very next hole when my life flashed before my eyes. It was a very scary situation where Erik was hitting out the pine-tree hazard. I was sitting in the golf cart next to him not too far way when he was trying to punch it through the trees but instead struck a tree and the ball ricocheted directly at me. The thing was moving a solid 200+ mph, or so it seemed. It whizzed behind my back, hit the cart cushion, and shot out into the fairway. Unbelievable. I could feel the incredible force this thing had as it almost took off my face. Let this be a lesson in safety on the golf course, for I will always act accordingly whenever a risky situation arises. Moving on, the rest of the round included many balls in the fairway but little success on the iron approaches. It was a long day and I had a great time regardless of my reoccurring struggles. The golf course was challenging with a lot of water running along the holes and trees absolutely everywhere, guarding the holes left and right. Looking back, I actually avoided a lot of the trouble, so I should take this as a positive. I think it's time now to stop and reflect on my progress for the season. Hopefully I can come up with a solid game plan and play some good golf for the remainder of the season.
Score: 100
Score: 100
Notable
3-wood tee shots
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| 7th hole, Joe's tee shot |
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| 8th hole, Erik and I surveying the signature hole. |
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| 7th hole, my 200 yd. 5-wood blast |
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| 15th hole |
