4 Player Team (Me, Erik, Tony, Joe)
Pre-round practice: Chipping, putting
18 Holes
Much anticipated first career best ball tournament hosted by my Uncle Russ. I was able to assemble a team of four with myself as team captain. We knew we weren't going to win this year because your supposed to select a team of A-B-C-D golfers, "A" being a low-handicapper and "D" being your worst. With me being the unofficial "A" golfer, it's safe to say we weren't going to be destroying the field. We were out there to have fun and get our blood pumping. We went into the tournament with no expectations, except to just play our best and regret nothing. To my amazement, we did that and more carding a final score of 69 (-1). We should of ended with a 66 (-4) but fatigue and lost focus eventually crept into our game. Overall, I was very impressed with everyone's performance. My strategy was to have Joe shoot first (no pressure), followed by Tony, Erik and myself. The lineup proved to be very effective. Joe made our lives easy by holing some great putts. Tony was the middleman, delivering an occasional safe iron shot or lag putt. Erik did exactly what I wanted him to do and that was putting us into the fairway with deep drives. I delivered an occasional clutch wedge shot and putt. After the round all the participants met and had a steak dinner at the clubhouse. There was also a raffle in which I came away with an oversized golf glove. Wicked pissah. I had a blast and can't wait to play again next year.
Score: 69 (-1)
Winning score: 63 (-7)
