Pre-round practice: None
18 Holes
UNEXPECTED BREAKTHROUGH ROUND!! I happened to record my first career eagle! And I wasn't able to share it with any one but myself. Today is labor day and a beautiful one at that. I had the day off and hadn't recorded a round since early August, so it was a good excuse to get out and get back some feel before Russ' upcoming tournament. Without any expectations, I drove to the course, paid my greens fee and stepped onto the first tee without any pre-round warm-ups or playing partners. I started by rifling a 270 yd. drive to the right and then wedged it to within 15 ft. I left with a par moved on but quickly put on the brakes as the players up ahead were scanning to woods for their balls. Slow play continued through to the 10th tee, but it was at the drivable 5th hole, 270 yd. par 4, where the special moment occurred. Now, I've had good luck in the past few rounds with getting my tee ball right around the green, so I pulled out the driver once again, envisioned a cut shot and executed it perfectly. The ball stayed on a low trajectory and landed dead center of the green, 15 ft. from the pin. I got up to the ball and saw it as an uphill putt and knew that I MUST not leave it short, which was what happened last time. The putt was very straight, I put my head down, put on a good strike and as I looked up the ball slowly krept to edge and dropped in. WOOOT!! I actually lifted my arms to the sky and let out a big scream of fulfillment. Embarrassingly, as I came back to my senses, I noticed two dudes staring at me laughing. I packed my putter and continued to the next tee. The rest of the round included many ups-and-downs with another highlight on hole #14, 400 yd, par 4. I crushed a 310 yd. drive right down the middle leaving me with only 90 yds. It was one of those rare moments when the swing was in perfect motion and the body was in complete unison. I swung at about 90 percent and I caught the ball square and dead-center of the club-face, feeling the ball compress and explode in that split second. Effortless.
Notable
Tee shots and ball-stiking
Practice
Irons
Scorecard
Notable
Tee shots and ball-stiking
Practice
Irons
Scorecard
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| Monster 310 yd. drive! |
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| Converted eagle putt! |
