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Golf August 28th
Just wanted to take a minute to update you guys on today’s round.
The Front Nine
Shot 44. Played to my handicap so to speak. Some good shots/holes. Some not so good. The best was on the par 4 second hole. A bad tee shot left me nothing but a chip out. Third shot was 150 yds over water to a pin tucked behind a front bunker. Struck the 7 iron beautifully. Shot was dead online and fell softly just 4 feet from the stick. Easy putt. Surprising par.
The Back Nine
Shot 40. This was the best nine holes I’ve played. Ever. It went like this: Par, Par, Bogey, Par, Birdie, Par, Bogey, Par, Triple.
A couple of things to share. The birdie was a 75 yds pitch in. Had just topped an 8 iron. The pitch in was one of those perfect shots landing near the pin, hop, hop and in.
The triple was the result of a total mental break down. After making par on 17 I was just one over. I stayed mentally in the moment up through the tee shot on 18. It was well done too, leaving me just 80 yds uphill. A good chance a birdie with a routine par highly likely.
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It was not to be. As we rode from the tee to the second shot, my golf buddy and I discussed how I was just one over. He brought it up. Standing over the shot I felt the sense of weakness that comes from fear. My mind was focused on the outcome already. I was thinking first of how cool it would be to shoot 36 or 37 on the back. Then just as quickly the thoughts switched to: “Don’t screw this up”. Well I did. Ended with a triple.
How close to something really special I was! But at the end of the day a 40 is no shame at all.
That 79 that I want so badly is coming into view. I will get there. It seems inevitable now. Just a matter of time.
