Catching Up

Dear fans,

While it has been awhile, I do have a couple of things to bring up.  I have been busy with clearing out a storage facility.  A monumental task -- today I took my lock from the door and demanded that they cancel me from the entry gate.  I'm reminded of the famous MLK quote about being free at last!  It does feel good.  It did suck the extra energy normally devoted to writing and golf practice.  I must have lifted a ton of boxes and killed many spiders!

I'm also working on an iambic pentameter post that should amuse those interested in a bit of language play.

I've also not mentioned my best round ever.  It took place a couple of weeks ago.  It's kind of a braggy thing, but I managed to break par with a 2 under 70.  I had a 4 footer for a 69 on the 18th, which would have been really special. 

How does one break par?   Well, it required a bit of magic.  There were moments when it looked like it was not going to happen, but then a great shot would jump up and save the hole.  Take the 9th hole, which is one of the three tough holes on the front nine for me.  It requires a good tee shot or you have to lay up into a narrow fairway bordered with water and over hanging trees.   If you are too far from the water the trees will block the left side of the green.  There are traps on both sides of the green too.  So on this special day, the drive is ok but I push or slice the ball into the right hand bunker, probably coming in from 180 yards.  The sand is bad in the traps due to a flood that washed it all away a couple of years ago.  I try to blast and it is bladed a bit and now I'm on the green fringe with a 15 foot sliding, fast putt.  Normally three from that position, but that day I got the speed and line perfect and in it goes.

The whole day was like that.  I had 10 putts on the front nine.  One birdie and 8 pars.  The back was better golf, i.e., more greens in regulation, 14 putts and again 1 birdie and 8 pars.  It was more a round of distinction for the lack of a bogey than the final score.

I followed this up yesterday with an even par round.  It required 4 birdies.  I did have great birdie chances in the last three holes, made one of them, but it easily could have been below par too.  The greens rolled beautifully and it so easy to make the putts.

I have some technical stuff to say about the round yesterday and will wander off to write that post.