Give credit where credit is due. The Lord has blessed me and humbled me. Life's forces conspired again to result in my all-time low score. I say blessed for numerous reasons, not the least of which is the mere fact that I even play this game. I've been humbled because despite the inner satisfaction of shooting the best score of my life, I missed a 3-foot putt on the final hole that would have fulfilled some of the promise I made to my Father, that I would someday break 70 for him. It's another one of the bittersweet charms about the mental journey contained by the game; many middle aged men perhaps still seeking a psychological catharsis with "dad's approval."
I would maintain that that's a beautiful thing.
© 2010 Roy Barin Santonil
Highlights:
- Missed birdie putts inside 10-feet on holes #2, #9, and #18
- Huge up-and-down par saves on #4, #7, #13
- Round saving 15-foot par putt on #14 on top of Ron's birdie
- Birdie on long-par3 #5 from 12-feet followed Ron's birdie from 18 feet
- Partners dubbed it "the par from hell" on #17, after a penalty drop
- We played the white tees
- 27 putts, 13 pars, 3 birdies, 2 bogeys, 11 GIR, 10 fairways
- It was my daughter's birthday!
1 John 4:18
My greatest hope for you is that you break 80 when you're 80.
ReplyDeleteHad a golfer in the bar tonite of our age, maybe younger... who had an accent and a Pine Needles golf shirt on. I, of course, after the cursory.. What'll you have,sir? asked where he got the shirt. NC he replied. So I started in with, "hey, my friend plays a tour out there." Who? Then he puts on a Los Verdes cap and the conversation turned local. Ever played the "Needles"?
ReplyDeleteThe tour has played there, but I didn't enter that particular event. Pinehurst is about a 2.5 hour drive East, with LOTS of good courses and it's a fantastic golf destination. I have gotten to play Pinehurst No.5 and No.8, so maybe next year we'll make it to the Needles.
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