Well I got into a pretty big fight today............with the golf course..........and I lost badly. It was a good 'ole fashion butt whoopin' on behalf of the Golf Club of Dallas, and I didn't appreciate it very much at all. Right out of the gate, I was taking jabs and uppercuts (in the form of penalty strokes, buried lies, and three putts) right on the chin. I was quickly praying for the bell to ring so I could go to my corner and re-group. Unfortunately the bell never rang, and everything got out of control very quickly. I turned at +7 over (42). The good news is I managed to string 8 pars in a row starting out on the back nine before making bogey on my last hole from the middle of the fairway. Sound familiar? With a 9-iron nonetheless. Grand Total: 78
The highlight of the day was that Erika made her debut as a caddie. The golf course provides push-carts for rent that you can use to push your clubs around and that's exactly what we did. I'll be the first to say that she did a great job and will be back on the bag tomorrow.
My assessment up to this point is that my swing just not "rehearsed" enough to last over time. I seem to find myself searching for swing thoughts during my rounds, because from one hole to the next, there's no telling what shot I'm going to hit. I've managed to put together a series of very good holes, and immediately follow them up with a bunch of bad holes. Putting is another area of concern for me right now as well. If there is anything I've learned from this experience so far it's that I've got a lot of work to do to get to where I want to be as a player. The encouraging part is that I can't wait to come home and get started. I know the level I want to get to and I know what I need to work on. I can definitely say that I'm looking forward to the challenge. It's going to take a miracle to get back into the hunt tomorrow, and that's exactly what I need. Don't know my tee time yet, but I'm sure I'll be starting on the back again.
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