Saturday, February 24, 2024
WindRiver Golf Club
48 degrees, overcast/cloudy/insane wind
May, Capt, A-Hole
Late February golf is never a picnic but today turned into the Carnoustie Open. Mostly benign, albeit cold, conditions on the front 9 turned into a British Open qualifier on the back. May saw what was coming and called it quits after 10 holes. He claimed he had a birthday party to attend but I’m calling BS on that. He wanted no part of the gauntlet on the back 9 with mother nature wreaking havoc on every hole.
Par stood no chance in the blustery weather. It became survival of the fittest and we all stood on the 18th green (except for May, he was at a “party”…) with a newfound respect for each other. We had survived the elements and were better for it, except May, he got worse today. He quit…
My game was a mix of fairway finders, up and downs, worm burners, and scud missiles with a little fade- hook to them. It all left much to be desired. I have a goal of more up and downs from 60 yards in- that’s what you do when you can’t hit a green if your life depended on it. I managed a few nice ones and I’ll take that. It seemed like we played every hole into a scene from the movie, The Perfect Storm, my golf ball trying to ride over the crashing waves, only to tumble and stumble back to my feet…
But a good time was had by all. A-Hole is such a great dude and I love playing with him. He’s really the opposite of an A-Hole which makes calling him A-Hole all the more enjoyable. Capt spits data and analytics like I throw out cuss words- plenty and often… we are in an intense battle to see who can shave strokes off their handicap. Stay tuned for the ultimate King of the Nerds contest. It was great to get May back out to the Club and the white tees threw him off a bit. Some guys can handle a curveball and some can’t…
I hit 10 FW and 2 GIR, w/ 32 putts… Strong showing but I feel things turning the corner and regardless, I’m having a blast playing again. I told Capt this week that I play golf to, “have a great time with my boys.” Mission accomplished.
Final tally:
May- DQ
Me- 88
Capt- 90
A-Hole- 97
The Back Nine 