Well, this blog is in response to Patti's latest posting regarding our recent handicap adjustments. I had in fact noticed that my handicap had briefly dipped below a 30 at one point, and I have a perfectly good explanation as to why that happened. After golfing a 54 on 9 holes several months ago, in a hurry to enter my score and meet friends for dinner, I mistakenly entered a 54 for 18 holes instead of a 54 for 9 holes. Even though the computer recognized this and asked for verification, "Is this correct...this is out of your normal range"...I hit yes and beat it. Now, if a computer could talk, I'm sure it would be yelling, "Yeah, right...check the number of holes you played, idiot! And if it is correct...join the LPGA!!!!!" After having my bubble burst and being prematurely excited at having my handicap below 30 (meaning I would only have to enter an 8 as my maximum per hole), I now carefully review all of my information before posting.
As for my handicap actually trending downward, I am happy to report that it has come down ever-so-slightly. Patti and I played at Jeremy Ranch yesterday and both had decent games of golf (especially Patti's 43 on the front 9). On advice from a friend, since Patti and I were playing as a two-some, following a five-some with no one behind us all day, we had the luxury of playing 2 balls each when we had bad shots. Of course we played our original balls throughout the game, but it was great to have the time to re-play bad putts, bad drives or bad fairway shots (not that there were very many of them...haha). Patti finished with a 100 for 18 holes, and I posted a 110...which I was very happy about. I do feel like my golf game has already improved this year, but I am still somewhat erratic. For me it's still a par followed by a 9...a great drive followed by a swing-and-miss, or my favorite one...on the green in 2 and then a 4 putt! I also could literally write a book called "HOW TO RUIN A GOOD DRIVE". So thank goodness there are those occasional beautiful shots that make you feel like you could really become a great golfer over time (and not want to sell your clubs on Ebay).
Well, I'm off to golf Murray Parkway tomorrow while Patti is gearing up to golf in the Park Meadows annual golf tournament next week. And remember..."Golf is the only sport where the most feared opponent is yourself".
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