On Monday we had our first golf outing. I think we had 15 golfers show up for the first hole, and I'm pretty sure we had 15 golfers finish on the 18th hole. The weather was great and the Black Squirrel golf course was beautiful. The fairways were in great shape, the greens were large and also in great shape. The "rough", (which some of us saw more of than others) was fair and in good shape.
I was in a great foursome with 3 fun guys. I played with Lin, Ken and Dick H. Lin hit a good ball and many of his approach shots to the green were like he was throwing darts. I was glad to see Ken's game improve significantly from the last time we played when he was still recuperating from some pretty serious surgery. He shot a very respectable score and would have shot even better if he could have gotten the ball to the hole on the green. I'd say he left about 6 or 7 putts short by less than 6 inches. Right on line, but short....the 3 of us agreed that he was putting like a "girl". Now we have Dick Hill. I was fortunate enough to ride with Dick so I feel that I'm the most qualified to critique his play. Dick took the time to show me the many finer aspects of golf. Whether it be hitting out of a tree grove, or where to drop your ball after hitting it into the water, he showed me how to hit the ball out of the rough....I was having problems with that one so on one hole Dick hit the ball at least 3 times and advanced it 10 or 12 feet further in the rough each time just to show me his "technique". On one hole he sacrificed one of his balls to show us the potential dangers of hitting a ball out of bounds and onto a public road with two way traffic. I can't say enough about this man. He is trully a "shotmaker". As for myself. I took advantage of the whole course. On the first hole my tee shot sliced into the water....thank God for "mulligans". Besides that, I visited the "out of bounds" and saw my share of the rough. I had a great time.
Wednesday's match will be special. Nathan and I will competing for the right to be "Holder Of The Pink Ball" until the Tennessee Rally in September. He's well aware of the fact that I don't want to give it up.
A special thanks to Tom. Tom did a wonderful job organizing these golf outings. Selecting the course, setting up the tee times getting the players together, the many phone calls, etc. etc. Thank you very much Tom.
Dick