Fall Golf

Well, yesterday we ventured out to play a little fall golf. After suffering through 12 straight days of gloomy, rainy, 45' weather, we finally had a sunny day. So off we went. My wife and my buddies Ron and Pat. We played Victor Hills' North course which the best course to play at the club in the fall. It is shorter and plays out of the wind on more than half of the course.

I played very well for the first 8 holes on the front then snap hooked my tee shot on the 9th behind a group of trees. I had a shot to play very safe over into the 18th fairway but attempted to carry a couple of trees and get it back into my own fairway. Well, that was all well and good until I hit the tree and the ball came bounding back to within about 10 ft of where I originally hit it. Then it was time to play safe and chip out to the 18th fairway. It did not quite get into the fairway but I had a shot from about 220, over another hill and some trees to the green. I hit it pretty well, but hit it well right of the green by about 60 yards. I then chipped up and two putted for a 7.

Damn, 41 on the front. But I played well and got one bad break...... onward.........

The back was a different story. I nearly aced the 11th hole, but missed my 5 foot birdie (smooth). I was cruising along at one over on the back though 14 and then nearly canned a 5 wood from about 210 on a par five. I had about 10 feet for eagle, but missed and made a tap in birdie. I just missed a 10 footer for birdie on the par 3 16th and dropped a 10 footer for par on 17. That left me with a par five finishing hole, which is very much a birdie or even an eagle hole. I left my second shot about 10 ft short of the green and chipped to 2 feet and finished with a birdie, for a solid one under 35 on the back.

I am pretty happy with my score of 76 yesterday. The ball does not carry anywhere in the cool weather (55') and it was damp so there was very little roll. I hit 10 of 14 fairways and played the par fives even par with a double on #9. I did three putt one hole and got robbed on a 4 footer for par when the ball hit an old aeration hole, took a sharp left and missed the hole by a good 6 inches. That miss did not make me very happy, but what are you gonna do.

Will we get in any more rounds? We will have to wait and see..................