Fun? On the golf course?

Yes, it can be done!

On Mother's Day my wife and I played her favorite course at Victor Hills, the East Course.

I ageed that since it was her day I would play from the ladies tees and leave my woods in the bag. I also agreed that when she hit driver off the tee I would hit 3 iron and no matter what she hit from there on in to the green, I would match clubs with her. This meant that her 6 iron from 120 yards would be a 6 iron (normally a 160+ yard club) for me as well, and so forth.

What great fun we had! I had to manufacture shots on just about every hole: 4 iron from 110 (normally a 175+ plus club), up a steep hill (I hit it 3 feet from the cup and made birdie), 8 iron from 80 yards up a hill, etc.

I accepted my fate and made the round a lesson in love and worked on hitting odd shots from odd places with odd clubs. A good practice session for any golfer. For the most part it worked well. I did manage to have a triple bogie on a par four where I yanked my 3 iron dead left into oblivion and a couple of doubles when I hit very poor chipshots.

In the end I had shot an 80 to her 105. My round was actually three shots more that I had the day before from the blue tees on the same course. More importantly, my wife and I had a great time, laughing at and with each other as we made our way around the course. When all was said and done, I won our handicapped match ended and then we kissed an went home for dinner.

As hard as I try to have fun on the course it is difficult for me as my obsession takes over and I get all serious, but this day was for my wife and I did indeed have a great deal of fun.

PS: don't tell her, but I tried really hard to play well under the rules of the day.