Jul 07

Under par ... finally.

Funny how golf is.

Just last week I admitted to the world (well, cyberspace, anyway) that I whiffed on a shot.

Today, a brand new grip I’ve been experimenting with delivered the best round of my life. A 77 at Tyrone Hills Golf Course, a 6,404-yard course in Fenton, MI, with a moderate slope of 125, is nothing to jump up and down about. I’m more thrilled that I shot a one-under-par 35 on the front nine, my final nine of the day. I’ve never seen red numbers before, only sniffed it a handful of times. Can’t even get there on Wii golf.

It only took me 17 years in the game and more than 550 rounds (my best guess).

I knew I was on a roll, but a birdie-birdie finish was a major breakthrough. In past attempts at career rounds, I’d start adding numbers in my head down the home stretch. In other words, golf’s kiss of death.

I knew I had a shot at glory and I’m still stunned I didn’t choke, gag and blow it. After a 15-foot birdie putt on the second-to-last hole, I drove to the last tee fearing a tight tee shot through a chute of trees and wetlands. My drive skirted some limbs and found the right half of the fairway. One of the purest 7-woods of my life, a 180-yard bomb, finished four feet from the cup on an elevated, severly sloping green.

Thank goodness I didn’t have to worry about the putt, as it was a near-gimmee. At this rate, I wonder what I’ll do next week. An ace would be nice.

Who am I kidding? I’ll be happy to break 90.

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5 comments

§ Joe said on : 07/08/09 @ 08:21
These kind of blog entries are the most boring ever written. Sorry, no one cares.
§ Meraj Shah said on : 07/08/09 @ 08:55
Oh come now Joe. Don't be so hard on Jason. Everyone is allowed to talk about a good round at least once:)
§ Jason Scott® said on : 07/08/09 @ 10:26
Thank you for the support Meraj Shah. At the same time, I agree with Joe's point. No one wants to hear a braggart gushing about his-her game. Here's the difference ...

I think you can tell from the tone of the blog that I'm hardly bragging. More like making fun of my own lack of ability. I didn't write this to "showcase" my skill. Rather, it's as a perfect example of how weird this game is. One minute you whiff, the next you shoot a number. No other game in the world is so confounding on so many levels.
§ Ron Mon® said on : 07/08/09 @ 17:27
I disagree with Joe. Who cares about a guy simply named "Joe"? What a boring name.

Seriously, we all have these hopes and dreams. Whether par is true par or one we have set for ourselves, advancing to a new level is a rush. Knowing that others have made it gives us hope. Joe, write a blog entry, send it to Jason and ask him to publish it. Then we'll let you know our thoughts.
§ Kiel Christianson said on : 07/08/09 @ 20:17
Agreed: weird game. Just played a round in which my back nine was 8 strokes better than my front. Not clear at all what I changed, but a couple of putts, and I'd have gone from barely breaking 50 to almost breaking par.

Coincidentally, also toying with a new grip.