lucky charms?

alright- so maybe they weren't that lucky- but jen and the boys rode around with me for the front 9 this afternoon and i shot a 55- which i'll take all day on good days. these pics are from
june.

it's a really hard game....

ryan took me to the buick open at warwick hills last sunday for the final round of the buick open, and it was cool to see how it's really done. it is good to know, for furture reference, that it is pretty ridiculous to try to follow tiger around on a sunday- but that you can still see a lot of great golf by camping out at a good spot and letting a tournament round come to you. everyone has to play all 18, so there is really a lot of room to watch. it's also good to know that pros shank it once and a while (jeff sluman hit a tree in front of us and netted about 20 yards on an approach shot) and don't always putt lights out (we saw at least one 3-putt). but we also witnessed bob tway ace 17- so there was no real danger of thinking these guys are just good- they're great. tiger was 20+ under to win the thing.

we played the captain's club on saturday, and i think i was in the 130s--120s for sure. then i shot a 123 at home on friday, and a 59 on the front yesterday. after friday, i got frustrated. i started thinking- really for the first time- that maybe i should not golf. i am lucky- i get to golf a lot more than most people, and most people are better than me. sometimes i think i owe it to the people who are better than me but don't have the time or the at-home support that i have to play more, to play better golf.

it's a really hard game. but it remains fun. and i still have hope for improvement. i worked by irons a bit better yesterday, and struggled around the greens more than i usually do. i suppose it is a matter of putting your best foot forward off the tee, on the approach and around the greens in order to score to your potential. the day i get 200+ off each tee, don't duff my irons and get up and down will be the day i break 100. and that will be a happy day. for now, my goal remains staying within a 6 shot per hole allotment. i'll be happy when i get that 108. and to keep it all in perspective- i'm happy now, really.