i heart cobble beach

me, Chrystelle, Patricia and Bryan went to Cobble Beach this evening and ended up doing 9 holes for $50 (with gps cart) and it was unbelievable. i really felt like I was on Entourage. I will have a hard time going back to Scenic City. Everything was shiny and exquisite. We got out of the car and they took our clubs and put them in a cart and let us drive over to the club house. The GPS was wild...it told us how far we hit it, how far to go, it honked at us if we were speeding. I'm a little simple, but i thought it was great. The course was in great shape. It was challenging. On the 5th hole the marshall came up and told us to look for some turkeys on the right side. Patricia took some great pictures. I loved it and can't wait to go back. It was a deal today for $50 for 18 holes and a cart, but we only got 9 holes in and "regular price" after 4 for that is $45 so maybe I'll take Dad or Dale there next summer for 9.

When you drive in it's almost like a sales pitch because they have the beautiful houses and you drive by them all and everything's for sale. Before we started the guy warned us that the greens were fast and there were no straight greens and they all slanted towards the water. We thought he was exaggerating but he was right. I had a great time. I didn't play particularly well...my two best clubs were my driver and my pitching wedge. The last shot of the night was a 20 foot putt so it ended up good. No pars or birdies but I am getting better. I hope I get some pictures from Patricia it was spectacular.



Me and Chrystelle trying to get out of the sand trap at the same time. Check out how far it is above my head to shoot out :)




There were some really beautiful holes

Total Holes : 187
Total Yardage : 58845
Pars : 6
Birdies : 1

here comes the sun

This morning me, Dale and Blaine went to Wiarton Golf Club. it was a very difficult course i thought. some long holes, some big blind dog legs. and it was damn hot. i played okay but i didn't chip or putt very well. once again my 5 iron was my best club by far. dale got a birdie on the first hole...it was a par 4 and he hit his second shot 3 feet from the cup. blaine got a birdie on 6 i think. no pars of birdies for me. the view was beautiful but the course wasn't in great shape. nice warmup for cobble beach tomorrow. i didn't get into too much trouble so the round went okay...i hardly got into the bush and not into the sand at all

Total Holes : 178
Total Yards : 55765
Pars : 6
Birdies : 1

Two pars, one birdie and a partridge in a pear tree

Today for the Bull golf tour, me and Brüno went to Chippewa in Southampton, which I had never been to before. We were supposed to go with Chrystelle and Patricia but Chrystelle had to work late and we were supposed to meet Patricia at 10 to 4 but didn't end up getting there until 4:20 so I assume Patricia did the smart thing and left :)

It was a very nice course and although it sounds like a broken record, I had the best game of my life. It's good to see all the practice and lessons paying off. First hole I was on the green in 2 and missed a birdie putt (badly) and got a bogie. Parred the second hold on a 20 foot putt. Got a birdie (which I never thought I would do in my life) on hole #5...i hit a 6-iron off the grass...hit the green and tapped in a 15 foot putt. It was great. Then I got another par on #8 (par 5). I was off to the side on my first shot. Not a great second shot. Third shot put it over the green and into the bunker. Chipped out of the bunker 2 feet from the hole and parred it. I was okay off the drive...I hit some really good ones but i hit a few bad ones. I was pretty good with my irons...i'm figuring out the distance better. I was much better at chipping and putting than I have been the last few times out...Uncle Lorenz gave me a compliment yesterday that I hit the putts hard enough to "give it a chance to go in" as opposed to keeping it short which I used to always do. I was very happy with my round. i got a 47 on the front 9 which was +12 which doesn't sound great, but for me it was. I'm literally seeing improvement from week to week.

We did the 10th hole then which was a par 5 with the ladies tee being a par 3 on the other side of the water. The 9th hole was actually longer for the ladies (a par 4) then the men to mix it up a bit. It was a good 200 yards to the water and probably the water was 50 yards so I hit the 3 wood and didn't get it near far enough to get to the water and then hit the 5 iron good but not far enough and I landed in. All in all a good day...I got a birdie :)

I also got a buy one get one free at Chippewa so if anyone wants to golf at Chippewa let me know :)

Total Holes : 169
Total Yardage : 52790
Pars : 6
Birdies : 1!!!

Scenic City with Dad and Uncle Lorenz

Today me, my dad and Uncle Lorenz went to Scenic City. My aunt and uncle were up for a couple of days and he was interested in going out so we did. Man he can hit it. He didn't do fabulous off the tee (he did hit some good ones) but man he hit the 5 wood off the fairway fantastically! Also he hit some great shots from 80 to 100 yards right at the pin and was an excellent chipper. That's the kind of golfer I'd like to be.

Dad was easily the best driver tonight...he played really well. I played pretty good...we did the front 9 and I hit some bad shots but I hit some pretty good ones too. I am definitely getting better. I tried putting the tee down a little bit because I was getting them way in the air off the drive...not sure if it made a difference. I hit some good iron shots...got in the sand once and took 3 swings at it to get it out. I played pretty good and I had some fun.

Total Holes : 159
Total Yardage : 49474
Pars : 4
Birdies : 0