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Just wandering if anyone played today and how you did. I played and had a real nice front 9 with a 2 over 37, bogeyed 9 it was the only fairway I missed on the front. Then came the back and the greens!! I played OK tee to green except for 2 holes, but our greens on the back cost me again. Way to rough, from all the winter kill. If you make a putt outside 6 ft. your really lucky. Any way I followed up the 37 with a smooth 46 for an 83. The only bright spot on the back was a nice 20ft. birdie on #12, the only good green on the back. They say mid May for the greens to recover, I think late May early June is more like it. Anyway that’s enough whining. I was out and played. By the end of the month its supposed to be up to 28C (79F). Spring training is almost over and the games coming around.

I played on Cape Cod today...howling winds, sleet, rain, wind chills in the 30s...I was the only one on the course. Shot an 89.

Also had a conversation with a seal on the 9th tee. I got within a few feet and asked him how he was doing. He raised his head and just stared at me with large dark eyes (maybe he thought I was crazy for playing golf in that weather). Seemed very intelligent (animal control was called and they said just to leave him be).

I played today, but only played 9 holes at a small local course. Very short, but there are par 3's, 4's and 5's. The par 5's are in the 450-470 range, and most par 4's are under 400 yards. It's fun, though.

Bombed a drive on the first hole, and just realized that I hit it 390 yards! LOLOLOL I thought it was a 400 yard hole, but turns out it is about 440. I only had 30 yards left to the front of the green, and 50 to the center. The blues were at the white location, so it was a little shorter than normal. But some of the other holes are much shorter.

Wow, that's cool!

Played well, but got myself into a few situations where I didn't get up and down. I think I shot about 7 over, courtesy of a triple on one hole.

Doh!

All in all I struck the ball well though, but didn't do much from around the greens.

I didn't play but did take a lesson. This was my fourth formal lesson ever (I have had several friends who were pros that gave me a quick look over but never more than that) I have got to say that my instructor has been really good at taking the swing one small step at a time. Sorry if I highjacked this thread but that was a close to playing as I can get until Saturday

lessons are a good thing. I've had a couple myself.

For some stupid reason I thought that I could read, watch and absorb my way into a single digit handicap. I finally bit the bullet and decided to take lessons so that I can get to my goal of being a 9 or below

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