Had a great time golfing today! It was Mike, Big Joe, and I with Jim and my brother john following…way back…If you know Jim, you know why.

I had a decent round compared to what I have been doing. I am still having issues with my chipping, though there was some improvement. My putting is killing me! On long putts, I am stabbing at the ball instead of following through. This is causing the ball to come up short, or way long (I think I have long range yips, lets call the YIKES!). I am doing better on my mid range putts, I am just concentrating on getting the ball to the hole which is about speed and touch.

My drives started out rough (the 1st tee I just didn’t hit a tree, I tried to bring it down!), but I relaxed more as the round went on and ended up hitting some pretty good ones. I am doing well with my fairway woods, and I still need a lot of work mid range irons. Both Mike and Joe are pretty consistent from the fairway, and both have killer shots with their 3 woods.

Here are my totals from this round-

46 on the front nine (down 5 shots from last round)
Tied Mike for low score
$1.00 paid to ME by Joe

I had two bad holes, the one that hurt the most was a par 3 that I walked off with a triple (once again, a long putt killed me).

Mike and Joe say that I cannot count this as a win because Mike and I tied…I did not pay money so I AM COUNTING IT AS A WIN!

It was a great round; we played pretty fast, Joe though it was because we were mostly in the fairway (our scores were down, so he made a pretty good point). There were a couple of lost balls, but they were way out and we didn’t need to spend time looking. Joe and Mike both made long birdies back to back (Joe on 6, and Mike on 7). They were solid putts from about 20 feet. Mike, Big Joe, and I are committed to doing better. It is good to golf with them, they give good feedback, and better “jabs” when you screw up. (Yes Joe, I will remember that I did not make a long birdie while you and Mike did).

It was a great time and I look forward to my next round.

FORE!