That was the kind of day it was. It was in the 40s when we started out. I was wearing a shirt, golf top, and a winter vest. The sun was (finally) out after 4 straight days of rain. It did warm things up but not much, until of course, we were finished. It didn’t get above 60 while we were playing.
I got hot so took the vest off on the 3rd hole. I started sweating, as I always do, but the wind was so cold, I got cold because I was wet, so I had to put the vest back on. It didn’t come off for good until about the 8th hole when it really started warming up on the course. Needless to say, I didn’t have the freedom in my arms the summer affords.
I had a horrible weekend. The low pressure really got to me so I was not all that loose and ready to play. Add to that the extra clothes and the round was, basically, a disaster.
I rode in the cart myself…the other 3 ladies walked. I wanted to walk badly, but knew I wouldn’t get very far. It did give me the freedom to go where I wanted…that’s how I got the shots of our Blue Heron. We saw him stalking a fish on hole #2 and stalking something else on hole #17. The trees are really starting to turn and the course looks gorgeous!
I played like s**t again.The topper was the putt for par that stopped right on the cup’s edge. It was so close to going in, I could have blown it in! That’s the kind of day I had.
Because of my wonderful October play, I fully expected my handicap to go way up…instead, it went down again like they did last year at this time. It’s reduced because of exceptional tournament play during the year. Dummy here shot a 90 and a 95 in a tournament on courses that are more difficult than my home course, so they reduced my handicap again. At least I’ll hopefully have an opportunity to get some more under 100 scores next year so when the reduction is over, my handicap will stay the same or go down. I really play like crap in October…
With back surgery looming (I’m almost certain) and hopefully I’ll still be able to get my knee done…I’ll be bionic in the spring and more pain-free…hopefully!
Anyway…that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
If your typical round is 85 and you shot a 95, you’ve had what is called an “off game.” Wouldn’t this be equally true if you shot a 75?
So here are my pictures of the changing leaves on the course and our Blue Heron
