on Saturday I went up the first time in a while. I knew my game would be bad but I didn't care. I played with chase and didn't even keep my score. It was fun though. I was suffering from golf withdrawl. Today I went up for 5 and a half hours before basketball. I played 9 with chase and shot a 42. It wasn't terrible. I practiced alot aafterwards and got my chipping and putting down. Especially chipping. I was on the range hitting in front of walter, an old guy who I have played with before. He doesn't know alot about golf but he told me 2 tips, keep my head back and keep my wrist open more, and it worked. I was hitting the ball 10 yards further and straight almost every time. I probably won't go up for a while because I have finals coming up. the weather is crap anyway.

Last Sunday I went up to the club for 30 minutes and played 4 holes. I didn't really count strokes because I was rushing. On Monday I went up after school. I started par, bogey, par, bogey, par, par, par, but finished with two doubles in a row.

I had the most up and down game of my life. I decided to play from the blacks because on the range I was hitting my pitching wedge 160 yards. I hit a hybrid off the first tee because my driver is cracked and birdied the hole. Hit a hybrid off the second tee and parred. I Barely bogey the 3rd hole. I started my downfall on the 4Th hole. I hit a pitching wedge short, chipped to 3 feet and tried to be aggressive with it. I pulled it from 3 feet. I hit a great hybrid and then 7 iron on 5. I was 83 yards out with little green to work with so I tried to hit down on it and bladed it. I had a downhill lie so I bladed it again. I chipped back on and 2 putted for double bogey. I bogeyed the 6Th hole. I did so bad on 7 I didn't even finish. I went straight to the back 9. I parred 10 and 11 and barely bogeyed 12. I pulled but hit a good drive on 13 that left me with a 5 iron. I knocked it to 25 feet an made the put for my first eagle ever. I hit a great hybrid around the corner but shanked my next shot into the water and doubled that hole. I will be amazing once I get rid of the double bogeys. I hit my hybrid as far as I usually hit my driver on 15 and almost reached the green in 2 but hit down on the ball on accident. I ended up in the short, green side bunker. I got it to 7 feet and 2 putted for par. I hit another great hybrid but hit my gap wedge just short, chipped to 1 foot, and made my par. I hit an 8 iron about 185 over the green but chipped to a foot and made par. I skyed my shot on 18 but was about 167 out so I choked up on my 9 iron. I hit it to pin high and 2 putted to finish with an actually disappointing 37. If it wasn't for that stupid double on 14 I would have shot par or 1 under.

I shot a 78 today and am actually pretty disappointed with myself. I 3 putted 4 times. The only reason I did good was because I had three birdies. I reached my first green in two at 15, which I birdied. I started on the back par, birdie, birdie, but went bogey, bogey, par, par, double, double. It was because of but putting and chipping. Didn't do either extremely well. I also bogeyed 10 which is an easy birdie hole. I wasn't confident in my driver like I was yesterday either when I shot a 39 just on the back. I was hitting my irons decent though. I'm on the verge. I can easily be shooting par right now. I'm on the verge. Ive got all summer.

Last Match

I had my last match today. I Started off bad. I started off with a bogey after I left my par put short. After that I went 5 over and was 6 over through 5. It was mostly because of my putting. Every green was different but fast. On one hole I 3 putted from 13 feet. After that I decided to take off my sweater and change my ball mark because I'm superstitious. It helped. I started off with a par. Then another par on a par 3 after I hit a good but long shot that I chipped to 3 feet. I Hit a nice hybrid and a pitching wedge to about 20 feet. I nailed the putt. I did the whole Tiger Woods snake putt thing. I started walking to the side and rose my club in the air. It was so cool. On the ninth hole I nailed my drive on a long par 4 into the wind. I still had about 195 yards out but hit a flush 5 iron just off the green about 10 feet off the green but I had a 2 feet uphill, massive breaking put. I knocked the put about 7 feet past but made the put coming back to finish with a 41. I won the tournament which is my 3rd out of the 7 I had. All I have is practice now. Next year.