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2011-05-30T17:25:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since I last blogged. Its been over 6 months actually. Since I last blogged I have moved clubs. Oregon was getting too expensive so I moved to the public Langdon Farms. Its nothing like Oregon. No dog legs and I have to pay for all the range balls. There are two good things that have come from this though. I am allowed to hit off of grass. Not right now because the weather is crappy but I will once it warms up. The second is my new teacher Bruce Furman. Bruce was the 2009 Pacific Northwest teacher of the year. He has taught many golfers that have gone on to become college golfers at D1 schools. During my break between teachers I was hitting the ball bad. What Bruce brought to my attention was that I was standing too close to the ball, had too wide of a stance, was swinging too upright, and i was moving way ahead of the ball and not getting back. It all feels so strange and my scores are reflecting that but they will go down. I played at bandon during spring break as my birthday present. It was amazing! Best birthday ever! I played all 4 courses and played Pacific twice. If you didn't know all 4 bandon courses are ranked within the top 15 courses you can play in America. Best golfing experience of my life. My favorite course was the newest one, Old Macdonald. It was a true links style course like something you would see in Scotland or Ireland. It was so different and great. I also got new Tiger Woods golf shoes. I'm looking to get some new Irons. I have gotten a new 3 wood. Titleist 910 F-D which is adjustable. I also got a new putter. Its a Cleavland Classic. It rolls so pure and my putting is amazing now. Its nickname is the cheap scotty because its only 90 bucks but it is just like the 300 dollar scotty Cameron putter. I also just got a bunch of really cool golf clothes. I feel that at this moment, my golf game will go nowhere but up. Its a really good feeling. Especially my driver. Since I last blogged I have greatly increased my distance off the tee. I'm averaging about 300 yards and am hitting almost every single fairway. Next time I blog it will be summer. This is going to be a great summer!

2010-09-01T18:17:00.001-07:00

3 days ago I had the round of my life. I had a par on 10 and 11. Hit a bad shot on 12 that led to a bogey. Birdied 13 after I almost reached the green in 2. I parred 14. Birdied 15 after I almost reached the green in 2. Doubled 16 after a bad drive. Birdied 17 after I pitched in. And finally I bogied 18 to shoot a 37 from the blacks. My best round ever. Yesterday I just went up and practiced.

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2010-08-19T09:10:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I went up and tried to play. I had to skip to the 4th hole because my group didn't show up and there were a bunch of foursomes stuck behind a walking, junior threesome. I was good until the eigth hole where I ran into some Aholes who never let anyone through it was 2 60 year olds and they sucked. I quit after 9 it and hthe range. I hope to go up today but I have to work first.

2010-08-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

3 days ago, when I got back from vacation, I went up and practiced for a few hours and played 16 holes. I don't know what my score was. I didn't really keep track. 2 days ago I went up and practiced. Grant told me all my weight was going to the left and thats why I was snap hooking the ball. I figured out at it was because I was standing too close to the ball and in order to clear my body I had to shift my weight forward and left. After that I started bombing my drives. We went and played after that. I stared with a bogey but made up for it on 2 with a birdie. I then went par, bogey, par, bogey. The 7th hole was an interesting hole. I snap hooked my drive behind the trees on the left. I had a low opening and was about 150 out so i hit a three quarter 7 iron. It ended up on the green 15 feet away. The put was down hill right-left and broke about 4 feet. I made the put and got probably the best birdie of my life. I was 1 over going into 9 and I got a triple bogey to shoot a 40. not my best finish. I'm going up again today.

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2010-07-14T10:41:00.000-07:00

4 days ago I went up the whole day and just practiced until 6 when I played 9 holes. I shot a 42 but it wasn't that dissapointing because I was playing good. 2 days ago I went up and did the same thing except I only played 4 holes before I got picked up. I was actually one under after the 13th. I'm going up today to practice. I need to get a hold of my driver.

2010-07-09T17:22:00.000-07:00

I got a lesson today from Bob. He showed me my swing on video. What I was doing wrong was I was bringing my hands outside but the club inside so I was off the swing plane. I would get to a great position at the top but with my club face closed. I would then get ahead of my front foot and dip my head. My stance is a little wide and my grip was very strong I didn't even know it. I fixed the part of my backswing where my hands were going outside. After that I kept my head still and I got results. My chipping was good today. I can't wait for the weatherr to cool down.

2010-07-09T10:38:00.000-07:00

Got alot to talk about. 3 days ago I played by myself until the seventh. I was only one over after 6 and then doubled 7. You could call the kid bad luck. His name is Steven and he is a freshman at CCC. He's a little nerdy. I shot a 39 on the front which is my second best score ever there. I went on to shoot 9 over on the back and shoot an 84. After the round the guy asked for my number and I didn't want to be mean. Now he's texting me alot and planning tee times for us. The next day I went up and shot a 79. My first round in the 70's in awhile. Yesterday I went up and played with Steven because he scheduled us a tee time. We only played 6 holes because it was getting hot and it was incredibly slow. I tried to go out later but my alergies were causing me to have asthma. So I mostly practiced. I have my first lesson with Bob today. He is the head pro. I wasn't liking what Matt was teaching me.

2010-07-05T13:51:00.001-07:00

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2010-07-03T12:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I spent 12 hours at the club. I played 18 and hit the range for probably 5 hours. I shot an 83. I'm still not hitting the ball that great. I am for the majority of the time but I am having big mistakes when I make them. I think that as long as I practice as much as I am I can start improving. I'm just having trouble taking what I've learned on the range to the course.

2010-07-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

I went up today and just practiced. I really figured out my driver. I slowed my swing down for now because I saw something on golf channel that said the easiest way to learn something is slow. I also started going through the ball instead of hanging back which was causing me to push and fade the ball. If I keep my back swing slow I can go for more power when I want. I still haven't found a consistent groove with my irons. My chipping is getting better and my putting is getting worse. I'm not used to fast greens yet. I should get better but for now I think i;m going to stick to practicing because every time I do something good I lose it when I don't practice it enough.

2010-06-30T18:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went up and practiced. I Got my driver. It's beast. It goes ten yards further in the air than my old driver and it rolls ten yards further than my old driver. It's great. I was getting bored so I went to play at 3. I only played 5 holes because I had to go. Today I went up and was immediatly hitting every club in my bag great. I was putting great. I was even chipping great. I got a tee time at 11:40 with 3 guys whos names I have forgotten. When I got out on the course I sucked. I was fading every shot instead of drawing it like I normally do. In one day I went from a draw to a fade. I couldn't hit a fairway. I shot a front 9 42 and my struggles continued on the back where I shot an 83. I went back to the range and hit my driver for about an hour. I had it figured out but once I went back out on the course I was fading it again. I was hitting the ball great though. I parred one, bogeyed 2, almost birdied 3, birdied 4, parred 5 and 6, and then went bogey, bogey, bogey. I 3 putted 7 because I was thinking too much about the put and I was afraid to hit it too far so I left it short. My chip on 8 was too long and I hit my drive in front of trees on a side hill on 9. Not the way I wanted to finish up but I played great. On holes 3, 4, 5, and 6 my approach shots were all inside 15 feet. I'll probably get a lesson so I can figure this fade thing out.

2010-06-28T08:44:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged for awhile because I have had basketball non stop for the last 3 days. Before this weekend I went up a second time with bailey. I played decent and shot an 82. It wasn't a good 82 though. I don't feel like when I hit a ball I can just hit it. My swing is not grooved. The next day I went up and played with Jesse and Ryan. I started off great but finished with a 46. The worst round Ive had in months. I'm going up today and now that basketball is over almost every day.

2010-06-22T09:54:00.000-07:00

On Sunday I only went up for about 4 hours so I just practiced. My shot is getting better but it isn't there yet. Yesterday I practiced for about 2 hours and tried to play but I got stuck behind a bunch of foursomes. I tried to skip ahead and I didn't see anyone for awhile but I eventually got stuck behind more foursomes. after that I had my mom pick me up. I'm going golfing with Jeremy Wetherbees brother Bailey today. It should be fun.

2010-06-19T19:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I spent the whole day golfing. I golfed 24 holes and practiced the rest. I didn't play good. My shot was still inconsistent and I was hitting the ball short. I shot an 83. Today I went up at 1 and practiced until 4. I got fit for a new driver. It's a Titleist D3 9.5 degree. I love it. It should be here sometime next week. I only played 6 holes because some guys wouldn't let me play through. I was hitting the ball great on the range and finally got my distance back. My putting and chipping is a little iffy. My 50 yard shots are money though. Yesterday I spun the ball back 5 feet from 30 yards. I spun my sand wedge off the green on 12. It's pretty cool.

2010-06-17T19:17:00.000-07:00

I went up for the first time in about 3 weeks. I sucked at first. I couldn't get the ball of the ground. The clubs felt heavy to me. After about an hour I got it together. My putting is still good. My chipping is great. I played 3 holes at 4 because that's all I had time for. I got par on all 3. Schools out. Finally.

2010-05-31T21:23:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-05-15T21:47:00.001-07:00

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.

2010-05-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-05-08T21:04:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-04T19:43:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-04-27T23:08:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot. I missed a couple of days. Last friday I went up to the club and practiced. I hit balls for a couple of hours. I chipped a little. Nothing really exciting. The next day I went up with Chase. We only had a little bit of time so we played 9 and then 10, 11, 12, and up 18 which is right by 12. I started off bad. I went bogey, double, bogey, bogey, bogey. I finally parred on the 6th hole which is wierd because of all holes to get my first par of the day on, I got it on the hardest hole. I birdied 7 after I drove the corner of the lake and chipped it to 5 feet. I hit a great shot on 8 which is one of my worst holes. I parred that and went on to bogey 9 for a front 9 42. Not terrible. I started off with a bogey on ten after I drove the trees. I bogeyed 11 and 12 and finished with a par on 18 to finish 7 over through 13 holes which isn't terrible but it is nothing close to what I should be shooting. I haven't golfed for a day. I'm already daydreaming about it. Can't wait for practice.

2010-04-26T21:18:00.000-07:00

I had a match today at Meriweather golf club. It was pouring the whole time. I putted great. I chipped and drove terribly. Even when I hit fairways I couldn't hit greens. My sand wedge was not working for me. I couldn't hit it. I was 9 over going into the last hole. I hit a great drive over the water. I hit a 60 degree about 25 feet by the hole and spun it back 20 feet and made my birdie put to finish with a 44. Not a good round. The weather didn't help either. I really had problems with my driver. I kind of figured it out by the end. I just need to experiment. I hit my hybrid really good though. I will have practice all this week and I have to work on my decision making.

Finally

2010-04-22T18:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a Match to see if I was on varsity. I played a good round and shot a 6 over 37. I lost but it was close the whole way. I made a 20 foot put for birdie on the eight hole. I had 3 double bogeys though. Today we had practice off so I went up to the club. The grass range is finally open. I got some pointers from another pro up there and he said the only thing that was really wrong with my swing was that my hands were closed at the top. After that I was hitting the ball great. I'm even hitting my driver great. I'm probably hitting it about 260 which is good for me. I need to hit the weights though. I'm just too skinny. I probably feel better about my swing than I ever have. In matches I'm afraid to do one thing or another and I will try to compensate for that and not do as well as I could. I really fell confident that I can swing how I am now, how I was taught, and that it will give me the results that I have been looking for. Consistency is also there. When I have been trying to compensate I have been swinging differently which has killed me. I feel good that I don't have to go and work on something 20 minutes before my round. The good thing too as that I didn't fix this by hitting balls for hours on end hitting balls. I went up there and got a pointer that was an easy fix. I am ready to shoot low. Finally. I am really excited for my next match.

2010-04-21T07:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a great match at my home course Charbenneu. I played great. I played really good. My putting was good except for one hole because the greens at the club were airrated. I started off with a par. I hit the green on the next par three but I was 45 feet from the hole and I wasn't sure about my putting. I actually had the distance but read for way more break in the putt. I was 4 feet to the right of the hole and had a downhill put for par. I missed it and missed the put back. before then, I had never 4 putted in my life. I went on to par the next 5 hole before a stupid bogey where I tryed a flop shot over a bunker and shanked it right into the bunker. I'm lucky I'm good out of the bunker. I barley bogeyed that hole after my put lipped out. Before that, on the par 3 4th hole, I hit a great 7 iron to 7 feet. My birdie put went about as fardon as it could have before it came back up. I finished the day with a par and shot a 3 over 34. I came first out of everyone in the tournament. I have a match today to see who gets the 5th spot on varsity. Wish me luck.

2010-04-19T18:12:00.000-07:00

I played 18 and got a lesson today. Before my lesson I went out and shot a 79. A real 79. I started off with a birdie after I bombed my drive and hit a great hybrid to about 20 yards. I hit a nice flop shot to about 4 feet and drained the put. I parred holes 2-5 and then bogied the 6th hole. I also bogied 8 and had to take a bogey on 9 because it is under construction. I finished off the front only 2 over. I actually did worse on the back. I started with three pars but bogeyed five in a row. I hit a great drive on 18 but hit my second shot fat. I was about 15 yards from the green and couldn't see the pin. I hit my chip very good but since the greens were just airrated, the ball didn't spin. I had about a 17 foot put for par. I drained it.
My lesson with Matt was great. He helped me with my driver. I haven't really got it down yet but I know what to practice. I have my home match tomorrow and can't wait.

2010-04-16T20:41:00.000-07:00

On Monday I played Pumpkin Ridge. I started off decent with two bogeys but then tripled, dobled, and then doubled again. I was 9 over through 5. I kind of got it together on the next 4 holes. I parred them all but just barley. On Wedensday I played Glendoveer and absolutley did terrible. At that point I was on varsity. I Started off the exact same way. A double, a par, and then 3 doubles and a bogey in a row. I finished with two pars and a bogey to finish 10 over. The next day I was challenged for my varsity spot and lost because I 3 putted from a foot. Im playing horrible but today was better. I shot a 79. I played the back twice because the front wasn't open. I really need a lesson and can't wait to get one.

2010-04-10T19:31:00.000-07:00

When I got back from Arizona I had a match at Chahalem Glenn in Sherwood. I started off with a par after making a 10 foot put. I pushed my next drive into another fairway but hit a great shot about 30 yards from the pin and 10 feet off the green. I chipped it to about a foot and made my birdie. I hit agreat drive on my first but my second shot went to the left of the green. I couldn't see the green because I was behind a hill and I only had about 5 feet of green to work with. I hit a perfect flop to about two feet. I missed the put short and picked up the putt. I didn't know I couldnt do that. I got a triple on the hole instead of bogey or if I had made that put, par. I was so pissed at myself. On the next hole I bombed my drive, Hit a decent lay up, and hit my sand wedge to the back of the green. I had a 25 foot birdie putt which went around the cup. I missed the green on the next par 3 but chipped to about 2 feet and made my par. My tee shot was good but my second shot was shot. I didn't want to hit it too far but I ended up chunking it, chipping it on, and then 2 putting for double bogey. I hit over the green on the next par three but chipped it close again and made my par. I hooked my next drive into the rough and hit my second shot short. I hit a good chip but barley missed my par put. I drew my tee shot on the dog-leg left ninth. I hit my shot short but flopped it to about a foot and finished with a par. I ended up with a 41 that should have been a 39 or a 38. I felt really good about my game though especially because there were 40+ mile an hour winds.

2010-04-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

Arizona was amazing. My first round was not too good. I played the course Saguaro. I started off with two pars I hit both fairways and one green through the first two holes. On the third hole I hit a great drive to about 120 which was out of the range of my sand wedge but short of my P wedge so I hit My P Wedge a little bit too hard to the back to the green. The pin was at the front so I had a lengthy birdie putt. I nailed it. I aimed to the right but originally aimed about two feet to the left which would not have been good. After that it went downhill. After being 1 under through 3, I went 10 over through 6. I didn't even keep score on the back which I did worse on but the guy I played with said I got a 95. I haven't scored that high in forever. My next day on the other course, Cholla, was better. I didn't like that course as good as the other. My driver was giving me trouble. The only time I hit a good shot with my driver was on a hole with split fairways. On purpose I aimed far to the left and on purpose slid my hips and pushed the shot right into the right fairway. On the tenth hole I drove over the green because the yardage was wrong. I parred that hole because on the other side of the green was a bunker. I finished with an 87. I played Cholla again. I did better because I finally figured out my driver on the sixteenth. I shot an 85. My game really came together on my last round on Saguaro. Even though I started off with a double I was hitting fairways. Hitting fairways allowed me to hit greens. My chipping was also exceptionally well. I finished with an 8 over 79 on a par 71. I loved that place and hope to go back there again.

First match

2010-03-25T18:51:00.002-07:00

My first match went terrible. I shot a 52.

2010-03-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I went up with Chase, my friend who is also on the golf team. We just practiced because there was a tournament going on. We mostly practiced chipping and played KP a lot. He had to leave at 1 so I kept practicing until about 5:40 because my mom was coming at 6. I went out and played the 10th hole because I was hitting my driver well. It's a dog-leg right and I tried to aim over the trees and drive the green. I hit the perfect shot. High and drawing just sligtly. It was amazing. I hit another ball because I couldn't see the green and didn't know if it was on. I walked out to the fairway and immediatly picked up my other ball when I saw my ball 20 feet from the pin, on the green. I was so happy. My accuracy and distance was finally there. I 2 putted from there for birdie.

2010-03-11T19:20:00.000-08:00

I haven't blogged for 5 days of golf. I practiced on Saturday and played on Sunday. I played horrible, worse than I had been. I did do better on the back though. At golf practice on Monday we practiced just practiced but we played yesterday. I started off 2 over through 4 which was the best that I had played and was excited until 5 where I tripled and 6 where I doubled. I ended up shooting a 40 which was better than almost anyone else. Today I finally did well. Before the round, since a lot of people were gone at the boys basketball playoff game, Deeder, our coach, told us that the 3 spots for the JV tournament in St. Helens on Tuesday was decided by yesterdays scores. So I made JV. The spot goes by the week to week scores but since the closest score to the last spot, which is Ryan, was a 50, it’s pretty much permanent. My round today was great. I decided to club down a bunch so that I only had a comfortable distance out because that’s all I need. So then on the first hole I teed off with a 7 iron right into the fairway. I hit my 60 degree thin into the back bunker. I hit the shot short but on the green and then nailed my 15 foot par putt. I was 1 over through 4 and then 4 over after 8. I hit a good shot to the right of the green. I hit a great shot that checked up so much and ended about 1 inch from the pin. That finished off a great round of 35 before my match on Tuesday. I can’t wait for my match and practice this weekend.

2010-03-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

At practice on Wedensday I shot a 38. Not my best performance but still an improvement from tuesday. My back has been killing me and was causing me to not finish so I was pushing the ball. I still saved for bogey or par when I hit a bad shot. My putting was great and my chipping was accurate but my distance was off. I'm hoping to put everything together this weekend and come back on Monday and improve again.

2010-03-02T20:49:00.000-08:00

Worst day ever. I played my first actual 9 of tryouts. I sucked. I didn't get to warm up at all, the weather was terrible, and I don't have my swing down yet which mixed together gave me the worst golf round of my life. I sot a 44 on a par 31. I wasn't committing to what I had learned over the weekend. I only parred one hole and that was a par 3 where I hit a good shot that flew the green. I decelerated on my chip and It ended up about 15 feet from the hole on the edge of the rough and the fringe. I decide to put it and I made it. I hurt myself right off the bat when I tripled the first after I lost my tee shot. We just practice tomorrow so I'll work on it then.

2010-03-01T19:14:00.000-08:00

I played 9 with Chase yesterday. I started off with a bogey on 1 and a par after a great drive on 2. I hit a great drive to start 3 but then right in my backswing, about 100 geese flew up and started quacking. I shanked that shot and that led to my bad round. I was so pissed. I was hitting the ball so good on the range. I was supposed to have a lesson with matt but he said I was doing everything I needed to so he just told me to practice. I really wanted to do good and that just messed with me. I was just swinging and my bad shots were just making me even more angry. I had to skip todays practice because I got invited along with Ryan to practice with the varsity basketball team. I still get to golf tomorrow because we are going to start having practice later.

Catching Up

2010-02-27T19:54:00.000-08:00

Thursday was my first day of tryouts. I thought we would play because it was so nice out but we didn't so there's not much to talk about. Yesterday though my parents let me sleep in and then decided I had already missed enough school so they let me golf. I got up there around noon and right away got a lesson from Matt. He said I was focusing too much on bringing the club higher so I was taking it out in my first move and coming back across my body which was causing me to hook it. He had me bring the club inside and up on the right swing plain which was hard and then had me come back through hit out to my right but turning and making a big finish so that the ball would go straight. I played the front 9 and shot a 43 from the blue tees. I didn't start off well but parred 5,7,8,and 9 to escape at 7 over. Today I went up and played with my friend chase who is also trying out for golf. I hit the ball good today. I parred 1 which I never do. On 2 I hit a bomb of a drive to about 30 feet off the green but there was a ridge in the front of the green and a front pin so it was a tough chip. I got it decently close and barely missed my birdie putt. I didn't do as good on 4,5,and 6. I bogeyed all 3 of them. But then I parred 7 and bogeyed 8. On 9 I hit another bomb drive, a long 8 iron to the right side of the hill behind the green. I needed a perfect chip to get close but instead I bladed it and it rolled through the grass which slowed it down and I then made my 8 foot par putt. I also got my Vokey 56 degree sand wedge today which was good. I'm going up there again tomorrow and I can't wait for the coming week of golf.

2010-02-22T16:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had my playing lesson. I was hitting the ball good but I was fading my driver and Matt told me my chipping stroke was bad so I tried to change it mid round. That led to me being 8 over after 3. Then I turned it around on 13. I hit a not too bad drive into the rough, a great 7 iron to about 30 yards, and then hit my chip thin to about 35 feet. I hit such a good put. It had perfect pace and I had a great stroke. I made it for birdie. From there I went bogey or par on the remaining 6. I went back and practiced with my driver and practiced chipping. I went out on the back again. I hit my drive into the trees again but hit a great punch shot on to the green. I hit a good drive on 11 and a nearly perfect second shot. I hit it pure with a slight draw but the pin was on the left and my ball landed on a down slope so I was just off the green. My chip was short but I sank my 10 foot put for par. I parred 12 after a decent shot to about 25 feet. I started off 13 good with another drive in the rough a seven iron to about 80 yards. I don't have a sand wedge in my bag because it arrives on Saturday so I tried to punch a pitching wedge. I hit it into the creek but it luckily hit a rock and bounced to the right side of the green. I chipped It on to about 4 feet. And that is where my round went bad. I missed that 3 foot put. I did good on 14 until my uphill birdie chip only got to the fringe. I hit my drive into the trees on 15 again, punched out, and got another bogey. I pushed my drive on 16 to the best possible spot in the thick stuff. I then hooked my shot into a bunker, left my bunker shot short, left my chip short, and 2 putted for double. I bogeyed 17. I hit a good drive and second shot on 18 but I had to guess my distance because there were no yardage markers. I hit a great shot right at the flag stick but 30 feet over. I then 3 putted for bogey. Not what I would have liked. I really need to work on chipping and my driver but I know what I need to do. I just have small things to fix. The next time I blog will be about my tryouts which are on Thursday. I can't wait.

2010-02-20T19:39:00.000-08:00

I got my clubs! They are great. My terrible shots are now mishits. I got a lesson and am getting a course one tomorrow. I was going too flat and that was also adding to my draw. Matt had me putting a club behind my feet and told me not to let the club go behind that club. It helped alot but when I got out to the course I lost it. I shot a 43 on the front and then decide to quit and practice. I saw grant and we decided to play the back. I started off par, bogey, birdie, and then went 3 over on the remaining 6. I nearly got a hole-in-one on 12. I drew it on purpose to the right side of the hole and then went right in front of the hole and landed about a foot from the hole. Then on 13 I hit my drive 280. I cant wait for tomorrow.

2010-02-17T18:31:00.000-08:00

Today I went and practiced because I didn't have basketball practice. I was hitting it better. Still inconsistent but better. I can't wait until I get my clubs. Only 3 more days.

2010-02-14T15:14:00.000-08:00

yesterday I got fitted for some new clubs. I was looking at the titleist AP2's but ended up with the Taylormade Burner irons. The assistant pro-matt-helped me get them and after he gave me a tip to hit more inside I was hitting the ball great. Im also going to start getting lessons from him. Today I went to Charbonneau and golfed the yellow 9. I shot 3 over but could have easily shot par which is good because that is where the try-outs are being held. I did great with my hybrid especially on the short par 3's that charbonneau has. Then we went to The club and practiced and ate more. I get my clubs on saturday and thats when I start my lessons. Im so excited.

long overdue

2010-01-16T19:43:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday I played 16. I started off really good. I bogeyed one after I bladed my chip and to about 30 feet from the pin and 20 off the green that I nearly holed. On two I hit a great drive, perfect second shot to about 7 feet and made it for birdie. From there it went downhill. Besides 4 which I parred, I didn't get anything else. I ended up shooting a 44 on the front. It turned around on the back. My putting was good all day so on the back when I put myself in position for par I did great. Parred 10, just bogeyed 11, just missed a 20 foot birdie put on 12, parred 13, 14 15, and my last hole 16 after I hit my new Rescue club to the front of the green, chipped it close, and sank the put for par. Although I did good, Im having a problem with my draw that I have aquired. I plan to fix it next time I go up.

2009-12-28T17:49:00.000-08:00

On Saturday I went up to the club to test out my new 5 wood and play. I got an early tee time so there wasn't much practice before I went out. It was very windy and about 34 degrees up there so I played 6 holes before I had to stop. I still went and practiced because the area is heated. i love my new club. I hit it great every time as long as I take my time. I don't know the distance because it was windy but It was really nice. It had great feel even on the mats. I decided to try and loosen my grip a little because my hand was hurting and to change my swing so that I was swinging the club into the ball instead of hitting the ball with my hands which I think accounted for my inconsistency. It was a little different but I could hit it more consistently and it had a better feel. Good thing It's winter break so I can practice a lot more.

2009-11-27T17:21:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday I went up to just practice. Only practice because I hadnt gone in about a month and because dad said so. So I got up there and was doing pretty good. and then all of a sudden I couldn't get the ball off the ground for about 75 shots in a row. I didn't know what was wrong and because the day was so perfect I decided to play the back. It was perfect. I started off by lipping out my birdie chip and ended by lipping out my birdie chip. It was such a good round. Even my putter which had been on steroids before was working. I ended up only 3 over. Today I went up and shot an 82. 5 over on the front and a dissapointing 5 over on the back. I bogied 10 for the first time since ever. I bogied 12 also. But I saved by parring 13,15, and 18. I have developed a slight draw in my shot which is good. But it turns into a pull hook in my driver so I plan to fix that the next time im up there. Also, christmas is coming up and I am hoping to be going up there with some new gear soon.

2009-11-01T17:45:00.000-08:00

Today I went up and played a scramble with some friends. Me and a 7th grader named ryan shot a 70 while jesse and a friend named grant shot a 65. It was really fun. I was hitting the ball great on the back especially. I have my shot down now. It is either perfectly straight or a slight draw. I can't wait to play next week.

2009-10-31T22:29:00.000-07:00

Today I went up and played 15 since 1, 2, and 3 were shut down for repairs to the bunkers. I started off the par three 4th with an 8 iron shot down to one inch to the cup. Shot of a lifetime. I did decent the rest of the front. started off par, bogey, par, bogey, bogey, and then went par, par, par from 15 to 17. on 15 my drive was perfect-A slight draw. My second shot was also perfect but my third shot was a little short. After that I just two putted. My drive on 16 was crushed. My second shot with my three iron was crushed but barely into the rough. Then I hit a great flop shot that died right by the hole and sunk the put for par. I hit a great 3 iron with a draw that just was a little too much club. but I had an uphill lie at the back of the green. I again hit a perfect flop shot to about two feet and again sank the par put. I'm going up again tomorrow to play with Jesse.

2009-10-24T19:20:00.000-07:00

Today I went up and played with Jesse. I didn't Jesse shot 71. I shot an 85. My game pretty much started on the back when on 10 I had my best chip to about three feet for par. Then on 12 I hit a great pitching wedge to about 30 feet and then two putted. The only time I birdied on the back was on fourteen when I had a decent drive but a great 5 iron on to the green to about 7 feet and then made the put. But my best put was on fifteen. the pin was at the front of the green and my shot out of the sand went all the way to the back. Jesse had already finished so he threw his ball in the sand to "show me how it was done." to show him how it was done I sank my 40 foot put. I hop I can play tomorrow.

2009-10-18T18:15:00.000-07:00

For the first time in a month i went up and just practiced. for those of you who don't know I have a small tear in my lcl and i haven't played for awhile so my dad wanted me to just practice. I saw Jesse up there and I practiced with him. We played KP and some really good putting drills. I was hitting the ball really good today. even my driver. The greens were perfect today and I can not wait to play next week.

2009-09-20T19:59:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went up and practiced for about 5 hours. I worked on primarilly my mid range chips because short ones were easy and long ones are my bread and butter. Also, since it was pretty wet I had to figure out the spin. I did pretty good. by the end I got it close enough to where I would make it but not as close as I would like. I also decided to slow up my backswing on my 4 iron and up for better accuracy. I went up today and played. I shot an 85. The front was terrible to me as usual and I shot a 46. The back was a little nicer. I started off 1 over after 5. My third shot on thirteen hit the flag stick! It was an amazing shot. I ended up only getting par because the ball got knocked so far away. On 18 I decided to play from the blues. I first shot was barely in the rought. I got way under my next shot. I hit my next one into a rock, and then finally hit a perfect five iron to 3 feet for bogey. All that work for a bogey.

2009-09-12T21:11:00.000-07:00

Today I played for the first time in a week. I didn't do great. I shot an 88. I started off 1 over after three with two bogeys and a birdie I was between clubs on my second shot on three so I hit a great knockdown sot to about 7 feet and made the put for birdie. after that it went downhill. I doubled three times and even trippled once before it was over. My best hole by far on the back was 13. My drive was perfect my second shot with my five was struck perfect, sounded perfect and went perfectley straight. My chip could have been closer so I only parred but it was good. I hope to get up there every saturday until golf starts.

2009-09-08T19:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went up and shot a 79. My first time in the 70's. I shot a 43 and then a 36. I shot even par on the back! I started off par, birdie, and then four more pars. After that a bogey and two pars. My birdie on 11 was perfect. A slight draw to the right side of the fairway so I could avoid the bunkers then my second shot took two bounces and dissapeared. I thought I got an eagle. It turns out the ball dissapeared over a hump on the green but the ball still landed a foot from the pin. I had a great day but since school starts I don't think i'll be doing much more.

2009-09-08T19:06:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I went up and shot an 80. I shot a pretty good 42 on the front but a 38 on the back. I got my driver under control today and after the lesson I had a bout a week ago I the ball was checking every time. On the first hole the ball even spun back a couple of feet. On the back I started with four consecutives pars. Then a bogey but on 15 I hit a good but short drive because of the speed of the fairways. Then I hit a perfect fade and then hit the perfect shot about three feet from the pin for birdie. After that I went bogey, par, bogey.

2009-09-01T10:08:00.001-07:00

On Sunday I played 18 with ryan again. I played pretty bad except for my putting and chipping. My putting especialy was on. On 4 I made about a 10 foot put for par. then on 9 I made a 15 foot put for bogey. On 11 I made about a 12 foot put for birdie and on all my other 10 foot + puts I left just tap ins. My 3 wood was pretty shakey but I should get a lesson on it soon. My mid and short irons saved me on some holes and I had a lot of great recovery shots. I plan to go up there today to just work on my chippng and putting.

2009-08-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

Went up and played again. I did much better. I shot an 84. Although I shot a 46 on the front I shot a 38 on the back. I didn't mess up on the back. I parred every hole except for 16 and 18. I made some long puts and my drives were straight. I was also chipping well for what little I did. There was nothing spectacular that I did I just played good. I don't think I will be up for awhile because of football.

2009-08-22T19:38:00.000-07:00

Todat I went up and played 18. I shot an 86. I did'n't do as well as I would have liked to but I did good. I was putting pretty well. On 13 I had about a 10 foot put for par that I sank and I was also hittin everything 7 feet and closer. today on 12 the the whites were back with the blues so I hit a 7 iron. I moved the ball back in the box so I wouldn't over shoot but I ended up about a foot short. It was going straight at the pin too. I don't think I will be golfing for awhile because I have football at two all week and juniors can't golf til ten.

2009-08-20T13:21:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went up and played the back nine because I had football but I wanted to golf. I shot a 38. I did great. I was hitting my drives straight and my mid and short irons really came around for me. I started off with 4 pars, then a bogie, birdie, double, par, and then par. Then today I played the front and got a 40. I parred 1,2,5, and 6, I also birdied 4. the pin was up 15 and the wind was with me so I used a 9 iron. It landed about 6 feet from the hole and then my put went all the way around the lip of the hole before it finally went in.

2009-08-16T19:50:00.000-07:00

Today I went up and got a lesson. It was on driving. I wasn't getting my weight back and using my body to bring my hands through. I played bad today. I shot an 88. I had some great saves especially out of the sand. On 15 I hit a shot out of the bunker that checked and ended up a foot from the hole. I also hit a great five iron on the 180 yard par three 8th. I also had a great breakfeast for the first time. I have football so I probably won't be able to golf for a while.

2009-08-14T15:56:00.000-07:00

Today, even though my back hurt, I played in the east side vs. west side wildcat golf tournament at OGA in Woodburn. It was a scramble matchplay format so I played with another guy from wilsonville. It turned out to be Nolan Smith who I knew from basketball. He was pretty good. We ended mup winning our match by four holes and east side won (which is my side) by two matches. Each match won was worth one point. Nolan and I shot an 82. I didn't do to good on the front nine but made a 20 and 15 foot put and also had a 30 foot put end up two inches to the hole. I think i'm going up to the club on sunday. It was fun to experience a new course.

2009-08-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

Today I went up and played with my friend Ryan Walsh. He is also going to join the golf team next year. My back started hurting so I didn't play as good today. I shot an 89. Ryan shot a 93 which is great for the first time playing the course. I introduced him to the famous fish and chips. It was great and I hope to do it again somtime soon.

2009-08-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

I played 27 today. I shot an 86 when I played 18. I shot a 41 on the front which was great for me but I sucked on the back so right when I got done I went right back out on the back. By the time I had played five holes I was one under. I ended up four over after I had a double on 16. I bogeyed 18 even though I had a chip that ended up a foot from the pin. I also had a birdie from a 10 foot put on 11.

2009-08-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

Two days ago I played with Paul Scott. His step-son is in my grade so it was cool to play with him. He was playing in a match play championship in which he lost by one stroke on the last hole. So that I wouldn't get in their way, I decided to play from the blues. I was hitting the ball far but I was fading the ball so much. I just couldn't hit the ball straight. I'm lucky I saved myself with my chipping and putting. It didn't start off bad though. I parred 1. I hit the drive in the fairway, my second shot faded, I layed up on my third and chipped it two feet from the pin on fourth. I'm going up there today to practice and play.

2009-08-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

I went up at five today and got a tee time at 5:30. I did pretty good. I parred 18 and had like a 280 yard drive. I birdied 2 after my drive got me 15 feet from the green. I shot a 41 on the back which was great. I parred the number two hardest hole on the course,15. I didn't get to play Bandon because my whole family got sick with the flu. Maybe next time. I think I might go up tomorrow for some practice.

2009-08-01T21:55:00.000-07:00

On Friday I went up and hit balls. I worked a lot on my 9 iron. I putted good. I'm starting to hook the ball so I need to get my hands through. Next time I will be blogging it will be about Bandon.

2009-07-29T22:05:00.000-07:00

Played 18 in 105 degree weather. It was'nt bad. I shot an 87. It was'nt that I was going bad it was just that I made minor errors and got bogeys instead of par's. I played with an NBA player today. His name is Desmond Mason and he plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also won the NBA SLam Dunk Contest in his rookie year. I did'nt know until the eighteenth hole when the guys I was playing with told me. He had only played nine. I wont be golfing for awhile because I'm going on vacation to the Umpqua river for two weeks.

2009-07-25T20:49:00.000-07:00

Golfed for the hundreth day in a row. I shot an 84. I think my scores are starting to even out in the mid 80's. I parred 10 through hole 13. II nearly birdied ten after a great shot with my 60 degree. I birdied 7 after I had a blind shot with my 8 iron that ended up two inches from the pin. I also had the longest drive I've ever had at the Oregon Golf Club. 270. It was a beast right down the right side of the fairway on number one. I think I might be going up there with the Wilsonville golf coach, coach Nichols, some time in the next week. Hopefuylly it will make a good impression!

2009-07-24T11:18:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday I played 36. I shot an 82 the first time. On 12, a 120 yard par 3, I got the ball 2 itches from the pin. I even got a picture of it and everything. It was great. I also birdied with a 30 foot put. On my other 18 I shot an 86. I didn't do anything special I just hit the ball good and straight. I played great

2009-07-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I played 9 at Sandelie. My brother and I went. We just played for fun but I got show to show him how it's done. I do know that I had a 270 yard drive. I'm the next Tiger Woods. I hope to golf again on Sunday or Monday but what happens happens.

2009-07-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

On Sunday I played nine holes with my grandpa at Sandelie west. I finished two over even though I wanted to par every hole. The highlight of my day was when I hit a 290 yard drive on number 6. I had never hit that far before. It was amazing. I hope to get out there sometime soon with him again. On Monday I played at Oregon. I only played 9 because of the ladies tournament but I did the best I had ever played on the front. I had a 20 foot chip in on 3 for birdie. I parred 4 and 6 and I should have parred 8. I just did amazing. I'm going up to Sandelie with my brother Brennen today. I need to show him how it's done!

2009-07-09T17:29:00.000-07:00

Best day ever. I shot an 87. I had three pars in a row. I even birdied my fisrt hole on number two. On 13 I hit the pin with a chip. I parred the number two handicapped hole on the course also. I even had my sister with me to watch. We played with two ladies. Barbie and Meg. They were'nt the best golfers but they were really nice.I hope to get up there on saturday.

2009-07-07T15:21:00.000-07:00

Today Jeremey and I went up and played eighteen. He shot a 98 and I shot a 91. I had a great save out of a water hazard on 14 and ended up parring. He had a great shot on 17 that hit the pin and went out. I had a 20 foot put for par on 8 and it kept going back and forth like that. Him and I jjust kept making great plays. I bogeyed 1 for the first time and missed my 20 foot put that ended up two inches from the hole. We both got a sandwhich and a milkshake which was good. Im going up there again with him on Monday when he gets back from golfing at Cross Water. I can't wait.

2009-07-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

On Friday, I went up at 9:30 and got a tee time at 10:20. I played with some sixth graders named Cody, Zeb, and Matt. Matt's dad turned out to be a close friend of my dads, Bob Schmitts. I parred two and nine and ten again. On Sunday I went up and played again. I played with a couple named Kurk and Erin. Kurk was pretty good but got mad at himself easily. Erin was just a beginner. I shot a 93. The only problems I had were with consistancy so that means I only have minor adjustments. Today I played 36. My first was at 12:00 with a group of three. There was a couple, Dave and Carol, and a guy named Steve. I played good for how bad it could have been. I shot a 95. My chipping was on but I kept topping the ball. Steve told me I just needed to get my hands foreward. It helped a lot. I ended up shooting 47 on the back. I ended up seeing Zeb and his dad from Friday and played with them. I did amazing I parred holes that I would usually bogey or even double. I chipped great and my drives were 250 and straight every time. I played the best golf of my life. I shot an 89. I'm going golfing with Jeremey Wetherbee who is also a member up there. We shoot about the same so it should be fun.

2009-06-28T20:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went up to the club with Sam. He was pretty good. I introduced him to the famous fish and chips. He said they were the best he ever had. He appreciated the club the same as I did. We went swimming too. We were in the pool for three hours until we had to go. Today I got up at 8:30 and was up there by 9:45, got a lesson at 10:30 to help with my swing,(I just needed to stay inside an imaginary box and only my arms would come out) and I was out on the course at 11:00. Right off the bat I parred number one. My chipping lesson also helped on number 3 with a 20 foot chip that ended up a foot away from the hole. I don't think that I will be up there for awhile because of basketball so I won't be blogging for awhile.

2009-06-26T13:31:00.001-07:00

Golfed 18 again. I didnt do to good. it was because I started using a stronger grip so I Kept pulling my drives. I scored a 100. Not my best day. The only thing I did well was my 7 and 9 iron. Those are my best clubs. I hope to go up to the club tomorrow with my neighbor Sam. He's on my basketball team. I hope I can fix my swing and I can't wait to get on the course again.

It's been awhile

2009-06-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I golfed last but this weekend I got to golf twice. I went up to the club around one and hit balls, putted, and chipped in the practice area until my tee time at 2:40. I played with the Kim family. I didn't do to well. I shot a ninety three. I only parred one hole. Not my best day. The next day I went out at two and only had twenty minutes to practice until my time at 2:30. I played with a couple this time. Their names were Jeff and April. I played horrible on the front nine but after Jeff told me I needed to rotate back farther I was hitting the ball in the fairway almost every time. I parred two holes on the back nine and shot a ninety two. Not much but an improvement. I can't wait for school to get out. I can golf whenever I want. I think I'm playing again on Wednesday. I hope I do better.

Another best weekend ever!

2009-05-31T15:43:00.000-07:00

Even though I was sick Wednesday through Friday the weekend ended with a bang. Our family started by cramming into our car and heading out for Sun River. When we got there I got to golf on the south course by myself. I improved my handicap by one and had loads of fun. The next morning at eight thirty I headed out again to play the north course. This time I played with three other people. They were three guys from Salem who were really fun to play with. The guy who was driving the cart with me actually got drunk and I had to drive it the last couple holes. I played the best golf ever and improved from my previous days score by six. I hit amazing. I even made a twenty and 15 foot put. I also made my first birdie ever on the par three, 153 yard #3 hole. I thought it went in but I just sank my easy two foot put instead. Today I went and played. I played with two people who lived in crosswater. I couldn't hit to save my life today but my putting did. I made about three 15 foot puts and I didn't three put the whole day. On 18 I even got a lucky bounce off of the cart path over the bunker and fifteen feet away from the pin. I finished three over my score from my previous round. It was again, an amazing weekend.

Best Weekend Ever!!!!!

2009-05-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

This weekend was amazing. Aside from golf, after school on Friday my friend, Sam Collin and took me to a basketball pick up game at the hoop. You go there and there is people from all over who you randomly get put with and play with for two hours. After the last shot I made, which was a pull up three over this guys face, this really tall guy who was sitting on the bench said, " White boy can shoot!''. By that time I was 17/20 at three pointers and it was really cool. Afterward when I was in the parking lot Sam's dad came over and I told him what the guy had said. He then told me that that guy was Cliff Robinson who played for the Blazers and was really good. It was to hear that a former Blazer thought I could shoot.

Saturday was just a usual, great day up at the club hitting balls. I got a lesson up there. I was flicking my wrist on my back swing and not flicking my wrist on my fore swing. I was also trying to hit the ball instead of lagging my hands behind and initiating my swing with my hips. Got my normal fish n' chips and even saw my neighbor Russ Farr, who is also a member up at the beautiful Oregon Golf Club. I told him I was going to play nine the next day at Sandelie Golf Course. He then invited me to play on the actual course. I hadn't got to play on the course because my dad was still teaching me the etiquette of the game. My dad gave me four boxes of nike golf balls that were really nice. I was ecstatic.

So at nine in the morning and after a talk with my dad about course etiquette, Russ and I were off. We hit a couple balls and putted at first. I did pretty good. Russ gave me a hint to keep my elbow in and it worked. Then at ten, we met our partners in crime and golf, Polly and Chris(who are the nicest people ever) and were off. I obviously played horrible but it was still really, really fun. Russ helped me also on some golf etiquette I hit par on ten after the best drive in the whole entire world which left me twenty feet from the green on the par four hole. Only par of the day but it was a good one. Especially after the great ten foot put I sank.

On Monday I went up to hit balls and dad said I might be able to do nine. So when I got there, I headed in to the pro shop to check if there was any tee times available since there was a tournament going on that day. Got the best tee time ever at one fifty and since it was so early I got to play 18. Met a kid up there named Jordie who Polly and Chris were going to introduce me to but I just did it myself. We hit balls together and by the time it was time to tee off he was going with me. I did better than Saturday. I made two pars instead of one and one was out of the sand trap on twelve. I struggled with putting and consistency but again it was awesome. I established a handicap of 23 after I hit ninety five. Could have easily hit 89 but the front nine wasn't my friend. Anyway, now I'm like Lebron And Jordan with 23. I hit some balls afterward and while hitting a flop shot, I learned how to spin the ball. It really was the best weekend ever.

2009-05-10T20:12:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday I went golfing with my Grandpa at Sandelie West golf course for some nine hole golf. It was my first time playing on a course and as my dad predicted, it was a wake up call. I bogied every single hole except for one. I got a new driver which worked great. It was overall really humbling but fun. I went up again today. Didn't have any food this time. Kitchen was closed. I bombed my driver and putted great. My long and mid irons were golden but for some reason my wedges keep going way too high. I tried a lot of things to fix it. I had a great weekend. Happy Mothers Day.

Its been a while

2009-04-26T19:18:00.000-07:00

I went up to the club on both Saturday and Sunday. I got five new golf shirts from my Dad. I'm also getting a brand new, 2009 king cobra driver. On Saturday, I was up at the club and a rep for the cobra driver was there. He helped me choose the right one. I ordered it today. It's coming in a week. Today I hit really well. I got a lesson on long irons and I can now bomb it with a 3 iron. My putting and chipping has improved tremendously since two weeks ago when I got a lesson on the two. Again, I had the fish and chips but today, I tried something new and got casidilla with sour cream and salsa. It was so good. Dad gave me a book on putting. I have'nt read it yet but I'm hoping to soon because that is an area of the game I need some work on. Over all I got in 14 hours of golf and I'm looking forward to getting on the course.

Easter Sunday

2009-04-12T16:33:00.000-07:00

I went up to the club today for the third day in a row. The weather was really bad but the greens were slow so the balls were sticking which I love. I got another lesson today and got help with bending my right knee in my backswing. It gave me so much torque. I hit the ball 185 yards with an eight iron. I practiced drawing and fading the ball. I only stayed there for four hours but I had fun.

2009-04-12T10:07:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I went up to the club again for seven hours. I didn't get a lesson this time because of the Masters Tournament. I worked with my sand wedge and my 60 degree the whole day at the chipping green and on the range. I hit great and could get it on the green every time. I had my fish and chips, pitite cesear salad again. It was a great day

Good Friday

2009-04-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

On Friday I went up to the Oregon Golf Club. I got a lesson and was told to open up my club face in my backswing and rotate them foreward in my foreswing, stick my butt out more,widen my stance, and step away from the ball more. Also, follow my hands with my body and shift my weight all the way to my front foot. It really helped my shot. It also helped my chipping game. I still need help with my putting game. I did pretty good today and the six hours I spent up there was really fun. I had great food and four lemonades. I hope to go up there sometime soon.