I played my last round of the season in mid-November, but haven't blogged about it for whatever reason until now. November greens fees were so attractive at Burlington Springs that I returned for a third consecutive visit.
As I sat down to write this, I didn't remember much about the round. When I consulted my scorecard, it all came flooding back. Double-bogey after double-bogey after double-bogey - that was pretty much it. Whenever a rare bogey appeared, it was quickly followed by a triple, just to keep the average alive.
I was able to control my emotions despite the poor results, until the fifteenth hole. An embarrassing tee-shot came to rest at the edge of the woods on the left side of the fairway. I had to play a little chip shot, just to put the ball in a spot where I could take a full swing. I did exactly that on my next shot, only to lose the ball somewhere right of the green.
By the time I stepped up to the next tee, I was fuming. I decided to relieve my frustration by swinging at the ball as fast and as hard as I possibly could. And guess what? I hit my absolute best shot of the day - a low, long drive right along my chosen target line. I ended up in the center of the fairway, just 60 yards from the green. What happened next? I chunked the pitch shot 30 yards, took another one to reach the green, then three-putted for, you guessed it, double-bogey!
Aargh!
I finished the last two holes with a pair of solid bogeys, but it was no consolation.
Score: 106
Par: 72
Putts: 40
Fairways: 4
Greens: 2
Can't sleep. Reading the blog. Sometimes you must deal with the rage within. Keep swinging.
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