1757 - I Woke Up but my Swing Didn't

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First of all, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank my lovely wife Carissa for allowing me to play both days this weekend... In retrospect, I should have asked to play in the afternoon instead of the morning... I can chalk up this round to five important factors:

1) Cold weather: It was a balmy 45 degrees when I started the round and not much warmer at the end.

2) Tee Box not commensurate with Driving Distance: Since it was so cold, I probably should have played the white tees. Alas the guys I was paired with all wanted to play the Blues. Suffice to say while they felt good about their manhoods, I'm guessing they didn't feel so hot about their games.

3) 6:52 AM tee time: You read that right... 6:52 AM. At that ungodly hour, I didn't remember how to swing once I got onto the course.

4) Fresh Aeration: Didn't expect to make too many putts.

5) The course: Water on all but three holes...

I showed up early enough to hit a few balls and roll a few putts but a lot of good it did me.

Final tally: 90

The Great: Good birdie on #12 (288 Yard Par 4), Drove the ball inside 50 yards, made a great pitch, made the putt
The Good: 32 putts, not bad for aerated greens
The Bad: Three balls (an entire sleeve) relegated to Davy Jones' Locker
The Ugly: Five doubles and Two Triples

What did we learn? Expectation management, getting enough sleep, playing from the right tees, and playing at the right temperature.

At least I got a nice breakfast sandwich and a free large bucket of balls.

Next Stop: Prince William

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