A PRETTY TOUGH SUNDAY
By WARREN H On 25 October 2012
EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS HAS BEEN LIKE WAKING UP ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AT TEN YEARS OLD. EXCITEMENT, ANTICIPATION AND COMPLETE ENJOYMENT OF RIPPING THAT BALL DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAY, HOPE CHIPPING ON AND HOLING THAT FIRST PUTT FOR A BIRDIE.
NOT THIS SUNDAY, I FADED MY DRIVE RIGHT OF THE FAIRWAY, NO BIG DEAL KIND OF USED TOO SCRAMBLING A BIT.
NEXT SHOT I CHUNKED RIGHT, AND I MEAN PRETTY FAR RIGHT IN THE WATER. LYING FOUR I FELT OK CHIP IN AND I MIGHT BE OK. YEAH RIGHT THAT DIDNT HAPPEN ON MY WAY TO A TRIPLE ON THE FIRST HOLE I SAID" IM IN FOR A PRETTY TOUGH DAY".
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IM SEVEN OVER AFTER THREE, AND PRETTY DISCOURAGED.. BUT MY FAVORITE HOLE WILL RIGHT THE SHIP, 102 TO THE PIN AND I DROP INSIDE TWO FEET. A FIST PUMP AND BIRDIE ATTEMPT LIPS OUT FOR A PAR..WOW WHAT A FLIPPIN DAY! AS I WALK UP TO NUMBER NINE..11 OVER, 144 YARDS A FLAG
TUCKED BEHIND THE LEFT TRAP I WALK TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE TEE BOX KIND OF HAVING A CHUCKLE ON HOW BAD IM PLAYING.. AND CHIP, MY BUDDY SAYS LIKE ALL OF HIS PROPHETIC SAYINGS "NEVER GIVE UP ON A HOLE". WELL IN THIS CASE DONT GIVE UP ON MY GAME..LOL.SLIGHT WIND IN MY FACE I DID MY DUFNER WAGGLE OF THE IRON AND LET IT RIP...
CHIP WATCHIN THE BALL LEAVE THE TEE SAYS GOOD BALL!!!
AS IT TAKES A SMALL DRAW IT LOOKS STRAIGHT AS A STRING THE WIND STARTING TO KNOCK IT DOWN IT DISAPPEARS BEHIND THE TRAP TAKES ONE BOUNCE AND AGAIN DISAPPEARS.. CHIP YELLS "ITS
IN THE HOLE" WOW CHIP IT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT BE. ALL FOUR OF OUR SUNDAY REGS, JOEY,ROD, CHIP AND MYSELF ROLL UP ON IT CHIP REACHING FOR HIS I PHONE SAYS "I TOLD YA ITS IN THE HOLE BABY". AS I WALKED UP(VERY QUICKLY) LOOKED IN THE HOLE THEIR MY SCORPION DOT PRO V1 WAS SO PRETTY LYING NEXT TO THE PIN.. "IN THE HOLE.. FOR MY FIRST ACE. NOT SUCH A TOUGH SUNDAY AFTER ALL.