A follow-up to my earlier post, Shooting to Make the Team, I completed the first of two aggregate rounds of golf to make our Base team.  Using some great advice from Brian at All About Golf and Pete from White Dragon Golf, I hit many fairways and greens and reminded myself to have fun.

As it turns out, I am leading the competition.  Of the 15 players trying out, I have a very strong lead that I should be able to maintain.  Although the conditions were windy and dry, I managed to keep my composure and record a reasonable score.  It is my belief that you can win and lose a two-day competition on the first day.

I struck the ball well.  I even poked a drive out 282 yards!  That is huge for me.  I hit 13 of 18 greens in regulation.  I had one penalty stroke for a ball in the water; I was hitting three from point of entry which resulted in my only double of the day.  So for the most part I struck the ball fairly well.

Where I struggled was putting!  I had 5 three putts to help make my total number of putts as 35!  I missed 3 putts under 3 feet.  Needless to say, I was not happy about that part of my game, but still managed to shoot 81.  So I bet you can guess what I am working on this week!  Ian Hardie’s Putting 101 is a good place to start.

I am one step closer to qualifying for the Regional Competition.  Day two of the Base Playdowns is next Tuesday.  Unless I do something really crazy, I will make the team.

I am a grateful golfer!  See you on the links!