The results from last Thursday’s senior two person scramble was not what Blair and I expected. It was very windy and cool which impacted our ability to hit reasonable approach shots. Although our golf was not spectacular, our round was still an excellent experience. The main reason for such a fun round was our playing partners Dean Falconi and Sheldon Masson. From the moment we teed off, our round was full of laughter and good times. Although our playing was not as expected, the great chemistry our group made the round worth every moment.

Dean and Sheldon were a great team. Both brought some great play to the table and complimented their abilities very well. Sheldon was a long hitter. Even in the two club wind, he was able to hammer the ball a great distance to set up their team for reasonable approach shots. His play around the green was solid and was able to convert some challenging shots. Dean, on the other hand, was extremely effective around the greens. His chipping game was strong, but was overshadowed by his putting. By the 12 hole, we were calling him ‘Mister Clutch’ as he converted many 6 to 8 foot putts for par or better. These two players have game for sure.

Blair and I did well on many holes, however our approach shots were short for the first nine holes. We tried to adjust many times, but for some reason we could not find the distance and accuracy needed to score well in a two person scramble. That happens sometimes and Blair and I just rolled with the results. As stated earlier, the best part of the day was meeting Dean and Sheldon. It was enjoyable to play a round of stress free golf with lots of laughs.

Our great discussions on the course did not stop each team from making some great shots. On the 10th green, Sheldon chipped to within two feet from 80 yards away. Of course this set them up for another birdie as Dean tapped the ball in. Dean’s strengths were playing safe off the tee (most of the time 😉 ) which allowed Sheldon to let loose with his driver. However, Dean shone on the green. For the first four holes, he one putted from varying distances. His solid putting really shored up their team.

The highlight shots of the round for each team happened on the 17th green. Dean and Sheldon were putting for birdie from about 80 feet away. They were situated below the hump in the middle, so they had a great deal of undulation to navigate. Blair and I were putting for par from 60 feet away on the top right of the green. Our putt was much flatter, but still had a few minor undulations to putt through. As we watched Sheldon’s putt go in the hole, all four of us gave out a huge shout of excitement. Now it was my turn; low and behold I sunk my putt to shouts from the group as well. That was 140 feet of putts on one green.

On a side note, our friend Bruce (who was playing in the group behind us) said that our two putts was longer than their entire round of putts. We all had a great chuckle about the fortunes of golf.

Golfing is definitely a social sport. Our round with Dean and Sheldon proves that great times can be had on the golf course even though you are not scoring well. This was the first time I played with these two gentlemen and I can say without a doubt that I looking forward to teeing it up with them in the future. Thanks for a fantastic outing, fellas!

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