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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAt the golf course today - I really couldn't believe it
That not a soul was wearing a mask? No not that.
This young woman was driving a golf cart. If today was her birthday she at most could have been 15.
I couldnt believe it.
The adult riding with her had not practiced or even warmed up and shot a 91 (44-47 with two ⛄️ 8s on the back)
Wait what? How do you know....
Today is my little girls 15th birthday. SHEs 15!!!!. Yeah I let her drive the cart.
I cant find the DU thread when I announced that I had spawned.
I cant believe shes 15. Great kid. Old soul.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)Happy, happy to your daughter!!
I played today too!
Well, Wednesday does end in Y.
Shot 73.
But, I warmed up!
underpants
(182,279 posts)Havent touch a club since August 2019. Yeah me.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)We have a few of our regular crowd that can only break 90 if they got hot.
Most of the guys are low to mid 80s guys.
Three of us are regular 70s shooters.
And we play pretty much every day.
So, a 91 after not playing in a year is great!!!
How'd your daughter do? Ok?
She have fun?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Damn man ... does GAC connote 'golf' in some way?
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)At 64, I don't have the distance I used to.
Probably cost me 4 strokes. Driver-5 iron when it used to be D-W. Birdies are tougher now.
At 40, I was a plus 3.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I'd say that's pretty special for someone who was never a pro golfer, IMHO.
I mean it depends on the course somewhat, but still ...
underpants
(182,279 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)I'd say maybe 1 in 1000 golfers ever reach that level.
Lowest I ever got was 2 when I was a hotshot teenager winning junior trophies all the time. I think I could have been a better golfer if I had learned to play lefty instead of righty. I am left handed but my grandfather only had righty clubs so I learned that way. Some say it's an advantage but I'm not buying it. My overly strong left hand wants to twist and turn all the time.
Finally within the past decade I learned to hit wedges and chip shots and putt left handed. That really improved my game, dropping my handicap from 10 back down to 5. It feels like stealing for the short shots to actually start dependably on line. My right hand at lead is wonderfully passive.
Of course, people I play with for the first time think it's amusing when I suddenly switch to the other side at let's say 100 yards. I'd like to get that out to 150 range but I don't play enough to master those lefty clubs that require more of a full swing.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)They'd annihilate the courses folks like us play.
Our course is par 72, rated 69.8 with a 124 slope.
Pros would average 61 out there. If I'm at 61 after 15 holes, I'm quite happy!
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)It doesn't come across nearly as well on TV. When I take someone to an event for the first time invariably their mouth is ajar in astonishment. They can't even see the ball land that far in the distance, let alone come to grips that it landed in the intended spot. I can still relate to LPGA distance, but not PGA.
The occasional viewer gets lulled into complacency when the announcer says he needs to bend it around the corner to the right side of the green. Ho-hum it played out that way. It drives me nuts when I read the comparison to darts on grass. They have no idea how difficult it is to make every connection from intent through split second of impact, along with judging variables like this matted lie as opposed to a flyer lie, etc.
Distance control is the huge variable. I'm thrilled when I strike the iron flush, even if it ends up 30 feet short or 30 feet long. Meanwhile the pros are pissed, either at the club selection or the swing.
It is incredible how close they hit the wedges. That is many strokes per round right there.
Cheviteau
(383 posts)What's breathtaking is Kim Jung Un shooting 18 holes-in-one. And that was his first outing. All the pros were simply stunned into silence.
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)He was left handed but forced to write with his right hand in school. He had 2 sets of golf clubs.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Plus some assorted lefty wedges. Once I got more comfortable hitting the lefty chips, pitches and wedges I got some better clubs in specific lofts like 50, 52, 54, 56. I can really punch down on those lefty shots with a nice crisp divot and medium-low ball flight with lots of spin.
Previously my righty wedges were too high and all over the place. The pros hit high irons but low aggressive wedges. Not until I switched to lefty did I understand how that was possible.
elevator
(415 posts)Most folks play from the wrong ones for their games.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)That's why the course rating is well under par.
I got advice from a club pro a LONG time ago.
"If you can't reach the fairway bunkers from the teebox you're playing, those are the wrong markers for you."
The converse was, if there's a longer tee box and you can carry over the bunkers those too, are the wrong tees.
After all, the bunkers are there for a reason!
yardwork
(61,418 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)Thems fightin' words!!!
yardwork
(61,418 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)I'm still laughing about it!
P.S. I don't have to cheat to shoot in the 70s. PINO has to. Big time!
whistler162
(11,155 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)...I'd be calling myself an ex-golfer!
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)Now dont hate me
OneCrazyDiamond
(2,029 posts)Every time I hear golf course I think of this bit.
SCantiGOP
(13,856 posts)I think he shot an 18.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,595 posts)niyad
(112,435 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)After all, it's golf and it was teed up.
We had to swing!!!
niyad
(112,435 posts)madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)Ack, and my son will be 30 later this year.
Congrats!
Skittles
(152,964 posts)I actually do remember you announcing her; oh my, how time flies
hey I am just curious, how many places has she lived
I had moved about a dozen times by the time I was 15
underpants
(182,279 posts)We finally bought a house July last year. Refinancing right now is HIGHLY advised.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)8 & 9 were the same town and same high school, but the rest were different cities ...
Here's where I'd lived by the time I was 15 ...
Lafayette, CA
(maybe other moves)
Pleasant Hill, CA
Concord, CA
Martinez, CA
Quincy, CA
Orinda, CA
Hong Kong, BCC
Walnut Creek I, CA
Walnut Creek II, CA
Skittles
(152,964 posts)I had to list addresses going back 10 years - there were 8, including two trips overseas!
pandr32
(11,447 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,287 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)I would have guessed 16. The ravages of age...
It was overwhelming favoritism she would he a great kid, in fact above that 99.99% number so popular here during that era.
91 is not bad at all. I'm sure the 8s were mostly bad bounces
Does she show any interest in playing golf?
I have one family member just starting to learn at age 18. He brought it up on his own two months ago, after thinking it was stupid when I attempted to get him started 9 years ago.
underpants
(182,279 posts)As I understand it a girl who can just shoot in the 80s can get a full ride in college. That college experience would be in a lot of airports though.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)As long as it is accompanied by a promising swing. I've read many articles about that. The coaches go to events just to make sure the scoring average is verified by the ball striking potential.
Division I they look for more like 75 or 76. Division 3 would be mid to upper 80s in some situations.
College golf season is very long, one of the longest NCAA sports calendars of all. They have fall events and then the spring is so extensive and drawn out they don't play the NCAA championships until late May.
Given coronavirus implications I've read that the NCAA is considering condensing many sports schedules, not only for 2020-21 but going forward. Golf will most likely be impacted by that.
Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)Congrats on having such an amazing young woman as a daughter! (I know how special they are, I have two! 😉
greatauntoftriplets
(175,698 posts)I remember when you posted that you had spawned.
Leith
(7,802 posts)Happy birthday to your daughter. I hope she had a wonderful time.
dem4decades
(11,244 posts)Congratulations on having a great day with your daughter.
underpants
(182,279 posts)Thanks.
dem4decades
(11,244 posts)goes down the hill then back up. I walk through the woods, sit on a stump for 20 minutes, listen to a podcast and check DU, then join my group on the 6th. I'm breaking 40 all the time now.
Dem2theMax
(9,595 posts)I remember the first time I played golf with my dad. It was on a Father's Day. One of the best memories of my life!
MontanaMama
(23,239 posts)And driving...I feel you! My son turned 15 in May. He gets his drivers license next week. Ill cry. Count on that. Hes my only child and I didnt have him until I was 41. As I get older, I so appreciate these everyday moments that are a really big deal. Enjoy today and every day that comes after. It goes soooo fast as you know.
lame54
(35,139 posts)Lochloosa
(16,019 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)creates great kids. I should know!!
Congrats.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Happy birthday to her!
trof
(54,255 posts)That feeling never changes.
herding cats
(19,549 posts)I remember my daughter being 15. It was just like yesterday. Now she's 32 and I have two little, precious grandchildren.
May your life bloom like a flower as mine has. My heart to you.
spanone
(135,635 posts)Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Happy birthday to both, 'cause Dads deserve a 15 year old who drives a golf cart while he plays an incredible game!
brewens
(13,397 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)I once bought a quinceanera dress for a guy's daughter that worked for me. He never forgot it.
I haven't golfed in 25 years. I may have gotten a 91 once.
I did my best work on the 19th hole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincea%C3%B1era
MLAA
(17,165 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)Started Grade One with him, and he was one of the 2 or 3 smallest kids in our grade. By the end of highschool, his nickname was Hoss, so....he grew some.
Pretty overweight, kinda slouched around, but was amazingly athletic, even so.
Once, a couple of friends told him they were going golfing, so he went along, despite having one arm in a cast. Played one-handed and still broke 100.
Man, I miss him. Liver cancer.
calimary
(80,699 posts)Snackshack
(2,540 posts)Happy Birthday to her.
and
Congratulations to you.
George II
(67,782 posts)CatWoman
(79,283 posts)I feel so old