Played golf Sunday and I broke 100 for the first time with a score of 99.
Breaking 100 is not that exciting since it still averages more than bogey – I had 13-over par on each side. It is more interesting however the way I achieved it. I didn’t feel particularly good about my swing going into the game. In fact, I had one of those glitches that really affected my distance clubs. And it showed on the score card too. I didn’t have one of those “good” rounds where I have 4 pars and 1 birdy. I ony had one par – I could have a couple more if not for a couple of lip-out putts.
So I broke 100 by not making too many mental errors (I had 2) plus a relatively solid short game – only one bad chip and played out of sand twice safely and cleanly. My putting is also stable with only two 3-putts with two 1-putts. Overall I had only one triple and nothing worse than that either. My previous attempts were all foiled by those ugly quadruples and snowman (8 on a par-5).
Congratulations to Tiger’s 5th consecutive wins. I feel I can improve my mental game by just watching this guy play. I had a similar moment Sunday when I had to play out of the woods where I need to hit it low and between two trees with a draw to the fairway running to the left. It’s next to the park where people are gathering and yelling to us. I didn’t let it bother me and pulled the shot off as good as I had imagined.