Golf
Mara and I had an eventful weekend… Mara did some weddding planning while I took the opportunity to clean up my apartment and work on some programming. We also had a fantastic dinner at Antony’s house and had the pleasure of meeting his wife and daughter… a really great family. Antony was a really impressive cook and we had a great conversation.
To cap the weekend off, Mara & I went with Bo & Victoria to Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland to play 18 holes. We’ve been diligently practicing at the driving range for the past 2 months about 2 times a week and it was time to play our first 18 holes. Despite being relatively sunny all week, the weather conditions were less than idea. It was windy and a bit cold, very strange for July.
After about 5 hours of play, we did manager to finish the 18 holes. Mara and I played a scramble format and we shot 101, which is pretty good for our first time out. I’m especially proud of the PAR we saved on holes 3 & 18. In general, I drove the ball pretty consistently (my longest drive rolled about 240 yards) and hit my fairway woods better than expected. But I’m still having a lot of issues with my longer irons. I definitely need more practice.
I was really proud of how Mara hit Especially at 17 and 18, she teed off with her woods very well. She’s really starting to hit her irons, hybrids, and woods very consistently and I would say she has very good touch on her short game. On top of that, she’s starting to generate good pace on her longer clubs now.
I can’t describe how excited I was to go out with Bo, Victoria, and Mara this weekend… and after 18 holes I feel even more excited about the sport. Golf is such a great game to play and I’m already looking forward to our next time out. I’m already playing back in my head many of the shots to see how I can improve them for next time.
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