When I arrived at our course around 7:10 this morning, I discovered there was an outing with 88 golfers. I thought I would get to use the driving range, but the range only was open to the participants in the outing.
Because we have 27 holes, the director of golf was kind enough to allow me to play the nine that wasn't being used for the event. It normally doesn't open until 8:00 a.m., but he let me tee off at about 7:20.
I was +2 when I reached the fifth hole. When I got ready to tee off, I noticed the staff was watering the green and probably 50 or 60 feet around it. Rather than hit my fourth shot onto the green and get soaked, I decided to just take a bogey and head for the sixth hole.
After getting a birdie on the sixth hole and a bogey on the seventh hole, I teed off on the eighth hole. Once again, the staff was watering the green. I hit two good shots and had a 158-yard approach shot on the par 5 hole, so I picked up my ball and gave myself a par because I didn't want to get soaked by the irrigation system around the green.
I finished with a tap-in par on the ninth hole and gave myself a 39 for the round. Thinking I might be able to play that nine again, I headed to the No. 1 tee. A foursome had just teed off and another foursome was on the tee waiting to tee off, so I headed to the parking lot.
Once I got home, I went for an hour walk, so at least I got my exercise. I guess I will need to start contacting the pro shop the day I play during the week. My philosophy has been that at least I will be able to use the driving range and then go for a long walk after going home, but that isn't the case this year.
Because we have 27 holes, the director of golf was kind enough to allow me to play the nine that wasn't being used for the event. It normally doesn't open until 8:00 a.m., but he let me tee off at about 7:20.
I was +2 when I reached the fifth hole. When I got ready to tee off, I noticed the staff was watering the green and probably 50 or 60 feet around it. Rather than hit my fourth shot onto the green and get soaked, I decided to just take a bogey and head for the sixth hole.
After getting a birdie on the sixth hole and a bogey on the seventh hole, I teed off on the eighth hole. Once again, the staff was watering the green. I hit two good shots and had a 158-yard approach shot on the par 5 hole, so I picked up my ball and gave myself a par because I didn't want to get soaked by the irrigation system around the green.
I finished with a tap-in par on the ninth hole and gave myself a 39 for the round. Thinking I might be able to play that nine again, I headed to the No. 1 tee. A foursome had just teed off and another foursome was on the tee waiting to tee off, so I headed to the parking lot.
Once I got home, I went for an hour walk, so at least I got my exercise. I guess I will need to start contacting the pro shop the day I play during the week. My philosophy has been that at least I will be able to use the driving range and then go for a long walk after going home, but that isn't the case this year.