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Good company at Blacklake Golf ResortThursday, December 15, 2005 Although I struggled again yesterday with my new Nike Sasquatch driver while playing Blacklake Golf Resort, I enjoyed my round more than I have in several weeks, mostly due to the good company I joined up with on the Oaks - Jerry and Fred, two singles, both retired. This first hole on Oaks turned out to be one of my worst holes of the day - one of 2 double bogies - after hitting my drive into the environmental hazard on the right side of the fairway. I didn't hit my customary small bucket of balls before starting, and as a result struggled all day with my drives. I did manage 5 pars to finish up the Oaks course with a 5-over 40, but bogied most of the back nine on the Lakes course to finish with an 11-over 83. I did enjoy a birdie on the Lakes 7th after hitting a strong drive close to the 314 yard par-4 green and landing a short sand wedge within 5 feet of the pin. My chipping was the only part of my game that kept my score under control. I saved several pars and bogies with good chips. But I 3-putted three greens and sprayed my drives in every direction. Regardless, I had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed playing with Jerry and Fred. They were both good golfers with great attitudes. Jerry's sense of humor helped all of us to easily put our bad shots behind us and just enjoy what we were doing - playing golf! |
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