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A Golf Month to RememberMonday, January 30, 2006 As this month winds down, I realize what a memorable one it will be. I started the month (and year) off on New Years Day, playing Monarch Dunes Golf Club on its opening day - in what turned out to be my wettest golf round ever. Although the weather left much to desire, I loved the course's layout, challenge, conditioning and natural beauty. The rain (which came down sideways at times) even seemed appropriate for the opening of a course being touted as the Central Coast's tribute to the origins and tradition of golf, reminiscent of the true links-style courses found in Scotland. I played poorly, shooting 92, but will never forget this opening round at Monarch Dunes. Yesterday, I played my fifth round at Monarch Dunes - the last four of which were enjoyed in typical Central Coast sunshine. These rounds were improvements over the initial round, but still left plenty of room for better play - especially putting. My last four rounds were 40-41-81, 41-42-83, 42-43-85, and 43-44-87 - all rounds consisting of front and back nines played within one stroke of each other. A sub-80 round is coming soon! This month also included my first-ever golf tournament - played with the Men's Club at Cypress Ridge Golf Course. With a 2-stroke penelty for hitting my 4th putt on the 9th green while it was apparently still moving, I shot a respectable 83, on a day when most golfers were shooting high scores due to cold and windy weather. Because of the way this penelty was reported, I ended up being disqualified. As I described in this golfreview.com discussion, I learned the hard way what I'm up against in tournament play. I'll be giving it another try next month. Most importantly, my handicap broke through to the single digits this month! I only started playing golf regularly last year, starting off at about a 15 handicap. I am thrilled to have reached the single digits in less than a year. After shooting an 81 at both Morro Bay and Cypress Ridge Golf Course and an all-time low 75 at Dairy Creek Golf Course this month, my index dropped from last month's 10.2 to 9.5! With a little more work on my putting, I'm confident I can start playing more consistently in the high 70's and low 80's - keeping my index under 10! Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf |
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