Golfing the Greens

GOLFING THE GREENS

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  • Purify thy soul by attempting to score on a 74

    I am not saying that my golfing training regimen is right for anyone. I do not know what I am doing in Western North Carolina, in a small basement apartment, away from my family and friends. Alone each night, trying to find something to occupy my mind from sun down to sun up. However, when…

  • Bob rules the Brattleboro C.C. Invitational:

    Meet Bob. Bob is from Wyoming. Bob loves golf. Bob loves stories. Bob loves laughing and Bob loves Jack Daniels. I need to beat Bob to keep our team in the hunt for the 3rd flight of the Brattleboro Country Club Invitational Golf Tournament. I could go into detail on how my team performed against…

  • Always room for redemption

    Golf brings out the worst in me. It compels me to behave in ways that I would never advise my children to. You throw a little white ball in a beautiful surrounding and suddenly I am a depressed, rage full, egomaniac who believes that he deserves better then the score posted. Why do I feel…

  • The breakfast ball

    Put yourself in my shoes. Your struggling. Your swing feels like your unfolding a lawn chair, your brain believes that the only thing it can do is find something to eat, and your aspirations of good golf circle the drain. You want to be better. You put in some time, but results remain elusive. Then,…

  • A lesson in Star Wars and golf

    Want to teach yourself about patience? Spend money on a lesson, go out and play immediately after, and watch as everything you were taught slips away. I am in desperate straights right now. My headspace is scary, my swing, even scarier. Remember Jabba the Hut? That is the game of golf. Remember that small squealing…

  • Loss equals dip

    Ever tried chewing tobacco? I did, once, when I was 21 years old. The gag reflex, feeling of rotting gums and the dizziness convinced me that I was to never do it again. That is, unless on one sunny day at Neshobe Golf Club, it was part of a bet. I lost the bet, and…

  • When to walk away from a round

    I have aspirations most mornings to practice on the course before the day is through. I sometimes even chart it out. If I have enough time, I will play a lonely 9. There are times (many I shall admit) where playing a round goes south fast. An 8, a couple lost balls etc… where I…

  • Its never lonely in last place

    Each year I ensure my handicap has been stretched enough to allow me to enter the Manchester Spring Classic. The threshold number is 9. On Paper my 7.7 puts me firmly in the neighborhood. However, the handicap you post and the handicap you are, can be diametrically opposed. To be fair, during the summer months,…

  • Peak Foliage at Brattleboro Country Club

    SCORECARD Fall golf is a treat, especially when you can find time mid day to walk 18 holes during late September to early October. An opportunity in the middle of October on a nearly deserted course presented itself, for which I graciously accepted. Brattleboro Country Club is the southern most golf course in Vermont, just…

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