My Golf reached 114
I had a very busy day yesterday. I played golf for several hours and attended the annual Beida Alumni meeting at the evening since Jie is a graduate of Beida. The game was very interesting, so was the alumni dinner pot-luck.
Around 10:30 in the morning, Guangyan called me to see if I could join a foursome golf game at the Ridgeview Ranch. Three people were already in the golf club. I did not have any meal by that time for the day. Jie warmed up some leftover food in three minutes. I finished the warmed food in less than 10 minutes. I did everything else by 10:55. I called Guangyan again to tell them I was on my way. Actually our tee-time was 11:15. I got to the club house and paid fees for the green and the cart. We were ready for the game. Guangyan was not part of the four. Lihong, Shang (nickname Li Xiaolong), Laozai and I were the team. We started at the 10th hole and played the entire 18 hole.
Lihong is the best player with 87 strokes. He was very careful in strategizing and executing each shot. He is good at long-shots, mid-irons, and putters. He is the master player among our group.
Laozai finished with 97 shots. He is very skillful in long shots and the approach shots. If he plays well, his tee-shot can go beyond 200 yards easily. He can become an excellent golf player if more stability is maintained in his play.
I do not know how many strokes Shang finished at. He is a very interesting player. His stance and style is very different from what I have seen at TV or from the few books I am reading now. His stance is very wide. If he plays well, he can drive the ball beyond 250 yard. But his chance to drive the ball to both sides of the fairway or to the woods is relatively high. His overall golf level is equivalent to that of Laozai but they have totally different strengths and weaknesses.
I am the beginner player in this group. I finished the game with 114 strokes. My main goal for now is to stabilize my swings and to control damages in the game. I played a few good shots. I did not have any pars yesterday. But I had quite a few bogeys. I played from the white tee with them. This was the first time I played the white tee. Laozai gave me a lot of advices in executing many shots. Lihong and Shang also game me some advices in how to play in general.
We finished around 3:30 in the afternoon. We felt the time was still early and still had some strength left to play more. Laozai suggested we could play as two teams. He suggested Lihong and me as a pair and he and Shang as another pair. I was sharing a cart with Laozai while Lihong and Shang were sharing another cart. I suggested we play as two teams without changing seat. Everyone agreed. We played from 10th through 18th holes and we passed up 14th and 15th holes. In most holes, both teams were even. Lihong’s team won the 10th hole. Our team won two holes including the 18th hole. Our team won. We finished the team play around 4:45 p.m.
What I felt was that our team was a weaker team with lower total skill level. But in golf, the standard variation is still very big. In my level three to five shots variation is very possible. So the winning yesterday might be a pure chance.
Around 10:30 in the morning, Guangyan called me to see if I could join a foursome golf game at the Ridgeview Ranch. Three people were already in the golf club. I did not have any meal by that time for the day. Jie warmed up some leftover food in three minutes. I finished the warmed food in less than 10 minutes. I did everything else by 10:55. I called Guangyan again to tell them I was on my way. Actually our tee-time was 11:15. I got to the club house and paid fees for the green and the cart. We were ready for the game. Guangyan was not part of the four. Lihong, Shang (nickname Li Xiaolong), Laozai and I were the team. We started at the 10th hole and played the entire 18 hole.
Lihong is the best player with 87 strokes. He was very careful in strategizing and executing each shot. He is good at long-shots, mid-irons, and putters. He is the master player among our group.
Laozai finished with 97 shots. He is very skillful in long shots and the approach shots. If he plays well, his tee-shot can go beyond 200 yards easily. He can become an excellent golf player if more stability is maintained in his play.
I do not know how many strokes Shang finished at. He is a very interesting player. His stance and style is very different from what I have seen at TV or from the few books I am reading now. His stance is very wide. If he plays well, he can drive the ball beyond 250 yard. But his chance to drive the ball to both sides of the fairway or to the woods is relatively high. His overall golf level is equivalent to that of Laozai but they have totally different strengths and weaknesses.
I am the beginner player in this group. I finished the game with 114 strokes. My main goal for now is to stabilize my swings and to control damages in the game. I played a few good shots. I did not have any pars yesterday. But I had quite a few bogeys. I played from the white tee with them. This was the first time I played the white tee. Laozai gave me a lot of advices in executing many shots. Lihong and Shang also game me some advices in how to play in general.
We finished around 3:30 in the afternoon. We felt the time was still early and still had some strength left to play more. Laozai suggested we could play as two teams. He suggested Lihong and me as a pair and he and Shang as another pair. I was sharing a cart with Laozai while Lihong and Shang were sharing another cart. I suggested we play as two teams without changing seat. Everyone agreed. We played from 10th through 18th holes and we passed up 14th and 15th holes. In most holes, both teams were even. Lihong’s team won the 10th hole. Our team won two holes including the 18th hole. Our team won. We finished the team play around 4:45 p.m.
What I felt was that our team was a weaker team with lower total skill level. But in golf, the standard variation is still very big. In my level three to five shots variation is very possible. So the winning yesterday might be a pure chance.
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