I worked the 3p to 3a shift at the ER and drove back 3.5 hours, took The Puti to her first “REAL” competitive golf round for the varsity team, she was the #6, out of 6. She’s done. She’s the only girl on the team.
We then went to the clubhouse and had lunch. I’m exhausted. Well, she lost by one stroke. Lost by 1 against a Junior male…this Freshman Girl of 14 with 6 months experience damn near beat a guy two years older and much bigger. The Puti blew it on the approach chip to the 9th and final hole. She went way too quick, her nerves got her. She hit it way thin and sent it through the green. Nice shot back to the hole and 2 put. A nice recovery given the circumstances.
The team won the match, and they voted her ‘man of the match’ for her surprising and effective performance in her first real round. She was dejected until her coach told her that that was one of the best rounds that he has ever seen from a Freshman…on the boys varsity team. THen, the smile, ear to ear.
She did well, earned a steak dinner at the CC, and just got her braces off. It;s been a good few days.
