Golfers, check out this story

mazeroth

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Jan 31, 2006
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So Monday I was walking through my garage in almost darkness, stepped over my rototiller but not far enough and stepped on a tine, cuttin the hell out of my foot. We're talking about 1/8" deep and almost the size of a dime. I went the doctors, had him fix me up and even got a teatnus shot since I haven't had one in over ten years.

Fast forward to today. I can barely walk due to the pain and my left deltoid is sore as hell from the shot. So sore, I almost screamed putting on deodorant this morning due to having to lift my arm up to almost ground parallel.

Well, in golf league I was matched against the best player in our league, who is a 4 handicap. There's no way I was going to miss this opportunity to take out the #1 and decided somehow I was going to play. I'm the #3 out of 32 guys with a 7 handicap of a company league that has over 1000 employees. I wore a flip-flop sandal because wearing a shoe hurt too much, especially when the back of the ankle part rubbed against my wound.

I shot the best round of my life, ever. I haven't shot a 37 in almost 10 years (I'm 28) and have never shot even par in my life. I hit every green in regulation, had 3 birdies, 3 pars and 3 bogies. Each bogie was a 3 putt, mainly due to nerves at the end since I was having the round of my life. I shot a 36, in gimped state! I literally almost fainted on the last green with a 10 foot putt for birdie, which I lipped and ended with a par.

Just thought I'd share my story as I'm still pumped!
 

tfinch2

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Feb 3, 2004
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Does not really surprise me. I often played my best basketball games with some sort of ailment (fever, sprained ankle).
 

Crusty

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Sep 30, 2001
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Many many many years ago I fell off my bike and had a badly sprained ankle, later that week in little league I hit a couple of in the park grand slams. I'm still not sure how I was able to run so fast!
 

dank69

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
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It is amazing how much better you play when you have to let the club do the work instead of trying to do the work yourself.
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Evening league. Only 9 holes. Everyone knows this.

this is true. :)

good job!! you were probably swinging sweet because you had to intentionally slow down due to your injuries... lol what a fickle game... i shot a 43 last night, i suck this season but i am having the most fun i've ever had :D
 

edro

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Apr 5, 2002
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I would say it was because you were laid back and just messing around, so there was no pressure.
But... you said you were going against #1 and you really wanted to beat him, so my theory is crap.

Nice job!

I know how it feels to shoot in the high 30s years ago... and now I am lucky to be under 45.
 

spidey07

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Aug 4, 2000
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Do you think you swing or balance changed in anyway? Hitting every green is indeed impressive.
 

Patt

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Jan 30, 2000
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That's a good round ... my best 9 this year was a 35 (par 35) ... which followed a horrendously horrific 46 (par 37) on the front :(
 

mazeroth

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I would say it was because you were laid back and just messing around, so there was no pressure.
But... you said you were going against #1 and you really wanted to beat him, so my theory is crap.

Nice job!

I know how it feels to shoot in the high 30s years ago... and now I am lucky to be under 45.

edro, this was at Raymond Memorial on the front 9. :)