Team Gang Green

21 July 2006 15:59:50

Yesterday, four of us from work became team “Gang Green” and headed to Drugan’s for a La Crosse area golf scramble. The game was a best-ball tournament against other area businesses. One of the four of us is actually a really good golfer, one of us can hold his own and the last two are, to put it nicely, beginners.

Guess which description fits me? I’ll give you a hint—this is my first genuine golf experience ever. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been to the driving range several times to get my feet wet, but this was the first time I’ve been on a real course with real holes I’m aiming at.

I did okay for a first-timer. Not bad, but certainly not good either. No golf prodigy here. I connected with the ball probably seventy percent of the time and had a few really solid, long drives, but I sliced the ball with almost every hit I made. I think I can recall two good hits that were on target. Let’s not even ask about my putting abilities. I think I should live at the mini-golf course for the rest of the summer. Then I might have a chance. To sum it up, my teammates put it nicely, “good job, for a beginner.”