November 4--I Take That Back!

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.  --Bob Hope

    So much for no golf this year, sort of. My son took me to a golf simulator and I had a blast swinging the clubs and learning about the system. It is amazing. He picked St. Andrews Old Course. Having not swung a club in a year, I played the junior tees 😀 I have been to the actual course in Scotland. Since it was pouring rain then, no one was playing, and travel bud Lanie & I were able to walk #18, and get our photo taken on the Swilcan Bridge, the famous "landmark" on the course. 

    Since I had not played in a year, we did holes 1-9 and 16-18 on the simulator. It felt SO good to swing the clubs. The sand traps on this course are deep holes with steep, solid sides. When I hit into one (and only one!!), my son said he would hit it out for me. I wanted to try and I was successful on my first attempt! If it happened on the real course, I don't think I could even get my body in and out of the trap, let alone hit a ball out. 

    Afterwards, my husband said, "I haven't seen you this happy in months!" I can hardly wait to do it again and learn more about the system--that's the techy nerd in me. 

        Leta

The golf simulator version of the Swilcan Bridge;
I'll find my actual photo in a couple days & post it.