the lead to one. When the extra energy from the Snickers, I had choked down, kicked into gear on the final hole, I smashed a drive, striped a 5-wood, nipped a wedge then followed with two putts to halve the match. This, however, seemingly went unnoticed by Fred and Mike as Fred was imparting deep golf wisdom to Mike in the fairway. Evidently, he had finally seen too many of his partner’s errant efforts scorching the earth, or sailing into the ever-present water hazards. Something needed to be done about it. We walked off the 18th green feeling we had certainly got our money’s worth. I enjoyed the company immensely and my hope is to spend another 36 holes with these guys someday, it was a hoot. When all we see on the golf news today is professional golfers grabbing for every million dollars they can get, its nice to return what is really important. Golf is meant to be played as a friendly competition among friends and that is exactly what we had for two wonderful days in Florida. Notable Quotes Heard on the Course Fred’s statement, “the key to good play is deceleration” was put to practice on both days. Another gem, “hitting greens in regulation is highly overrated” will stick with me forever. I can only hope to be as consistent as Fred once I hit 70 plus. Must be all the GMO’s he’s ingested? Michigan Golf Journal
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