Finally Broke 90

Took 12 years off, and started playing again in Sept 2018. Other than my first round back, I've been able to keep it in the low to mid 90's. I was always under 90 back before my break up with golf, and if you told me it would take almost 2 years to get back below 90 I would have laughed in your face, but here we are! Shot a 40 on the front with a 4 putt double on 1 (Thought it was going to be rough day after that). Back nine wasn't as clean, but I started out par, par. I pared 17, going into 18 +10, so I knew I was going to do it finally, unless I had a Tin Cup moment.

As soon as we got to 17 tee the sky got real dark, the wind picked up, and a rumble of thunder or two. I thought just let me get 18 in, please! By the time we got to the 18th tee (short par 4 300 yards with an island green) the wind is blowing 30+ MPH straight into my face across the lake. I hit a 5w which normally leaves me about 15 yards in front of the lake, with about 80 yards left. But with the wind, it knocked it down 10 yards short of the 150 marker. By the time I got to my ball, the wind was blowing 40+ and now I've got 160 yards to the green. Under normal conditions that would be an 8i, but I knew that wouldn't happen, I grabbed my 6i, and put it back for the 5i. I tried to hit it low, but I didn't make great contact and the wind caught it and put it down in the lake! Went to the drop zone, hit a wedge onto the green had about 40' putt to finish out. I hit a great lag putt that was about to stop within 2' of the hole, when a huge gust of wind blows it another 12' past the hole. I'm thinking WTF can you just let me have my moment already. I ended up 4 putting to finish with an 86! Now to keep doing it consistently and start focusing on breaking 80.

Sounds like the golfing gods were out to get you! Congrats on breaking 90. That was a big mental hurdle for me to clear. Breaking 80 was a little easier (still working on doing it consistently though).

I thought they were out to get me too!

Like Utred says "Destiny is all!"

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Congrats man!

Well done! :-)

Congrats!!!

Congratulations!!!, golf is already hard, and you had that type of weather!!!, well done indeed!!!

congrats! sounds like a round that you will remember for awhile.

Nice! +10 going into 18 is a very good sign too. Tidy up a couple things and avoid a huge weather event on 18 again and the 70s won't be far away at all.

Thanks Fella's. Shot 89 yesterday, had some really bad blow up holes but didn't let them get to me.

Congrats man!

Congrats on a great round!

keep going - break 80!

Congrats!!

Congrats! Keep it up.