Hot again. Wasn't forecast to be this hot, but,... SURPRISE!
Played with Bernie and played okay on the front. Felt good, but didn't score great. Then on the back, Russ joined us and upset the dynamics for me. Though my first drive ended up in the right fairway bunker, hit a 5i out to 10 feet. Would have been great to make the putt to help get me over my aversion to playing with Russ, but no such luck. Was happy to make par from the bunker though. Hit some really poor 3W shots on the back for some reason (maybe my desire to show Russ I am no longer intimidated by him), which pretty much had me questioning why I even bothered to use a 3W by the 18th. Felt like a 20 handicapper every time I used it on the back. Luckily, I did not have that same lack of confidence with my 3H and was able to fix some of the negative consequences of those poor 3W swings. 42 on the back with only one double, was acceptable, albeit it not too satisfying. Fatted a PW from the fairway on 14th, but was able to get up and down to save par. Between 3 or 4 fat 3Ws and the fat PW, I haven't hit so many fat shots in one round in a year. I blame Russ! God, he gets in my head!
