Great weekend of golf. First of all, Skokie Country Club is amazing. Bobby Jones designed most of the holes and you can see his signature all over the place. The big feature is large mounded bunkers strategically located in the fairways and around the greens. End up in those and you might as well just write down the double bogey. Got to the course and my buddy was late so I met up with the member who was treating us. Great guy, had lunch with him while we waited for the other two to arrive. I wasn't sure what he did for a living, knew it was something in radio, but turns out he is the head honcho at a major network's radio department that owns several high profile radio stations around the country including the Score. So he is the boss of the Score....didn't press my luck and try and get any annoying radio personalities fired
Went to the range and he informs me and my buddy that we are walking and taking caddies. Me and my buddy were like huh? I had a big playoff hockey game at 8:40 so the last thing I wanted to do was walk a round of golf, but what was I gonna say? So we walked. Ended up shooting a 90 which was best in our group and not a bad score for the frist time playing the course. Shot a 47 on the front, getting used to the walking and also getting some bad advice on the tee and green from my caddy. Hit driver a couple times and ended up in fairway bunkers when a layup would've been the wiser play. Settled down and shot 43 on the back. Had a great finish on the famous Gene Saranzon hole where he won the US Open with the driver off the deck. I was partners with one of the guys I just met, we were down the whole match in 6 point scotch scoring system. Down 11 on the last hole and my partner working on a quad bogey, I went driver, hybrid and then I was 50 yards out, blind green 20 feet over my head. Hit a sand wedge to 6 inches that lipped out. Gimmie for birdie and a 12 point hole to give us a 1 point victory! Won 25 cents at the quarter a point system!
Played Naperbrook the next day and shot a 87. Not a bad course, wide open. Missed almost every fairway but still broke 90 so not very punitive.
Yesterday played Thunderhawk. Really tough course, shot a 93. Hit 71% of the fairways, but over the last week I've developed a brand new problem where I now hook every single iron shot I take between 5 and gap wedge. Not a draw, but a really nice 40 yard left turn. Never had this happen before, but can't stop it or figure it out for the life of me.
Going in tomorrow for an emergency lesson at lunch with my buddy who's a golf pro.
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