Category: 2015

We had a great first 9.  He played so solidly I felt my stress ebbing away with every carefully struck and securely placed ball.  42. That’s a good local tour score for Rob on significantly shorter courses.  We were going along so well.  Then we made the turn. Max’s instructions (carefully drawn up on the yardage…

Bear and Max played a Hurricanes Tour tournament today with a civilized tee time.  They were soundly sleeping when we pulled the car out just before 5:30 a.m to drive 1 1/2 hours through the dark and cold.  Too early for the first Starbucks we passed to be open yet. We arrived on the practice…

It’s all very disillusioning.  Max takes Rob out the last 2 tournaments and he shoots low 40s.  I return this week to the bag – 55.  I would like to blame it on the rain …… but statistics really don’t lie. Well maybe I can blame it a little on the rain – Rob’s game is…

How It Was Last weekend Bear battled a strong international field, going around even on day 2 to finish 3rd in a big regional tournament in Florida.  I was nowhere near the bag, Rob and I did not go. Today I pushed Bear’s cart for 7 holes (until Max caught up with us post Rob’s round).…

We lean back, after a long drive, into the elegantly heavy leather chairs at Nineteen.  Linen napkins folded impeccably, a sophisticated lunch crowd engaged in quiet chit-chat and appetizers.  Rob is the only child but does not stand out, dressed in golf attire with a Callaway hat pulled down over the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book.…

I have five things to say  : I’m physically and emotionally exhausted. When I say You are aiming at the sand it means You Are Aiming At The Sand ! I feel bad that Rob thought I might not be enjoying myself because he asked me about 5 times out there if I was. I am extraordinarily touched and…

Day 1 is done.  He said he had fun, which was debatable at times.  He lost a ball on probably his best 5 iron ever.  Not sure how that happened and we had to return to our original position in the rough under a tree to try the shot again.  Max said it is up…

The practice round started, attitude-wise, a little shaky but on green #1 we discussed the rationale behind a practice round : play multiple balls; see where obstacles are and how to avoid them; what clubs for Par 3’s etc.  We agreed that we would talk through the round keeping these objectives in mind and that…

It’s a helluva game. On the first tee. Dad Caddy 1 : Focus.  Focus well, because if you don’t focus you’ve got problems. Dad Caddy 2 : Aim at the house.  No not that house. Rob slams it up the fairway, straight and true.  It’s a good start.  We are quietly going along well.  Birdie on the first…

Hole 2, Par 3 he hits his 7 iron off the tee with such purity it sails in a beautiful arc straight over the green, over the pine straw and on to the grass beautifying the sidewalk on the other side.  “I probably need to re-work my distances, I’m hitting longer these days”.  Good plan.…

Rob and a friend, E, are playing in a Club scramble tournament.  E’s dad is driving them.  Rob worked for 1/2 hour with his coach this morning on getting his drive straight, and first shot off the tee he swings it at a 45 degree angle into the woods.  The girls who make up the 4 ball…

This course was a true test in course management and Rob passed it with flying colors.  So proud of him. While the Daddy Caddies discussed clubs and lengths and lies each and every time in painstaking detail, Rob made all his decisions on his own and they were spot on.  This gives me great hope going forward.…