Tag: US Kids Golf
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Season 10, Tournament 2: Zen-like detachment
I remained at the scoring table today, Zen-like as the wind whipped at the tent and detached from the individual dramas played out on the course. Max was on Rob’s bag, Bear caddied for himself. It all went well. My boys were happy and relaxed and scored in their usual ranges. A few observations.…
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Season 9, Tournament 1: Golf Scores and Goals : More than a Number
Bear started playing US Kids golf tournaments in 2010. We’ve played hundreds of tournaments with the organization but today I found myself for the first time on the other side of the scoring table. I was the Director’s assistant and helped with collecting scores and putting them on the leader board. First tournament of the…
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Season 6 Tournament 6 : Mom On The Bag
Up 5 AM on a Saturday. An hours drive in the bone-numbing dark. Max and Bear are at a tournament out of town. It must be Mom On The Bag today. The performance was not stellar, but it was stoic. I have not really watched Rob much these past few weeks – the tournaments he has…
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New Season Tournament 1: Red Letter Attitude, Black Mark on the Ranking
I was not on the bag today but did time doing what you do when your junior golfer moves beyond US Kids and begins tournaments that don’t allow caddies. I watched and smiled and ambled along beside or behind or behind trees ahead of Bear on Day 1 of the first Hurricanes tournament of the…