Hudson Gray Week 2: It's not over until it's over




   

    I thought yesterday would be the day where I finally beat my dad in a round of golf (only 9 holes). Although he doesn’t play a lot anymore, my dad was the reason I started playing golf and am able to play. I have spent significantly more time than him on the golf course over the past year. Although I have improved tremendously, I was still unable to beat him yesterday. Coming off of my best round ever on Saturday, I was thrilled to play with my dad and show him how much better I have gotten since the last time we played together. 

Before our round, we went to the range and I was hitting the ball well but my feet were bothering me from my shoes. I tried not to let this get in the way of my swing. I started off the first hole with some good approach shots, but awful putting. For those of you who know about golf, you know that putting is one of the most important aspects of golf. Despite some obstacles, I started off the first 6 holes playing very very well. On the other hand, my dad was struggling, and I was up by a lot on the scorecards. Before the 7th hole I remember saying “I’m on pace to shoot very low today,” and just like that I jinxed myself. After hitting an amazing tee shot on the 7th hole, I somehow managed to really mess up the hole. At the same time, my dad did the exact opposite. On that one hole alone, he beat me by 3 strokes. The next hole was much better and we tied, but the 9th and final hole, was another disaster. I made a big mistake on this hole and it cost me a lot. Again, my dad beat me by 3 strokes on the hole. Before reading the scorecards, I thought that I had beat my dad for sure; we tied! I was upset because I knew how well I started the round, and my dad would hassle me for a while  (he is known to be very competitive) because I choked a big lead. I learned a couple lessons from this round of golf. One being, “it is never over until it is over.”  Another lesson from this fun, but humbling experience is that it isn’t how you start, it’s how you finish. What lessons have you learned similar to this that you can share?


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 4:40 AM

    I had a similar situation with my dad playing tennis. My dad doesn't play so much so while he was rusty when we started playing, I was winning a bunch of points on him, but as time progressed and he picked the game back up faster than I anticipated, the tables turn and he started to hit crazy shots at me.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:54 AM

    That sounds like a challenging competition and it was very interesting to learn about. I sympathize with you in the fact that with my brother, I am very competitive and me and him go at it on almost anything. School, sports, you name it. In this constant competition, I dont always win so I can understand how that may feel.

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