Last Day of 2008 spent at the Fairways

Posted in hobbies | December 31st, 2008

‘Twas a good year ended in a good way.

Before my son woke up, my husband and I, together with my father-in-law, were already out in the fairways. Yeezzzz, we played golf. Oooooppppssss, before I go on with pretensions, let me straighten it out… Hubby and father-in-law played golf while they had fun introducing me as their ‘umbrella girl”. As if I was destined to be an “umbrella girl” that day, I wore a plain white long sleeve shirt and black pants not knowing that the caddies are uniformed in exactly the same color. The difference was the vest. The caddies wear a green vest for their uniform with numbers on their back. I had on a denim vest. LOL.

For my first trip in the fairways, I was a diligent student until the eighteenth hole. It was Golf 101 for me. My father-in-law was an eager teacher. Days before, I was supposed to share lessons with my husband’s pro but he (the pro) decided that I will be better taught under a different session exclusively intended for me. I ended up just observing my husband familiarize himself with his swing and stance with the pro guiding and correcting him. I took a few swings and got a sore left shoulder after since I used a club for men.

Our golf membership in Lakewood remains unused to this day. Is this new interest a signal for some changes this year? Anyway, I would love to learn more. But in a few days, I will be back in freezing Seoul. Oh well…

playing par… playing birdie… double boogie… 2 on… 3 on… 4 on… index 1 - 18, sand wedge, irons… really, I was struggling with my learning… at least, I learned how to score a golf game