I’ve had a pretty lucky week this week. It started last Saturday when myself and Tom played our first proper round of golf this season at University Golf Club. Despite the fact that it’s almost 1000 yards longer than most of the courses I’d played in Australia, I still managed to shoot 101, which was a five shot improvement on my best ever round. I also managed to shoot 45 for the nine holes from Hole 7 through to Hole 15, so it should only be a matter of time before I break 100 too.

On Tuesday, myself, Tom and Nathan went to play a round at Langara Golf Club after work, teeing off at 5.30pm. I didn’t play that well, shooting an 11 on the par 5 11th which I was pissed off about. However, on the next hole, a par 3, I left my tee shot about 6 feet from the pin but missed the birdie opportunity. Two holes later though, I got my first ever hole-in-one!! It was a 113yd par 3 and my PW shot bounced once and dropped into the cup, winning me $50 each from Tom and Nathan ;-)

As if that wasn’t enough, we had a poker night with friends last night and I won outright, taking home $100 for first place. I was tempted to buy a 3 or 5-wood hybrid with my combined gofl & poker winnings, but I’ve only played two rounds with my new clubs, so I figure I’ll wait a few months until I know what I actually need… and until I start consistently hitting my long irons straight!!