Memorial Day Golf
posted in Courses |You know what’s a great feeling? Getting to play Disc Golf on a day you’d normally be at work. Today being Memorial Day, I was not at work and Jason and I managed to get out and play the Show Low Disc Golf course this morning. It was a bit windy and we were the only ones who made it out, but still a great game and a good time.
I finished with a 6 over par, Jason with a 7 over, a rare game when I beat him. Hole 6 was what made the difference I think though. Until then we were tied up at 3 over each. For those of you who don’t know hole 6 at the Show Low course, the basket is on the edge of a drop off at the bottom of which is Highway 260. This creates a wind tunnel when there’s a good amount of traffic that on a calm day can send a good putt awry. Jason had a great drive off the tee pad, on a calm day he would have sunk his putt for bird no problem, but with the wind the way it was today on top of the usual Hole 6 breeze from the traffic below, his putts were blown off course twice and he took a double boggie. My drive on hole 6 wasn’t nearly as nice, and it took me 2 shots to get up to putting distance. Then my par shot was blown off course and nearly put me farther away than I had been. Hole 6 sucked today.
The rest of the game saw great shots from both Jason and myself although my only bird of the game was hole 9. A great drive, exactly the line through the trees I wanted, and a momentary drop in the wind for a long putt for bird. Some good pars kept the scores close and made for an interesting game through the back 9.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “A windy game of Disc Golf is better than no Disc Golf at all.”