Birdie!!

Finally I got a birdie I deserved. I was playing with my brother in law last Friday at Sunnyvale Municipal. Front nines were pretty bad. No pars, bogeys, bogeys and bogeys and I was +16. Then came the 10th hole. A week before, I was close to doing an eagle here and ended up with a par. Wind was favorable, right behind us. As I hit the driver, I knew it was good hit, better than the last week. As I reached the ball, I realized this was almost 300 yards. Favorable wind had really paid off. Only 230 yards were remaining. I knew I could reach the green (based on last week's experience). But, the front group was still at the green. Waiting was getting to be impatient. I don't know if it was their presence that prompted it, but my hit went right off the green, although it went the distance. Otherwise, I could have been looking at an eagle opportunity. In any case, I still managed a good chip and got a great 6 foot putt to seal a birdie.

Good thing is that I followed it up with 3 pars and ended up with a +9 with back nines. Under 100, but still it was exhilirating.