Today the JRCC Club Championship wrapped up. Tuesday was the first round, and it didn’t go well for me. I didn’t feel like I did anything terrible, I just didn’t do anything very well. I missed a lot of greens, and didn’t chip well. I made a bunch of bogeys and a few doubles. I ended up shooting 87.

I was hoping for better today, but I didn’t do much better. I started out pretty steady. When I got to hole number 5 I kind of fell apart. I duffed my drive into the hazard and had to re-tee. Then I missed the green and chipped and 2 putted. I ended up with a triple bogey. I was bummed about that, until I got to number seven.

I duffed my drive again, this time into the trees off the front of the tee box. I decided to re-tee, and I hit that one left into the bushes up by the green. I had to hit a third shot. It looked like it was going to be fine, and then it tailed off to the right and went into the bushes too. I found that one, and was able to hit it. I was in the weeds, so I took an extra club, figuring that I wouldn’t be able to make great contact with it. I hit it as well as I could and airmailed the green into another hazard. I ended up getting a 10 on the hole! I walked off the green shaking and trying not to cry. I was so bummed.

But, I was able to hold it together. I finished the front nine with a 49. I had a little talk with myself and decided to just put it behind me, and finish strong. I ended up making a birdie on number 9, and I went on to shoot 37 on the back nine. I was proud of myself for holding it together and finishing so well.

Maybe next year I’ll be in contention!