Jeremy Ranch Invitational

The last 2 1/2 days I played in the Jeremy Ranch Invitational. I was really looking forward to this tournament and to be back out playing with my friend Jen. I have been playing team this summer, but it has been a long time since I have played in a competitive tournament. I was really excited about getting back into competition again.

Thursday night was the derby. In the derby everyone in your flight tees off on the first hole–think 14 teams. Each 2 woman team takes turns hitting their ball until it is in the hole. The 4 worst scores on each hole were eliminated. It is always so much fun! It is crazy how much pressure you feel when there are so many people watching. I hit the first shot and it was nerve wracking, but I got it in play at least. We ended up getting eliminated on the 3rd hole. All in all, we did pretty well.

The tournament really started on Friday with a 2 woman best ball. We played with the best player at Jeremy Ranch. I played lights out on Friday. I just felt like I was doing everything right. I hit the ball well, especially with my irons. I hit so many shots close to the pins. Jen struggled, but I was happy to be able to come through for our team. I shot a 75 on my own ball. We ended up shooting a 74 gross and were one shot behind our main competition.

Today was the second day. I felt good about where we stood. I knew that Jen would play better today, and I felt like we had a good chance of winning. We came out with a bang. We started on the 5th hole. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway. I had a pretty long 2nd shot, and I nailed it. It almost went in the hole! I ended up with about a 3 foot put. I made it, and we were back to even with the leaders. Jen and I were a great team and we helped each other when we needed to. Unfortunately 2 holes later we made a bogey and we were back to one down.

The turning point of the day came at the beginning of the second nine. We made a few birdies and pars and they made a few bogeys. Just like that we went from being one down to 2 up. Our competition started to get upset and it showed in their game. They came on strong, but we were able to hang with them. We just kept making pars from all over the place. On the 16th hole I drained a 40 footer for par to stay 2 up. It was crazy and so much fun. I saw the other team just slump when I made it.

We just kept making pars and went into the last hole with a 2 shot lead. The last hole was number 4–an elevated tee box down to a par 3. I knew we pretty much had it locked up. All we needed was for one of us to get it on the green. I hit a great shot about 15 feet from the pin. I knocked that put in, just to put a little icing on the cake. I ended up shooting 76 on my own, and we shot a one under 71 for the day. We won the tournament by 3 strokes.

It was a great 2 days. It was so much fun to be out there competing with my old friend Jen. We have always been a great team. And I was really proud of us for winning!