Dan sounds like a great experience to be able to share with your son. Not only did you get to compete with him, but the nature of the game and your relationship looks like shared experiences for a lifetime to come...and fencing!?! You know that just sounds cool.
Thanks to all the well wishes!
vrooomed wrote:
Very nice, Ryan. Congrats to the 2 teams and especially your sons. Our baseball days are over. 2017 was his last year. He's now focusing his outdoor sports effort into golf. (His winter school sport is fencing.)
On Saturday, the 11th, him and I participated in a parent/child golf tournament. As he says, "The field was weak", as the weather was not great, and there wasn't a huge signup anyway. But we did manage to win by 4 strokes, so, we would've finished pretty solid even if the field had been a little more competitive.
Back in July, he participated (for the last time, aging out of this too) at the local level for the Drive, Chip, & Putt. He obliterated the competition as he scored a 161 (out of a possible 225 - which I don't think anyone has ever done*). 2nd place there was 134. At the sub-regional, he placed 5th out of 13 (supposed to be 15, 2 no-showed), but only the top 2 move on. His dream of going to Augusta is over.
We went out last night and played 18 at the course that is his high school's home course. I was thrilled to shoot a 93, while he shot a "disappointing" (to him) 77 (par is 72).
* - Drive, Chip, & Putt scoring:
Drives - over 300 yards scores 25, 290-300 is 24, and every 10 yard interval down is a point less.
Chips - each one is from the same spot, 15 yards from hole. Hole it for 25 points, within 2 ft of hole, 20 points, 4 ft - 15 pts, etc.
Putts - 3 shots - a 6 foot, a 15 foot, and a 30 foot. one chance on each. Hole it for 25 points, with 1 foot 20 points, 2 ft - 15, etc.
So to score a 225, you need to bomb 3 drives over 300 yards (oh, and they have to be within a 40-yard-wide fairway), hole all three chips, and hole all three putts. Highest score I've seen is 162 and that was the boy at the subregional that came in first (to my son's 5th).
Sorry - didn't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm also very proud of the hard work my son has put into his sports and activities as well.
