I have been wanting to improve my golf game and skills... and to do so... one must practice and/or play! So... this Spring I joined the Ladies Nine and Wine, and have now played three times with this group. Fortunately this is the "hit and giggle" group... which is just my style! We do try and intend to play to the best of our abilities... it's just that our abilities are so lacking! : ) But we don't care, we just wanna play and have fun!
The first time I played Nine and Wine... I crashed and burned and didn't get to complete the round. On the 7th fairway I had an immediate onset of "crummy tummy... aka IBS" and literally had to run to the Ladies locker room... where I stayed huddled in a potty stall for 30 minutes... giving a 'courtesy flush' every 30 seconds... it was a particularly BAD bout of 'crummy tummy'. After I managed to get to a grip on my situation and emerge from the potty stall.... I found my team mates, thanked them for a good time, then went home to bed to recover. But.... I was back out on the golf course the next Tuesday, did fine and had a great time! It is really an easy going, no stress Ladies gathering on the golf course... and I look forward to attending as many of these Ladies Nights as possible through this summer season.
I tend to be what you call a 'worm burner'.... as in... I can hit the ball straight down the fairway... but... I have no loft to my ball... so I just sizzle all the worms in the ground as my ball goes streaking down the fairway. AND.... IF.... my ball should ever find it's way to the muck... or better known as the snake pit golf ball grave yard... my ball will stay there and die in peace, because I am NOT going ball hunting anywhere there are snakes!!!!! Harmless or not!!!! I just pout and say... bye bye ball and I'll take the extra strokes for dropping a ball outside the snake pit! Heck.... it isn't like one more stroke added to my score is going to make a difference... I'm usually taking a 10 per hole anyway!!! and I'm only taking a 10 because that is the most you can take!!! LOL LOL Still... it is a fun game and a fun time with these ladies... who like me... hit the ball and giggle afterwards!
I also must admit that slowly but surely I am making progress on my skills. As bad as my skills are... I am starting to occasionally see one of my balls actually go airborne now and my putts find the hole. I am a much better player with my putting. It will be interesting to see how far my skills have improved by the end of the summer... but for now, I do my best and just enjoy being out in the wonderful weather with some new friends and having a good time.
The one thing with me playing in the Nine and Wine group... there is an expectation of "happy beverage" consumption... I however have an allergy to alcohol, and therefore all I drink is sweet tea and lemonade. The funniest thing is.... that most of the time everyone I am with think I have been enjoying a 'happy beverage' with them all along because I am in the same state of mind as they are... basically I'm saying.... they think I am tipsy when I am just being my normal natural self! LOL In fact... I was sitting with my team mates the 2nd night we played... they had been enjoying happy beverages and we were recounting funny stories of our pasts and laughing to the point of hysteria... the next day... one of the younger ladies who works with a very dear friend of mine, was telling my friend what a fun night it was and how 'tipsy' most of the ladies were at dinner. She then told my friend she had seen me at the golf gathering and how tipsy I was at dinner because we were laughing so hard through the story sharing.... my dear friend then told this young lady that I didn't drink a drop and was absolutely sober... it was impossible for me to drink a drop and still be breathing.... and that is just the way I am all the time!!!! The only people who actually know I am not drinking and that I am not tipsy is anyone else who is also sober... if anyone has had a drink... they think I have too! I find this quite amusing, because before anyone has a drink, they think I'm normal... once they have a drink, they think I'm drunk! Should I be concerned about this??!! LOL Nah... I don't think so... I just let everyone enjoy themselves, and then I always know that if anyone needs assistance to get home, I'm always available to help them out... and while they are having fun, they aren't thinking I'm judging them or not having a good time myself sober.
Nine and Wine, or Nine and Whine..... either way.... it is a fun fun fun time out socializing with ladies of all ages and skill levels and is a wallop of a good time!!!! Did I mention we get a yummy dinner after golf??!! If you have never golfed but want to learn, or if you want to improve on your skills... these kind of golf groups are perfect to work on your skills and yet enjoy a relaxing unstressed time while doing so. Who knows... maybe next year I might even move on up to the Ladies League and play 18 holes on Tuesday mornings... but then.... these ladies are very serious about their golf... so I'm guessing I'll stick to my "Hit and Giggle" girls and just keep having fun!
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