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Just Fore Fun
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Submitted by Jane Blair
Chip-ins were almost “par for the course” on Monday, July 28 for the Sycamore Hills Ladies Golf Association, as four of the six golfers holed out from off the green: Jane Blair on #4 (for a par), both Nila Hasler and Freida Witters (playing in the same three-some) on #5 and, best of all, Mary Geekie on #8 for a birdie!
Freida, Nila and teammate Pam Anderson won both the team competition and the play of the day, which was the low net best ball score. The other team of Mary, Jane and Donna Moody claimed the low gross best ball score, but alas! no prize for that. Nila Hasler also stroked a low 12 putts—way to stroke that ball, Nila!
Hans Selye, an Austro-Hungarian endocrinologist who died in 1982, once said, “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” The game of golf seems to carry more than its due share of negative stressors, including sand traps, water hazards, trees, out of bounds and the rough. And then there are the stressors that result from bad shots—errant drives, topped fairway hits, bladed pitches, three-putts, and those pesky hooks and slices, not to mention the dreaded whiff. Some days, although you get off the tee really well and your long game is in the groove, you just can’t chip close or sink those putts, while other days it’s the reverse. It’s the rare golf day—at least for the average golfer—that everything comes together for a really satisfying round—and on those days everything seems to come together with little effort. The key is to relax and clear our minds of the negative stresses that threaten to undermine our confidence and rob us of the pleasure of the game. In golf, as in life, a positive attitude makes all the difference. So, banish those negative thoughts, adopt a positive attitude and enjoy playing golf Just Fore Fun. . .
Freida, Nila and teammate Pam Anderson won both the team competition and the play of the day, which was the low net best ball score. The other team of Mary, Jane and Donna Moody claimed the low gross best ball score, but alas! no prize for that. Nila Hasler also stroked a low 12 putts—way to stroke that ball, Nila!
Hans Selye, an Austro-Hungarian endocrinologist who died in 1982, once said, “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” The game of golf seems to carry more than its due share of negative stressors, including sand traps, water hazards, trees, out of bounds and the rough. And then there are the stressors that result from bad shots—errant drives, topped fairway hits, bladed pitches, three-putts, and those pesky hooks and slices, not to mention the dreaded whiff. Some days, although you get off the tee really well and your long game is in the groove, you just can’t chip close or sink those putts, while other days it’s the reverse. It’s the rare golf day—at least for the average golfer—that everything comes together for a really satisfying round—and on those days everything seems to come together with little effort. The key is to relax and clear our minds of the negative stresses that threaten to undermine our confidence and rob us of the pleasure of the game. In golf, as in life, a positive attitude makes all the difference. So, banish those negative thoughts, adopt a positive attitude and enjoy playing golf Just Fore Fun. . .
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