Posted May 14 2009, 04:07 PM by Cathy Erickson
I have yet to break par on my home course for 18-holes, and that goal is once again on my list as I start the 2009 season. I wasn't really expecting to have a low round this early in the season, so the idea of breaking par on Monday sort of took me by surprise. I was playing with one of my favorite golf buddies and every round we play is a competition. I sort of go into match play mode and often forget about how I'm even scoring. The rule of thumb for me is that I need a lead at the turn to have a chance - the back is my worst side, and for most guys I play with the back is their easier nine.
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Posted Apr 28 2009, 12:27 PM by Cathy Erickson
A friend had the following sentence as his signature line on his emails... "Low expectations are the key to happiness." I found myself laughing a little bit at the thought of it, but then I started pondering it some more...maybe he was right...we face disappointments all the time, and now that I think about it, it's often caused by our own doing. We create an expectation in our mind and when the outcome isn't what we planned on, we're ultimately disappointed or hurt. Posted Apr 22 2009, 02:10 PM by Cathy Erickson
My head has been swimming in golf thoughts lately...all kinds of them. First, and most importantly, after 5 months without swinging a club I finally played golf last Saturday! It was awesome to have golf shoes on my feet and tees in my pockets again. My swing definitely had to shake off the cobwebs, and off-season arm and neck issues proved that they're not quite ready to leave me yet, but I still loved the heavenly sound of my ball dropping into the cup on each hole, even if it took me an extra shot or two to get there (and just for the record, I'm 1-0 vs. Gunner!). Now that my clubs have found their way to the back of my car, they will be there until November. Ah, golf season is finally here. Posted Apr 14 2009, 08:27 AM by Cathy Erickson
Do you mind if we hang out in Masters world for a few more days? The jacket has been placed on the shoulders of Angel Cabrera and the betting pools have all been figured out, but I'm still feeling a bit of euphoria over an amazing week of golf in which I really had no part in, except to watch it through a computer monitor or TV screen...and to love every moment of it. Posted Mar 25 2009, 09:58 AM by Cathy Erickson
I needed to go to a happy place this week. We have had three days of rain, which turned into ice, and the gloomy weather has put a damper on my golf enthusiasm. It's easy to get depressed this time of year...the transition into spring can be very slow and it seems we become prisoners of Mother Nature. If it were golf season I'd make my way to my local course. Even walking around without a club in my hand is enough for me - I'm happy there. But the snow is still hanging around and the soggy ground needs time to dry up and prepare for the upcoming season - it's not ready to be my happy place. Posted Mar 17 2009, 11:55 AM by Cathy Erickson
While still in the last few weeks of the golf "off season" my mind wanders to golf people, places, and things that have influenced me. There are many that come to mind, but lately I've been thinking about my friend's Dad, Bob. Bob is what I would describe as the "classic golfer". He had his ‘regular guys' that he played with, was active in the leagues, had respect for the rules and the courses he played, and he wore his passion on his sleeve (literally, too - he had great golf clothes!). Bob was also one of those guys who could pull off the Greg Norman straw hat (now that's a classic golfer!). He didn't need the latest and greatest of everything, but he invested in clubs that would best suit his game. (He was the one who got me hooked on Callaway, his "go to" club was his Heavenwood.) Posted Mar 11 2009, 04:06 PM by Cathy Erickson
I can't believe I'm going to do this...I'm going to write about Tiger Woods. As an advocate for the 999+ professional golfers who aren't Tiger and for not hesitating to share my frustration about people who can't seem to stop talking about him (aka: guys with the "man-crush" - I won't mention any names), it seems to go against my nature to give more writing space to a man that's been analyzed to death in the past month (and now that some of my friends know about my little writing secret, I know I'm going to hear about this). Posted Mar 03 2009, 09:34 PM by Cathy Erickson
It's March! Finally! I've had golf fever for a few months now, but March seems to be the month where I turn the corner and see a faint light at the end of the snow covered tunnel. It's been a snowy winter in Minnesota, and odds are we're going to see more, but I daydream about melting snow and green grass every day now. I know it's early, and I can't get my hopes up yet, but just like a bear awakening from hibernation, golf excitement is stirring in my soul. |
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