This weekend, the family and I plan to go and visit my parents.  Scheduled in there is a little time for Dad and I to hit the links.  Temperatures are supposed to be around the 90’s, so we’ll probably get started in the morning.  Golfing can take a lot out of you, so we’ll plan to have a big breakfast beforehand or stop for lunch in the middle…maybe both.  I’m not very good at golf, but then again, my Dad isn’t breaking any course records either.  So, it would seem like everything is set to play.

The only potential problem that I can see is that I donated my golf clubs to goodwill a couple of years ago.  Now, some may see this as a detriment to the game.  Based on how bad I am, however, I think that it might actually improve my game.

I’ve also devised a new scoring system that I’m hoping will soon be adopted by the USGA.  I start the round by counting the number of golfballs that I have.  If I encounter any water, then I automatically assume that I lose a ball there.  If there are any large bushes within 50 feet of a fairway, that’s another lost ball.  If the course goes close to the driving range, I assume that I will “find” 7 balls.  Same goes for playing behind some really old guys…you can actually earn a couple of clubs that way too!  At the end of the round, I see how I did.  The goal is to have as high a number as possible.

So there’s the game.  My competition will be rough because my dad has this thing that scoops the ball out of the water, so he’ll probably net a few more than me.  I’m working on another scoring system that involves eating a sausage biscuit before each swing, but we’d have to buy in bulk from the vendors….I’m still working on getting a discount for more than 500.