So Nathan turns to me and tells me he should get into golf again, because he's going into the MBA and it will probably be really important to his education. I roll my eyes. I hate golf--or at least the idea of it, seeing as how I've never played. It's expensive and preppy and not a real sport and husbands just do it to get away from their families.
"Let's go right now!" Nathan says, looking super excited.
"Are you serious? We have so much to do!" I'm not sure I want to nurture this.
Nathan looks up some courses and their prices. I am shocked, but a little bit enticed. Eventually I agree. Nathan is always such a great sport about trying things I'm interested in (pottery class, Mamma Mia!, flamenco performances, cooking with ground turkey instead of beef, etc.), so I decide to return the favor and give golf a chance. We head home to change into our super trendy golf apparel. Nathan is excited to tuck his polo in, telling me if he looks like a golfer he will play better.
We go to DI first to see if we can snag some cheap clubs and balls. I'm a lefty, so we only find one club that will work for me. Nathan gets one to match, and we find a putter that will work for both of us. They are a dollar each--sweet! With no balls in sight, we check the pockets of some beat-up golf bags and find a ton! With no price tags! The guy at checkout agrees to give us about fifteen for just a dollar, and we head to the course.
The fee and rental is expensive, but we are stoked for our seven-hole game. I make a goal to score less than 60. Nathan teaches me the basics, and although I can't master swinging at the level of the grass, I do ok. Nathan is basically a pro, and looks super handsome when he plays. And we have a ton of fun!
I finish with 53 points ...which is just 30 over par! Haha, not very good, but within my goal. Nathan did much better.
The pro in action ... not on the course because I forgot the camera.
I've decided golf isn't that bad. Ok, so it's pretty fun, especially because we got to go together.
Good for you for giving it a try! Brennan always joked that he should take a golfing class at BYU but was worried it would be the one class that killed his GPA. Good news is that he hasn't been asked to go golfing yet but dinner appointments seem fairly standard. We can eat much better than we can swing things :)
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