Day 261 - Bondur Golf II

Now that his clock is vaguely adjusted to the US time zone, son Andrew was keen to get a game of golf under his belt. This worked out perfectly as there was a Bondur Golf game available to which he is also welcome.  The group was somewhat smaller than usual, so as it turned out there were just 8 of us playing today.  Accordingly the game was much simplified: we would only play for skins (both gross and nett).

Feeling optimistic and keep for a bit more of a game, AJ and I challenged our playing partners Doug and Henry to a game of Better Ball on the side. This they accepted with alacrity and we all agreed to put $5 into the pot.  Big mistake....  My son and I played OK, but Doug and, in particular, Henry were on fire!  Henry stood on the final tee needing only a par to record a round of 72, level par, which would be the best round of his life ever!  IN the end, he managed a 73 (also a personal record) which, given that Doug shot a 79, meant that my son and I were left for dead on the 14th hole, losing by 5&4.

The only consolation was that I managed to score better than my offspring so managed to pick up the money from him...

One of the upsides of having visitors in the house is that we tend to do more in the evenings, rather than just huddle around the small screen. Tonight, Andrew had identified a Mexican restaurant down-town in Sarasota that had taken his fancy.

It was great to be out in the warm early evening, strolling around Main Street with a seven a 10 man live band on one of the street corners to entertain us. We had an excellent meal as well and returned home, well sated, after a fun day.