The 18th.
The “Finisher.”
By the scorecard, 541 yards, par 5 and a good shot at a closeout Birdie; maybe even an Eagle if you can muster the puissance.
No pressure.
Driving off the tee I went for broke and bombed it over the foaming Pacific brine holding my breath until the shot touched down on something green, and bounced to a stop at the left edge of the fairway about even with the tree midway along. Getting on from here? Quite literally a long shot, but I made an honest attempt. Pitting my longest hybrid club against both sea and sand I sought to defy the odds and find the green. Shooting right along the sea shore, taunting the embrace of that massive flanking bunker, my ball came to rest in the grass of the fairway, abreast of the tree that stands to the right as you approach the green. No the lie I had hoped for, I was close, nonetheless. Chipping on now, still with a legitimate shot at an Eagle to finish, I lofted the ball into the air straight at the flag, and watched as it bounced onto the green, rolled toward the pin, followed the undulating turf, and traced a slow, heartbreaking arc off course, coming to a stop mere inches to the right of the cup.
Taking my tap-in Birdie as my consolation prize, I closed the round here with a 7 under par 65, a few new tales to tell, and a song in my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHrxkGB1Lf8
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Lots of style points!
Good Saturday Morning!
Hoping that everyone has something nice (and relaxing!) lined up for the weekend... not much rain materialized yesterday... a bit less than 0.25” in the rain gauge... the house stayed fairly warm all day into the night, so skipped the fire until this morning when I woke up to a chilly 40 degrees F outside...
Finally a green that looked to be fairly easy to read... thinking it appropriate to close out with a Birdie on this final hole of a most amazing course, I pushed forward and watched the roll.... in for the Birdie!
Wordle 910 4/6*
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(This Birdie on the 18th hole puts me at 9 under (63) to close the round... ⛳️ Nine under at Pebble Beach will certainly be a lasting memory!)