Is that bunker one of those Eco bunkers with the artificial turf in?Just 9 holes but what happened on two par 3s, our 3rd and 6th holes, demonstrated the vagaries of golf. Both holes playing about 165yds and I played the same club. Pictures show where my tee shots finished.
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Thing is, the shot I hit on the 3rd (top pic) was nicely struck, nice swing but just dropped it a bit short and it plugged under the face; that on the 6th was a horrible shot from a horrible swing - to one foot.
And what lesson do I humbly offer from this?
I do not consider where I finished on the 3rd unlucky or a bad break; similarly I do not consider lucky or a good break where I finished on the 6th. In both cases the ball ended up where I hit it - I simply consider that I have given myself a difficult 2nd shot on the first par 3 and an easy 2nd shot on the second.
In accepting that as I hit both shots, I alone am responsible in each case for where the ball ended up. And with that acceptance I can cope all the better with situations like the first, not bemoaning my bad luck or the bunker, or whatever, but just get on with it knowing that the swings and roundabouts of golf will mean that I will sooner rather than later be facing a second shot like I had on the second.
Cos that’s golf.