Let me first start off by asking myself one simple question. Do I recommend this class to anyone interested in golf? A resounding YES. After just three weeks in the course, I have played multiple competitive 9 hole rounds of golf and have made tons of new friends. The only sad part being that I am the only freshman in the course, and all of my new friends will soon be leaving me. The class has also paired up with the Professional Golf Management students here on campus so we can both work on our game and teaching skills.
ROUND 1:
Round one, which was April 6, was a fun game in which I had never played. It was a game where all four of your partners were working together to play a sleeve of yellow balls. Each hold was already predetermined to have a certain player use a yellow ball on the course and record their score. Then the rest of the team participated in an organized scramble against the other teams in the class. In the next class the teachers tabulated the scores and the winners received prizes ranging from free golf balls, free rounds, and even free rounds with carts.
On top of that, we also participate in fun sports betting events where we each are given a sheet of the entire field of a golfing tournament. Each student is given the chance to circle three players and hope that they make the cut. Making the cut just means when they decide to move onto the next round in the tournament, only the best players advance and that is called making the cut. For the first outdoor class we circled 3 names we thought would make the cut and who we thought would win and with what score. Once again, we also took a guess as to the winning score if there were any tiebreakers.
ROUND 2:
Most recently, we played a two-man scramble with an opposing team that played with us. Winners of that scramble advanced to the next round and will play against the other winners.
So far this class has brought me great value and I have really been working on my swing, not just having fun. But who isn’t to say you can’t do both at the same time right? Professor Hughes is very instructive and I have already learned so much. Can’t wait for Tuesday’s class about driving.