On August 23rd, Brenda and I played Rundle Park Golf Course, an executive par 54 course suitable for beginners but also an excellent place to practice the short game. It is by no way an easy course. The holes average 169 yards, the range going from 124 to 231. The greens are fairly undulated and do require a variety of precise tee shots if you expect to score a par or better. The greens are slanted from right to left or left to right, from back to front or front to back. A weak putt will come right back to you in a hurry. A fun place to play! The fairways are the best we have played in a while in spite of the water damage caused by excessive rain.
We started this round well aware of an impending thunder storm but I am on a mission here and do need to get an average of three games a week if I am to reach my goal by the end of October. With this in mind, in defiance of the weather forecast, we set out to play a round ahead of the storm which was fast approaching as evidenced in this picture. We did finish 18 holes with barely minutes to spare. We could not have done that on a full length course, hence our choice of Rundle Park on this day. On our way home we were caught in the middle of the storm and pelted by hail the size of small marbles. Fortunately, the car suffered no apparent damage. As for the wildlife, it must have been hiding in the bushes. Even my trusty little marmot sought refuge in a flower bed.
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