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Zeldas Slave.
I didn't start playing golf until I'd turned 50, but if I'd known as a kid that you could have this much fun out on a golf course, man – I'd have started bloody years ago! Let me explain.
I was just turned 50 as I said, when my lady-friend at the time said to me that I should stop sitting around watching t.v. all the time; that I was becoming a couch potato and that I should – to use her words - 'Get a bloody hobby!'. (Truth be known, I think she resented me being under her feet all day, but having taken early retirement – and with time to kill – what else could I do!). Anyway, to keep the peace I began looking around for something to do.
As luck would have it, an old friend of mine phoned me that same day for a chat and during our conversation, he mentioned he was 'going down the range' that night. I asked him what that meant and he told me he was going to practice at our local golf range and then, out of the blue, he asked me whether I would like to go with him and then have a couple of beers afterwards. I thought about it for a few moments and, never being one to turn down the chance of a couple of pints, I said, 'Yeah, why not – sounds like fun.'
We chatted some more and as we were about to close our conversation I reminded him that as I'd never even held a golf club before – much less used one – he'd have to be gentle with me. We both chuckled at my weak humour (friends do that for you, don't they!) and arranged for him to pick me up at around 7pm. So that was that.
To cut a long story short I hit a fair few balls that night, enjoyed the feeling, enjoyed the beers afterwards even more and decided that I could really get into this game.
So the very next day, I went to our local range again, collared the 'Pro' and an hour or so later, I left with a new set of golf clubs and assorted kit and a large dent in my credit card!
Over the next few weeks I took several lessons with that same golf Pro and I must have had some kind of aptitude for the game because after only a few lessons - and numerous sessions of practice on the range - I was hitting the ball quite long and straight and indeed it was the Pro who suggested that I go and book a game and see how I got on out on a course.
As it turned out, my girlfriend was going away to see her mother the following weekend and, as the old dear and I didn't exactly see eye to eye, (she hated me in fact!) I decided to book a round of golf and see how things went on.
My girlfriend made no fuss about my decision and in fact seemed to welcome the fact that I wasn't trotting out the usual excuses for not wanting to spend time with her mother (actually, we broke up a few weeks later - but that's another story) so she went off to her mother's and I went off to play golf.
Near to where I live we have what they call a municipal course. That is, a golf course operated by the local council and on which anyone can just turn up, pay their money and go and play a round.
Looking back now, I have to say that the general standard of the course was actually quite good and that in fact, it was better than some 'proper' courses that I have played since! But to return to my story.........
It was a Saturday afternoon, around 2o-clock, when I arrived at the course. I'd been warned-off the weekend mornings as apparently, they could be really busy and I was told that if I turned up then I may well be paired up with two or three other players who would be much more advanced than I was. This, they told me over the phone, would not only spoil the other player's game, but would probably put me off golf for life! So, heeding the given advice, I arrived at about 2.
As I walked into the pro-shop to pay, I noticed that, apart from the pro himself, the only other person there was a youngish woman who I guessed was around 30 years of age. She was dressed smartly in golfing slacks, a nice pink golf sweater, which clung tightly to what looked like being a nice firm pair of breasts and she had on a short sleeved golfing blouse and a shiny pair of pink and white golf shoes. She had shoulder length dark hair, which was held off her face in a nice tight ponytail and she looked every inch the golfer!
'Ah, Tom' said the pro when he noticed me 'I hope you won't mind, but I've paired you up for a round with Lisa here. She plays off a low handicap I know – 4 I believe – but her partner hasn't turned up and she's agreed to play with you, if you're amenable and in any case' He said grinning 'at the very worst you'll get a free lesson. Are you okay with that?'
I'd explained over the phone when I booked that this was my first round ever on a golf course and that I'd really like to go out alone to practice - and now, here I was, going to go out with an ace.......I shook inwardly
I looked closer at the young woman, taking in the fact that there seemed to be not an ounce of fat on her lithe body (me, I have the regulation middle-age-spread and a pair of 'love-handles to go with it) and the fact that she looked every inch an 'ace' and for a few moments I was unsure what to say. She had lovely warm, brown eyes and when she smiled - as she did as the Pro was introducing her, I saw the most perfect set of teeth this side of Hollywood.