So Gabs and I sneak out this morning for 9 holes. Her mom was able to watch the kiddies.

Now, something you should know about Gabs...she learned how to play golf a few months before our wedding. She knew I liked to play and she was afraid she'd never see me during the honeymoon other than the 30-50 seconds of...well, you know. And since we went to Hawaii, golf was not optional, it was required.

So anyway, first time out this year, first hole is a par 5 and her first tee shot was something easily forgotten. So she re-teed and hit a nice drive in the middle of the fairway. 2nd shot was a solid 4-iron down the middle of the fairway. So she was set up for her third shot, about 100 yards from the green with an enormous bunker directly in front of the green...{note: her trajectory is usually more of a bump-n-run rather than a high-soft approach}... so I say, "just aim left of the bunker and then you can chip up on to the green." She was not pleased with that suggestion and proceeded to aim directly at the pin. Well, she hit what was, at the time, the most amazing shot of her life. Perfectly struck, perfectly high, perfectly soft shot landed over the bunker, short of the hole and rolled a fair amount towards the cup. 2 puts and she got her par. I was in awe.

If you picked up on my wording you'll notice how I said "at the time, the most amazing shot". I said it that way because I had no idea what was about to happen. We make it through the next few holes with nothing out of the ordinary. I'm doing ok, a few pars, a few bogeys. She's getting herself around with some nice shots. Then we get to the 14th (back nine) hole. Par 4 up a hill and back down. She hits a nice tee shot followed by 2 4-iron shots (first one wasn't exactly how she planned). So she is now about 70 yards from the green. I was already on the green so i was just standing there waiting for her to hit. She hits it, and the sound it made was so nice. I knew it was a good shot the moment I heard it. She hit it high and soft and as it was on its way down I thought maybe it was going to carry a bit too far {we don't exactly put backspin on it}. So I said, "hit the pin!" in hopes of slowing it down. Well, it didn't need to be slowed down, or sped up for that matter. It landed about 15 feet short of the hole, took a little bounce and rolled directly into the cup. I raised my arms and cheered for her and she stood there in disbelief. Now THAT was the most amazing shot of her life. I'm glad I was there to see it

So if you see her around send her a little /golf clap