Golfing Golfland

Carolyn and I went golfing with Aaron today. We went to this course in Pasco called Golfland (see it in Google Earth). It was only $9 per person for 9 holes. The course is a par 3.

We started off by sharing a small bucket of ball on the driving range. Everyone was all over the place. Some shots went far, some toppers, slices, hooks. It wasn't pretty. Maybe it was the heat (100 degrees!). The driving range was cool because it had lots of old satellite dishes to shoot at. We came close to hitting one, but just overshot it.

After the driving range, we headed to the course for a round of nine holes. We did MUCH better on the course. Aaron had a great first shot on the 2nd hole pictured here. He put it right on the green only 3 or 4 feet from the hole. Amazing! On the 6th hole, we encountered two chickens. One had a crazy punk-rocker-like hairdo. Strange. Aaron tried to get them to peck a golf ball but they weren't interested.

Last year Carolyn and I went golfing several times. She had some trouble getting good loft on the ball. After the first hole, Aaron told her to just step up and whack it. That's what worked for him. So Carolyn gave it a try. She stepped up (and with no practice swings) hit a solid shot. It had great loft and travelled straight! She continued doing well on many of the holes. Huge improvement over last year. It was fun to see.

Everyone had a great time. I'm sure we'll go golfing again. A par 3 course works well for our skill level. I think we'll try the course at Columbia Park next time.