2010 Golf Season

Tomorrow was scheduled to be the Suburban League JV Golf League Finals at La Mirada Golf Course but apparently it’s not going to happen. For some reason, this year, we only had 2 league matches and it was all against Mayfair and we only had 12 matches overall. So that means my second golf season has come to an end.

This 2010 season, I elevated and improved my game a lot from freshmen year. There were a lot of ups and downs for me. I broke 50 a few times this year compared to none last year and was a lot more confident. I felt part of the team more as my score was included in the scoring this year in almost all of the matches. Coming into this season, I set a goal for myself to be number 1 on JV and accomplished that in a match vs. Gahr on April 13. I shot a 38 which was the best of both teams. That was a result of my hard work and diligent effort during spring break, in which I practiced almost everyday and played a few rounds of golf. It paid off as the Monday we got back to school (April 12), I shot a 50 at Lakewood against Mayfair. That is my PR at Lakewood.

One thing I lacked this season was consistency. When I was playing really well and on a roll, I couldn’t sustain it. I would play really well in one match and then have really bad matches. Two weeks ago in a match vs. Bosco, I shot a 56 which was pathetic. I should of broken 50 that day as my drives were horrible and my short game sucked. I was 11 over through 3 holes and never found my touch.

I figured out my driver halfway through the season as the match vs. Downey at Los Amigos on March 24, I hit about every fairway. My drives were straight down the fairway and I shot really well that day, a 47. I’d call that match my best of the season on the long courses (par 36s) as I two-putted every hole but one.  But I lost that touch of my driver the last few weeks as the driver has been my Achilles heel. I’ve been hitting my drives to the right and it has been horrible.

We finish 10-1-1 on the season. The only loss was to Long Beach Poly on March 12 by two freak’in strokes. I got hit by a golf ball that day while searching for my ball under the trees. A teammate of mine teed off from the next hole and the ball bounced and got me on my thigh. The tie was also against Long Beach Poly, on April 20, was one I’ll never forget. It rained hard and viciously the first three holes which made playing conditions tough at Big Recreation Park. I was soaked and wet and the third hole was the worst as we teed off with the rain blowing right in our face. The rain stopped after we finished the third hole. Despite all that, we tied them. If I had made my 3-foot par putt on hole 5, then we would of been the victors. The wins, we beat Long Beach Poly  by 5 the first match of the season, St. John Bosco twice, Gahr three times, Downey twice, and Mayfair twice. Overall, a successful season. Our team goal was perfection and we almost achieved that.

Personally, my goals for the off season are to improve my game to bring my stroke down on the longer courses, especially Lakewood. I’ve already pretty much mastered Ironwood as I shot a 6 over par (35) last Tuesday, my best round ever there. That 6 over was a good redemption for the first match at Ironwood, in which I shot an embarrassing 48 (March 17), followed by a respectable 38 (April 13), then 35. I want to develop my consistency. That means drives that have a right-to-left draw, 2 putts on every hole (if not less), chips that are great, iron shots that I don’t shank, and many more objectives. I plan to play a lot of golf before the 2011 Golf Season starts, especially on the long courses. All that experience will only benefit me. I’ll continue to go to the driving range to work on my game. My goal for next year is to make varsity. It’s going to be tough but it’s possible if I keep working on my game.

Good job to all JV Golfers for this year. Dilan, Kris, AJ, Victor, Patrick, and Scott, it was fun playing with you guys. Thank you Coach Daniel and Patrick for the wonderful support and advice you gave me. It was a great and successful 2010 season. I had a memorable second year of playing golf for Cerritos.