[Mike O]

After struggling with this silly game since '00, and not getting to play as much as I would like, I've finally broken 100, and I did it on a course that eats my lunch (and golf balls) on a regular basis. I shot a 97, which included a back 9 46 (the back nine is the more difficult, and I never shot better than 53). The coolest thing was that I parred both the 9th and 18th, and I had a bogey up-and-down that you had to see to believe. The most encouraging thing is that I left a lot of shots out there.

I know that this is a score that would make a lot of people gag, but I'm feeling good about it, and the trend of my scores. My scores this season have been 108, 109, 116, 106, 103, and 97.

My goal for this season was to break 95, and I know that is easily within reach (especially since I got a 10 on the par 5 second, lol).

Bigwill,
By now you know how this game works- so I would expect your next round after the 97 to be like 135 . Seriously, congrats on the progess- it's a great game to try to master.