A Round Well Played

“ Ladies and gentlemen out of nowhere has came the rookie golfer Charlie Haase into
one behind the lead at this years British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews”. “With
one hole left to play, he is preparing to tee off after Tiger on the number eighteen tee
box”.
These are the words I hear, right as I am preparing to tee off. The eighteenth is a
354 yd, par four with out of bounds guarding both sides of the fairway. The pressure is
incredible as I watch Tiger taking his practice swings. Back and through, back and
through...it looks unrealistically smooth as he does it. Then he steps up to the ball, and
blasts a 283 yard drive straight down the fairway. The crowd erupts into a spine tingling
frenzy as Tiger turned to them and politely tips his hat.
Now comes my turn. Talk about a bad person to follow off the tee box, there’s no
way I can compete with someone of this caliber. “OK, take a breath” I ,say to myself,
“just calm down, and play the same...