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Progress continues. Since I started breaking 90 again late in February, I've only had one 18 hole round that was not under 90. Saturday, March 8th, I was privileged to get my first hole-in-one and have a witness too. (I've been paranoid that since I play alone alot that my first ace would be witnessed only by me.)
It was on a fairly short par 3, about 130 yards, #3 at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, KS. The wind was blowing briskly left to right on this hole so I decided that it would be better to hit a low 8 iron rather than trying to float a wedge in the wind. The ball landed on the fringe and started rolling towards the flag. From where the ball landed to the hole was 60-70 feet and at least two breaks. I stopped watching the ball after it had rolled about half the distance, not thinking that it had a chance, but my playing partner, Bob Walker, kept watching. I was a little surprised when he said, "Matt, I think it went in." I looked on the green and sure enough, my ball was nowhere to be seen, and when we got to the flag, there it was, in the bottom of the cup.
While it was nowhere near as exciting as a hole-in-one, the next day I had another first. Multiple birdies in one round. On March 9th I recorded 2 birdies in one round and my lowest score on this particular course, an 86. I have a feeling that I am going to see alot more birdies this year as my putting improves.
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