Andreas CAS #13 (A) Learning Outcome 1

 Andreas Cantu 

This past Thursday I spent playing golf with two of my friends and the dad of one of them. I was very excited to join them for a day of golf, however, I was not ready to play with a dad. Although I love to play golf as much as I can, it does not mean I am good at golf. I have certainly gotten better as the years have gone by, but there is still so much that I need to work on. So, the idea of playing with an experienced and intimidating golfer kinda worried me. At the very first hole, I hit an absolutely atrocious shot from the tee box, and I feared that the worst was still to come. While I was very nervous during our time with the dad, he was very helpful and gave tips at almost every hole, so I began warming up after just a few holes. Besides my nerves in the beginning the whole experience was really fun, we played the entire 18 holes and while I still never played too well, I acknowledge many places in my game that I will need to work on the better myself as a golfer. We finished the day at the clubhouse where we enjoyed some magnificent burgers. 

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