I’m a 22 handicap and I took on the 667-yard Monster 16th hole at Firestone Country Club’s South Course. I was left beat up and bruised.
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RyanLewisoftheAkronBeaconJournalplaysthe17thholeofFirestoneCountryClub’sSouthCourseonMondayinAkron.ItookonTheMonster.Ididitbysand,bysea,byairandbygrass(bothlongandshort).Iexperiencedjustaboutallithastoofferandlivedtotellthetale— well,barely.
Hi,I’mRyan.Nicetomeetyou.I’ma22handicapwhenitcomestogolf.WhatthatbasicallymeansisthatI’mnotgreat,ormaybeaverage-ish.Thenormalaverageforamalehandicapoftenhoversaround13or14,sooutofpeoplewhokeepanofficialhandicaprating,I’mabout8-9strokesabovethat,thoughnotmanypeoplekeephandicapsuntiltheirscoresbegintocomedowntothatrange.
Ihavenoegowhenitcomestomygolfgameandenjoytheever-evolvingprocessofimprovement.Togetanideaofwheremygameis,Irecentlybroke90forthefirsttimeinmanyyears,shootingan87atMallardCreekthat,forme,wasaprettyoutstandingdayandanicepersonalmilestone.
But,basically,I’msomeonewhomightgeta
