Anyone who knows my Dad knows that he LOVES golf and has always been an incredible golfer. One of the first thing Grand Daddy was excited about when he finally had a grandson was to be able to teach him the love and sport of golf. This year for Connor's 7th birthday, Grand Daddy presented him with a custom set of clubs just his size. So cool!!
While Jeff and I were away in Jamaica, MeMe and Grand Daddy stayed with Connor and Kaitlynn at our new house in Katy. Golf was the big event on each day's agenda and after a couple of practice sessions, Connor had developed his very own LOVE of golf! We received many texts from Connor during our trip about his progress and how far he was hitting the ball; he was proud of himself!
Connor was so excited about golf that he has been begging us ever since to take him. Unfortunately, I don't golf and Jeff is usually working long hours. So Connor was really excited when we told him he could golf again in Galveston when we went for our cousins' trip. He ended up going with Grand Daddy, Uncle Chris, and Caleb (Chris's son). They played a 2-man scramble: Grand Daddy and Connor versus Chris and Caleb. Connor returned from the outing flushed with excitement because he tied his longest shot (57 yards) and he won his very first competition with Grand Daddy on his team. So fun!
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| Grand Daddy and Connor -- the winning team :-) |
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| Uncle Chris and Caleb |
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| Check out that concentration, ha! |
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| The swing |
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| Chilling in the golf cart |
Side note: Connor is wearing the same golf shirt in every single photo of him golfing! I think I need to get him a new golf shirt, ha!
Although Connor is just a beginner, Grand Daddy and Chris were impressed with his perseverence and positive attitude. One story that I loved was when Grand Daddy took Connor to hit some balls at a local course. They had been hitting balls for over 30 minutes (in very high heat), and then someone gave them another huge bucket almost full of balls to practice with. Grand Daddy stepped away to work on his putting and came back a time later, thinking that Connor would be bored, hot, and ready to leave. But he found Connor still there, working away happily at that bucket of balls which was then almost empty.
Next week, Connor is signed up for a junior golf camp at a local course here in Katy. Connor is super excited about it and we've already invited Grand Daddy back to Katy after the camp is over to see if Connor is improving. I just love the bond they are forming over golf!
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