boss of the moss.

so the long awaited day at the golf course, finally arrived. after arranging a 7:45am carpool pick up friday morning, i hopped in the car prepared as i would ever be, toting along stephen's clubs and fully prepped with the popped collar and all.

upon registering at reston national, i tried my hardest to orient myself to such strange surroundings. with 144 golfers signed up for our corporate event, people were buzzing around, locating their cart out of the 72 lined up to go, warming up at the range or grabbing a quick breakfast at the clubhouse. the air was full of excitement and anticipation - let the games begin!

fortunately my team of 4 was pretty well arranged with various levels of player expertise and talent. and being dubbed the captain of "captain's choice", i had the distinct honor of picking the best shot... which was NEVER mine, but it's all good.

seeking the critique of others, i was pleasantly surprised that i had a beautiful swing (thanks to stephen!), but i needed to work on hitting the ball right... instead of always topping it or digging up huge divots well behind the ball. ooops. i think i was only able to send the ball 70 yards at the farthest, but at least it went straight! hopefully as time goes by, my drive will only improve in distance and power. however i do think it would be in my best interest to take some actual golf lessons!!!

but the good news is that my short game did improve measurably throughout the course of the day. thanks to some super helpful tips from our team's star player and not to mention one of accenture's head government senior execs. ;) after just a few simple pointers from breck, i soon earned the title "boss of the moss" with my well played putts on the green. i was relieved that at least i could contribute success somehow!

overall we came in 8 over par, but i was pleased with my progress. it really couldn't have been a better day - the weather was just gorgeous - no humidity, high 70s and not a cloud in the sky. and reston national is a beautifully manicured course. by 2:30pm everyone wrapped up their rounds, grabbed some free bbq and settled in for the mulligan raffle and awards ceremony. woohoo for free opm hats and working for america totes! lol

by 4:30pm, the place had cleared out, but of course the accenture team just couldn't let a whole keg of yuengling go to waste... besides, everyone knew I-66 was a parking lot full of traffic anyway - why brave it now when in just a few hours it would be clear? so 6 of us made ourselves comfortable in the most conspicuous place possible (between the entrance, driving range and first hole - ha!), while enjoying free cold beer and light-hearted conversation as the sun slowly set on the ultimate casual friday.