Round Played: with Tom Butler –
By Wayne Halm –
The day I beat The Tiger –
On June 6th 2015 I played the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course with Tom Butler from The Woodlands, Texas. This was a good day for me – I will remember it. (Click on the pictures for a larger view – then use the browser ‘back’ button.)
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My wife, Sally, went along with me and provided some ‘coaching’. But mostly she satisfied the demands of her FitBit.
Sally on the 8th green at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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This was a perfect day, very few clouds, a light wind, and Tom and I struck the ball well. Even the canyons weren’t a problem for us.
Tom and Wayne on the 5th tee at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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Sally and Tom on the 6th tee at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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Tom is a great guy and we had a lot of fun. He always had a smile on his face. The more putts that dropped the bigger the smile became.
Tom on the 15th green at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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Thanks in part to FitBit’s insatiable hunger for steps, Sally even walked onto the 16th tee and took a picture of me.
Wayne on the 16th tee at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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I know much of this post is about me. But let me warm you, Tom has a pretty powerful swing. If you plan to out-drive him, you had best really get-on-it.
Tom on the 16th tee at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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Tom on the 16th tee at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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Tom on the 16th tee at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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His long drives and controlled irons frequently resulted in pars – and even more smiles.
Tom on the 16th green at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Course.
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This was a great fun day. We walked back to the clubhouse happy golfers. It was the way gold should be.
Back in the clubhouse I had a bitter-sweet surprise – my 83 beat The Tiger’s 85 on that day! Never mind that 83 was a great score for me and 85 was his career worst – I beat The Tiger! I was happy for me but felt bad for him – like it or not, he made golf what it is today.
Come play golf with me.
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that’s what a winning day should look like !
Aloha Brenda,
Yes, that was a good day. Lots of laughs and low scores – we felt good about it, and it shows in the pictures.
A Hui Hou,
Wayne .
Aloha Wayne,
My man, showing Tiger how it is done — in style no less! Another successful and fun day on the course. You are right about Tiger, we golfers should be grateful for Tiger and how he grew the game. I sure hope he can find his game again, it’s a lot of fun having that red shirt in contention on Sunday. Maybe you should fly over to Chambers Bay next week and give him a few pointers?
Cheers,
Josh
Aloha Josh,
Thank you for your kind words. That was a great day, we did have more laughs than putts. — Three putt and Wayne will tell another joke – how’s that for incentive to line up carefully?
A Hui Hou,
Wayne
Looks like you had a very fun day!
Congrats with beating The Tiger! 😉 Well deserved, Wayne!
Aloha Hanne,
Thank you! That was a fun day! I hope your move plans are going well. Wonderful to hear from you.
A Hui Hou,
Wayne