Top Ten

My favorite part of watching David Letterman-- when I had more time and energy-- was watching his Top Ten list. I loved his zany one liners that built to a climactic number one. Our family had a special Top ten occurrence last Friday, too. I am not sure that it was zany, but it was definitely fun.

Andrew has been golfing since he could hold a club. He received his first real golf club from my dad at the age of two. His love of golf has only progressed since then. This summer he asked us if he could compete in more tournaments because he likes the competition side of it. We consented, and he had his first tournament a few weeks ago. We quickly realized that getting a high score was not going to be easy. He was grouped in the 11 and under group, so he was competing against kids two years older than him. In that tournament he came in tied for 26th. Bummer.

Last Friday, he competed in his second tournament. Admittedly, this tournament had somewhat fewer kids, but Andrew also played better golf.

Andrew had two pars during play that day. Here he is coming off of number four after doing an almost imperceptible fist pump-- he didn't want to boast-- following his first par of the day.

Things fell apart for a couple of holes. He let a bad shot get in his head, but he finished up strong. His overall score was a 47 for 9 holes. This was a regulation course, so he did well. And, he finished in the top ten. He was thrilled, and I was so proud.

This is one Top Ten that will keep entertaining us. Well done, Andrew!