You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
DISCOVER! | AUGUST 13, 2016<br />
8| Sights of Summer<br />
Iowa Great Lakes | Iowa<br />
Golfing<br />
Swing<br />
of things<br />
The<br />
The first time I swung a golf club was shortly<br />
after the first time I learned to walk.<br />
In my family, golf is instilled in you at a<br />
very early age. It’s just a way of life. There has<br />
never been a time where I didn’t play, where<br />
I didn’t keep up with the latest professional<br />
tournament scores, where I didn’t want to catch<br />
a round with my dad after a long day of work.<br />
To me, golf is simply a life sport. I plan to play<br />
golf until I’m no longer able to walk.<br />
There is no relationship in my life that I cherish<br />
more than the bond I have with my father.<br />
Through golf, one of the many ways we connect,<br />
we have shared countless memories playing<br />
beautiful courses together all across the country.<br />
This past week, I got to reminisce on those<br />
memories by golfing a round with my dad’s<br />
brother, Tim, and his kids, Nick and Ryan.<br />
We set our sights on Okoboji View Golf<br />
Course, an eighteen-hole course that resides on<br />
the N’West side of the Okoboji Great Lakes. The<br />
course was competitive, yet simple. Although<br />
a few water hazards were sprinkled through<br />
out the first nine holes, the real challenge lied<br />
within the abundant trees. Hole after hole, trees<br />
bordered each side of the rough making it extremely<br />
difficult to find my ball.<br />
I appreciated that each par 5 hole was manageable<br />
and not too long. However, the various<br />
par 3s had minimal fairway to work with. Often<br />
times I found myself feeling very anxious when<br />
I approached their tee boxes.<br />
Thankfully, it’s courses like this that make my<br />
game better.<br />
As we played our 9-hole round, my uncle,<br />
cousins and I decided to compete in a best ball<br />
tournament. With two teams playing, each team<br />
would have all four players tee off. Whoever had<br />
the best tee off had the honors. Wherever their<br />
ball landed would be the next place all four<br />
players would hit from. Shot by shot the object<br />
of the game was to pick the best ball from each<br />
location that the best shot landed. With more<br />
opportunities to have a great shot, the better our<br />
score would be.<br />
By the end of our competition, my team<br />
smoked the other team by 3 strokes. Although 3<br />
strokes may not seem like much, in best ball, it’s<br />
everything.<br />
The lush, green grass and warm summer sun<br />
made our morning all the more perfect. Not<br />
only does golf transport me to my happy place,<br />
but it makes me so feel incredibly thankful that<br />
I grew up playing the greatest sport on earth.<br />
Whether you’re a golf enthusiast or a first time<br />
player, Okoboji View Golf Course is a great sight<br />
of summer to learn the swing of the things. F<br />
Summer<br />
Sights of<br />
Erin Radke<br />
funatboji.com<br />
To see what other adventures<br />
Erin Radke has over the summer make<br />
sure you check out funatboji.com where<br />
all her videos, photos and articles<br />
will be right at your fingertips.
Change language