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Dear Jenn,
I felt horrible! Two weeks ago, I was playing in a tournament and really hit a sidewinder off the tee. I could barely get the word, “Fore!” out of my mouth before my ball spun out of control right toward my dad, who was taking pictures. He luckily wasn’t hurt, but the camera was totaled with a direct hit. Bad, right? Well, it gets worse. The ball ricocheted into the man beside my dad and broke his finger, sending him straight to the hospital. I was crushed... and the girl standing next to me was pretty angry. It was her father that I injured. He was really nice, approaching me about a week later to tell me not to worry about it, but I still felt badly.
Signed,
Fore!
Dear Fore,
Oh, jeez! It’s a good thing no one got seriously hurt. But things like this do happen. Still, I know how you felt. I clocked my dad once, while he was giving me a quick lesson on the range. He was standing right behind me when I swung. Luckily, I was swinging slowly and he was leaning down to pick up a golf ball... so I hit him right in the butt with my club! He could barely sit on it for 2 days! I felt so badly. Looking back, I can laugh about it now, but I felt pretty badly at the time. Don’t let one little accident hold you back. There’s a line from one of my favorite movies, Cinderella Story (starring Hillary Duff... if you haven’t seen it, SEE IT!). “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game!” Here, don’t let the fear of an accident keep you from playing golf! Maybe it’s time to get a coach, huh? ϑ My mom, Suzy Whaley, might be a good pick. Then again, she is pretty busy. LOL! Just go out and do your best in those tournaments. That’s all you can do. If and when accidents happen, make sure everyone is okay, make sure you apologize, and just keep on going!
Love,
Jenn
Dear Jenn,
I had been playing golf for about four years but I have never won a trophy. It was always the other girls getting the top prize. Well, just recently, I played a tournament where everything seemed to go my way and my putts all went in. The next thing I knew, I had a two stroke lead and play was over. I won! I was so excited. When they called my name to get the trophy, I ran up and my parents were cheering and I was jumping with joy with my finger in the air, showing at long last that I was number one. Just as I got my trophy, I looked over and saw the other girl’s sad faces. Boy, did I feel like a jerk! I learned my lesson that day. You always hear about the sore loser, but I learned that you don’t want to be a sore winner either.
Signed,
Sore Winner
Dear Sore,
Oh, my goodness! The instant I read this one I laughed. I thought I was reading my diary! I never EVER win trophies in tournaments! My little sister (two and a half years younger) beats me all the time and has tons of golf trophies in her room. When we play for fun, I usually beat her by ten strokes, but when we get into tournaments, I’m making 9s while she’s making 4s! It makes me so mad! Even worse, the one time she got sick and couldn’t play, I finished third... and the tournament officials decided that since there weren’t many girls in the tournament, they would only award first- and second-place trophies! I was determined to win one by the end of the summer, so when my day finally came, it was awesome! I was playing really well and the contest came down to me and my sister. When I won, I was soooo happy that I started jumping up and down and just going over the top. When I came back down to earth for a second, I noticed my sister looked really sad. So, naturally, I felt really badly. And guess? The prize for first place wasn’t even a trophy... it ended up being a purse. That figures. But even if I had won a trophy, I totally understand what you mean. It’s not worth making someone else feel badly, especially when you’ve been in their shoes so many times before. It’s pretty cool that you realized you were being a jerk and cut the behavior, though. Anyway, to all those girls out there that feel like we did and just can’t seem to get it together in those tournaments, I PROMISE your day will come. My mom tells me the wins are much sweeter when you’ve had a few disasters along the way. So keep practicing, then get out there and show them that you can win a tournament, too!
Love,
Jenn
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