In what I hope will become a regular feature here at The World According To Buchs, I’d like to recount recent Great Golf Holes In Bryan Buchs’ History.

This last Saturday, I played nine holes early at Lincoln Park. Normally, I’d never be satisfied with nine holes, but the weather in Milwaukee was just brutal this weekend - wicked hot. So nine it was.

Speaking of nine, that’s where the story starts and ends. The rest of the round was infinitely forgettable. Stepping up to the tee on #9, a 298 yard par four hole, I pulled Big Blue out my my bag. I haven’t hit this driver but maybe 5 times this season - and none of those held the fairway. I took a nice swing at the ball, and it sailed dead ahead, coming to a rest on the fairway even with the 2nd fairway bunker - about 225 yards.

For my second shot, Mr. Dan Cody offered up the following wager: hole out for eagle, and earn myself a Surf-n-Turf dinner on him. After confirming that the dinner wasn’t a Filet O’ Fish and a Cheeseburger, I set up with a pitching wedge. Another easy swing, and my shot dropped out of the sky and onto the green about 3 feet right and 10 feet past the hole.

Upon further review, I was left with about a 12 footer downhill for birdie. Luckily, one of my playing partners had a longer putt along coming from the same direction, so I got a fairly good read at it. I gave it a push down the hill, right at the cup… and it stayed right online, *just* dropping into the hole. Mr. Dan Cody gave me the consolation prize, which will be a dinner of his choosing at some point in the future.

Hopefully I’ll be back again next Monday with more Tales From The Green.