It's a "W" by the numbers

My 2021 season opened at the same place the 2020 season ended, Fairfield Park in Round Lake. Par Kings, the group which ran the event, did an amazing job getting the course ready and am excited to play more events at that course.

Number of players in MA40 division: 11

Number who had to withdraw upon realizing he had another event rescheduled to the same day: 1

Round one gold course:

Years since I played complete 18 hole course as the optional #19 was used for warm up: 4

Times having worst drive but best group score on the hole: 1

Times having the best drive with worst group score on the hole: 2

Relationship to par on the six par four holes: +8

Total failed shots in round one: 14

Total score/ relation to what I consider par since a 495 foot hole up a hill should be a par 4: 80/+14

Score equal to my rating: 73.5

Previous worst round on course (where after I left bag in garbage can only to return when I realized my house keys were still in it: 78

Place/ shots out of first: T3/5

Round two white course:

Total distamce in feet from basket on first two drives: 25

Score to par on 4-7: +4

Shots out of first after #7: 7

Birdies in next seven holes: 6

Drives that hit metal: 1

Total distance of the six birdie holes: 1,080 feet

Consecutive made putts that did not hit chains: 3

Shots in first on #15 tee before failed drive and putt led to bogey: 2

Feet from pin on #18 drive making putt to go back up by two: 10

Players who needed to ace #18 to tie me and force a playoff like what happened in a division an hour previously: 2

Birdies in round two: 9

Total score/to par: 54/-3

Shots off personal best on course: 1

Score that equals my rating: 55.6

Number of failed shots: 7

Overall:

Margin of win: 1

Career wins listed: 7

Actual wins: 6

Players beaten in previous five wins: 10

Players beaten in this one: 10

Points earned of the 500 needed to qualify for 2022 World's: 44

Number of other players in division with rating within two shots per round 2

Number of players in division with rating more than 5 worse per round: 5

Number of unrated players in division: 3

Where I would have finished in 16 player division based on my rating as opposed to age: tied for 9th

Minimum number of shots lost by playing stupid: 8

Number of people who have or will congratulate me on a win which for the madman the mostly unacceptable performance overshadows the victory: many

Virtually at home

Currently listening to the virtual Marscon music track as in person would not yet work. Had the 2020 event been the second March weekend as it has been in the past as opposed to the first one, it is likely it would have not happened as well.

Since in 2015 when I realized my time, energy, vacation, and money needed to go towards something I can do as opposed to watching people do things I can't, wearing a t shirt I have not worn since the last time I made the 400+ mile trip in 2016.

Though I still believe my decision was correct remembering my experience at the 2019 AM worlds, part of me still misses being there and 10 AM will mark the fourth straight Marscon Saturday 10AM at the course where my next event is scheduled to be held for the quest for 500 to reenforce my decision.

Been wanting to travel out of town for an event during that weekend but remember too late to register.