Okay, this one is just for me. So, feel free to scroll right on by before it gets knee-deep in saccharine-sweet dad-ness all up in here.
Took my son out on a real golf course for the first time today.
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When I was about his age, my grandfather took me out for the first time. I remember it vividly.
A few years later, he died of cancer.
I carry his putter in my bag. It’s the only thing of his I have.
I don’t use it. I just carry it.
Today, I used it.
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We packed a cooler and made an afternoon of it. Stayed cool despite the heat. Ran through the sprinklers when they kicked on a few holes away.
My son drove the cart. That’s pretty damn fun when you’re a kid.
We had a blast.
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As we reached the home stretch, I took a step back and just took it all in from a distance.
I miss my grandfather. I wish he had lived longer. He would have liked my son. My son would have adored him.
Today was about that torch passing and, lord, my heart is all swole up.
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Before today, the most special round of my life was that very first one with my grandfather.
This round though. This day with my son. This first outing. This now tops the list.
Not my greatest golf but today was my greatest round.
5/5
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