Medalist PGA, Frisco...

This summer, the boys have tournaments almost every single Monday and Tuesday. So, the day after their Thunderbird tournament, they played in Frisco. 

In this tour, they are in different age brackets and this means tee times that are hours apart. Remi teed off at 8:30 and Roen at 11:00. I started with Remi, watching his front 9, then met Roen as he was warming up to watch him play his round. 

Again, both boys started amazing, Roen even on the front and Remi 4 over on the front. The back part of this course was absolutely brutal and neither boy fared very well. Again, Roen was able to snag 2nd place, but he was so frustrated with himself, he didn't even want to stick around to see if he placed. So, we didn't find out he placed until we were on the way home. Remi is struggling to put his front and back 9 together, and is letting his bad holes get the best of him.

Remi: 92

Roen: 80, 2nd place

I snapped a picture of Roen in the car when we found out he placed... that's about as good as my pictured taking skills were for the day! Below you will see a major risk reward payoff. On this particular hole, laying up before the creek was the safe thing to do. Had Micah been advising Roen that's what he would have said to do- in fact when I texted him thats what he said to do. But I told him to go for it! Laying up would make parring this hole real tricky. So Roen got out his driver (I wish you could have seen how big the eyes of the boys in his group were, seeing that he was going for it) and he absolutely crushed the ball! You can see how close he was to the pin! Missed his birdie putt, but was the only par in the group on this hole.

Thunderbird Tour, Ardmore...

This was the boys 2nd Thunderbird tournament and as I said, we went ahead and moved Roen up to the 15-18 age bracket. This gave him further tees and a full 18 holes to work with. One of his special weapons, is how far he can drive the ball, so the further the tees are, the more advantage he has. Also, 9 holes does not give much room for mistakes. I think it's safe to say, he held his own. He started off better than he finished, but that little toot was still able to pull 2nd place. 

I also loved that they put the boys in the same group! This meant I got to watch them both at the same time! However, the boy that started off in their group quit halfway through and once it was just me watching the boys.... well, lets just say they went ahead and acted like a couple of toddlers out there! They both ended the round feeling pretty disappointed. I ended the day feeling pretty irritated over them having bad behavior just because no one else was around to see it. In fact, I almost just went back to the car!

But that's golf, and that's teenage boys! 

Roen: 78, 2nd place

Remi: 92

We also saw all kinds of wildlife... geese, turtles and a snake that slithered over to a shady tree and up its trunk! You would be surprised at how many snakes we actually see on courses! And I always say, seeing a turtle mid-round is good luck! If you can't tell, I love animals, even the creepy crawlers! 

And at the very bottom, you will see little ole Roen lined up with all those big boys! This picture cracked me up!

Father's Day...

Micah's wish was sleeping in, a big breakfast and golf. Rain ruined golf, but he spent the day watching The US Open! A few little gifts to open and a relaxing day of being at home with the boys! And, I'm not going to pretend I like skipping church, but I suppose I'll give him a once a year free pass! I took this second picture because Remi is slowly creeping up on his daddy.... and how about that golf tan!

TO Junior Golf Tournament...

Well, we survived another year at the TO. This year, one of Roen's very best friends played with him, so it was extra fun! Besides melting on day 1, we got blessed with some incredibly overcast, mild days on day 2 and 3. Roen had Boo come in on day 2 to caddy, which gave me a little break from playing caddy.  Micah ended up caddying for Roen day 1 and Remi the last two days. I caddied for Remi day 1 and Roen most of the last day (Micah took over once Remi had finished his round). No doubt about it, whoever had Micah, was at a huge advantage because he is so helpful with reading greens and course management. Bennett also came to watch, cheer the boys on, and even spent one night with us!

Remi started off really rough, and that first round killed his standings. But once Micah stepped in, he was able to play much better. The last two days, #17 landed Roen with a double and triple which turned his 76 and 74 into a 78 and 76. It's tough out there, literally every single stroke counts, and there is very little room for error when you are playing for those top spots!

Overall, it was such a great golf getaway and I love watching the boys push through those really hot days and tough rounds! Well done, boys! 

Oh, and this year the boys were in the same age bracket, which meant they competed against each other. And I have included a little "now and then" at the bottom so you can see how much they have changed from the days of Boo caddying for little 6th grade Roen.

Roen: 17th out of 55

Day 1: 76, Day 2: 78, Day 3: 76

Remi: 45th out of 55

Day 1: 92, Day 2: 83, Day 3: 86

Happy Birthday to our Main Man...

Micah's birthday just happed to fall in the middle of one of his favorite tournaments, so we didn't get to celebrate much with him, but he was doing something he loved! Him and I did sneak away for dinner and a little gambling the weekend before and then we did a pizza night (his favorite) with the boys, followed by the only dessert he eats, chocolate yum yum!

Here's to #43 to the one that keeps us all afloat! We love you so much and are proud to call your ours!

Medalist PGA, WestRidge GC McKinney

Because we are doing so many tournaments this summer, I am doing a lot of them solo, so that Micah can work. This time, Roen volunteered to play alone, so I followed and watched Remi. Next time, I will follow Roen. It really wasn't a great day for either of them, but I know they were both so tired coming off of our San Angelo trip, Roen's guy weekend and having a tournament here at home just the day before.  Roen did play well enough to snag a 3rd place, so yay for that!

Remi: 91

Roen: 3rd, 79

Lake Kiowa NTJGT

The NTJGT kicked off the summer season right here at our home course. And wait, it gets better... Roen got paired with two of his very best friends! I followed along with Roen and Micah followed Remi. Which will explain why there is ONE photo of Remi from the entire day.

Remi hit that mid 80 range, which is pretty close to where he needs to be right now. By the end of the summer, our goal is for him to be consistently shooting 85 or below, but he is going to have to do his part by putting in the work.

Roen played ok, but really at this point, should be shooting close to par. But he did play well enough to take home 1st place. 

Remi: 6th, 86

Roen: 1st, 76

TJGT, San Angelo

This was Roen's second tournament with the TJGT. When I saw their West Texas tour was playing in San Angelo, you better believe I signed Roen up! A trip home and a tournament.... two birds, one stone!

Kim and Cindy were able to come down to watch, and it was truly just the best couple of days!

Roen came out on day one shooting a 79- not anywhere close to where he wanted. Going into day 2 he was sitting 7 strokes behind 1st place.... a kid who is a very well-known junior golfer and just so happens to be one Roen would love to beat. Well, Roen came back on day 2 and gave Landry a run for his money! With an eagle putt on hole 18, Roen ended the day with a 72. This had him tied for 1st with Landry- talk about a comeback story! Had they done scorecard playoff or handicap hole as the tie breaker, Roen would have taken the gold. However, they sent them to sudden death, starting on hole one. Hole 1- both birdie, Hole 2- both bogey, Hole 3- both par, Hole 4- Roen bogeyed, Landry parred. It was an intense battle that has Roen hungry for another chance at beating Landry. It was also an absolute blast (and never-racking) to watch! I was so proud of Roen, because that type of golf takes some incredible mental game!

Remi doesn't dream of taking his golf to that next level. He truly plays for fun, but it is not what he wants to do all day, every day. With that being said, we aren't giving him quite the rigorous summer golf schedule that Roen has requested. We are putting him in enough tournaments to keep up his game, but letting him have time to enjoy summer in the ways that he loves too!

Day 1: 79

Day 2: 72