- November 26, 2024
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Never mind my Sunday morning golf outing where my best hole was a bogey, and the other eight were plus-4s. Never mind the fact that I killed my best birdie opportunity by turning a 5-foot approach onto the green into a three-putt bogey. This isn’t about me; this is about the Albrecht sisters, Emma and Claire.
Yea, yea…I know they’ve been the best female golfers in the area for the last several years, and I’m also aware of their top finishes and accolades. I also know Emma has begun to make a name for herself on the college level at Notre Dame, but I’m curious to know how they’ll respond against me in 18 holes—of miniature golf.
It’s pretty clear that I suck on a regular course, so I have to even the ridiculous odds. While they both shoot around par—or better, I can't shoot a 72 in nine holes. And, I’m sure their putting game is probably a lot better than my game, but I think I can get lucky and at least beat one of them. And, oh how I’m going to rub it in her face, whomever that might be.
The reality that these sisters are so talented speaks volumes to their heritage. Growing up in a house with a mother who played a number of years on the professional level and dad who not only played in college, but served as LPGA's vice president of marketing for 12 years, Emma and Claire were destined to become great golfers, and they have lived up to those weighty expectations.
But now there is an even bigger expectation that lies before them: me. Will they succumb to my trash talk and lucky makes, or will they trample me with their greatness and laugh me off the course?
Their father, Eric, believes I have the edge (smart guy, right?), and I will not let him down. When his girls go on to build extraordinary careers for themselves, I will always look at them as greats that I once beat.
I hope to play them at the beginning of the next month, and I will report back on how I won—I meant how it went.
Again, never mind me; I’m just thinking ahead.
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