Golf Resolutions for 2012

New Year’s is a time of looking back as well as looking forward. People measure their success by different things – career, relationships, family. I do too, but all of that is way too private to post on the Internet. However, I will gladly share my golf resolutions for all the world to see. Because chances are, only a very few people in the world will actually see them. 

So, without further ado...

Resolution #1: Get longer. In 2011, I got my game back. After months of physical therapy recovering from a neck/back injury, I was finally able to play a full round of golf without worrying if I would hurt myself. I did lose about 20 yards off my driving distance since before my injury, so my resolution for 2012 is to take a few check-up lessons and figure out how to get that distance back.

Resolution #2: Enter a hole-in-one million-dollar shootout contest. In 2011, I actually made a hole-in-one. In 2012, I want to try my luck at a hole-in-one contest. Even though I have heard they use these weird, hard balls that make it next to impossible to get one in the hole, I could use a million bucks, and ya gotta play to win.

Resolution #3: Break 90. Because of the aforementioned hole-in-one, I broke 100 for the first time in 2011. So next year, there’s nowhere to go but down. I vow to break 90. Or at least break 100 consistently.

Resolution #4: Join a women’s league. My husband can only play on weekends and after work in the summer, so I need golfing gals with similar skills to hit the greens on weekdays. In 2011, I found a female golf buddy to play with during the week. In 2012, I hope to find more like-minded women to golf with.

Resolution #5: Play another charity tournament. In 2009, I won the ladies champion trophy at a local charity tournament (the ladies field was a slim half dozen, but still…). I took the year off in 2010 due to “the injury,” but in 2011, I was back on top as the winner of the women’s longest drive (it was only about 160 yds, but still long enough to beat others on that particular hole). In 2012, I would like to add another annual charity tournament to my roster, preferably one with low entry fees and big trophies.

Will I make or break these resolutions? Time will tell. I have to wait for spring or summer to fulfill some of these promises to myself, but I have already taken a step toward Resolution #1 -- I booked a lesson for tomorrow. So we’ll see what’s what. Stay tuned.