Blog 4




 


Name: Liam Chapman

Date: May 12th Thursday

Time: 7:23

Blog 4: Picking up balls


Today at the golf course, Quin and I showed up in the morning to see the guys in the pro shop and figure out the plan for the day; Derrick had me and Quin go out with one of the maintenance guys named “spanky,” and then spanky showed us how to pick up balls from the driving range in the cart with the attachment.  Quin and I drove around in the cart for a while, and we got all the balls up from the ground.  After picking up the balls, we met up with one of my buddies and played nine holes.  We played on the back nine and had a lot of fun.  I can’t wait for tomorrow’s activity.

5.5 hours

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