Q: You have been candid about the fact you were not really a golf aficionado when you first became a member of the BC Golf board of directors. But like so many of us, you have become very passionate about the game. How is your game progressing?
A: I am going into year 3 of my learning curve of the game as opposed to the hobby. I have been playing the last two years and I am excited to break 100. I think my best score last year was 98. This year is going to be all about strategy for me. The last two years I haven’t played with strategy at all. I have never thought much about specific shot selection in order to set me up better for success. I have always been just like, okay, this is how far I have to go, this is the club I should use and just go. As opposed to looking ahead and saying you have a bunker here you have a bunker there, you know which way your shots go so play safe and maybe start to take down some strokes. Patrick Kelly (a former BC Golf president) has been telling me about this Dave Pelz guy, who is a short-game guru. So I bought his book and have spent part of my off-season reading it. I now have to transfer that to my practice. I am happy to say I am still very keen about trying to take my game to the next level.
Q: You set a goal of playing in a BC Golf championship by 2025. Are you on track to meet that goal? Any chance it could happen sooner than that?
A: Some people would say you could go earlier, but I think I am on track for what I said. I have not yet played in any kind of serious tournament. I have gone and observed tournaments so I now understand more abut how a real competition is set up and run. I really want to explore my zone and see what type of friendly competition might be available there. My intention is to be back on the driving range in February and then getting back on the course in March.
