Bradley's+Memorable+Moment

Memorable Moment Bradley Li

It was an ordinary day for a game of golf with my brother Jason, my dad Gansin, my grandfather Genro, and I. I was only 12 yrs old and still used junior golf clubs. I was getting good at my game; my aim was to make a birdie on every hole like the pros do. Since it was a par three course. (["Par three" means that it's a par. Par is to get the ball in the hole in a certain amount of strokes depending on the number.]   In this case you have to get the ball in the hole in 3 strokes.) When we got to the 14th hole, I was sure I was losing. On most holes I was giving higher scores to my dad than everyone else. In the game of golf having a high score is bad. However I still felt confident that I could beat my brother, who was equivalent in skill to me. I wasn't strong enough to hit the ball far yet, so I got ready to hit the ball with my driver. My mind buzzed with questions and potential outcomes. Will the ball go into the bushes? Will it land on the green and get close to the hole? The hole wasn't very far away, but when I looked at it from the tee box it seemed far out of reach. I hit the ball and watched the ball land on the green and roll directly into the hole. Puzzled I stared at the hole in astonishment for at least 5 minutes and asked my dad "where did my ball go?" "Maybe in the hole." he replied. I drifted back to the cart excited anticipating the answer. Soon after everyone had hit their balls, we drove down to the hole and I checked to see if my ball had really gone into the hole. I looked inside and saw several balls orphaned by forgetful golfers. Some were yellow, some were white, and so I decided to look for my ball logo: Top Flite. At first I didn't recognize my ball when I first retrieved it. But then I saw the red letters spelling Top Flite and knew it was my ball. The next I knew, I was jumping for joy and exclaiming to my dad, "I got a hole in one, I got a hole in one." I couldn't believe it, before my eyes. I felt very proud of myself. I never knew I could do it. My grandpa smiled for me and my dad patted me on the back with an excited face saying excitedly "All right brad!" My brother didn't share the same expression but congratulated me in his usual tedious manner. I felt disappointed over his reaction as my twin I thought he'd be happier for me. This was probably Jason's normal supportive attitude "I thought to myself" but the more important thing is that I got a hole in one. Something that not many golfers couldn't do, not even the pros had done what I did. I felt a sense of accomplishment as we finished the game and even though I lost I couldn't wait to get home to tell my mom what happened today. When we got home, I ran to mom, and said "Mom Mom, I got a hole in one." She said "Really?!?!" Then my grandpa came to report the day's events making great emphasis that I got a hole in one I felt really proud when he said it. A few months later I got a letter from the Golf Digest magazine, along with a little pin that said "hole in one on it." I kept it as a trophy to remind me that I got a hole in one. However that wasn't the only thing I got. I was honored in the newspaper my name in it among all the other proud people who'd made a hole in one. My uncle and aunty came over for a celebratory dinner to congratulate me. My grandpa couldn't stop jabbering on and on about my hole in one. His words incited me go out there and make another hole in one. Every once in a while my grandpa keeps reminding me of how I got that hole in one, reviving the memories, just in case I forgot that it was one of the best moments in my life. I always feel so proud every time he said it. So, every time I go golfing, he always warns to my golf mates "Watch out this guy made a hole in one" and everybody laughs.