One of my favorite fast rounds was playing Eagle Ranch in Invermere a few years ago. It is the only time I played it.
ER is usually pretty pricey compared to other courses in the area, and they don't often have deals, so I often don't even check the course when I'm in the area. But I was there late in the season (end of September) and saw they had a great deal - something like $70 including cart and range balls after 2pm. I grabbed a time, and when I arrived the place looked deserted. Hit a few balls, then started.
I think I met a foursome at the third hole, who let me play through. Over the next 8 holes, I think 4 more groups let me play through. After that, I didn't see a single player the rest of the round.
I ended up shooting my best (then) ever round of 82 in 2:30. This included a miracle on 18.
18 is a par 5 over a gully, but the tee shot is blind as the the hole doglegs left and severely downhill. I just saw it was a par 5, and hit driver. cutting the dogleg a little. At the bottom of the hill, and just before the gully, is the red tee box, and there was my ball, sitting pretty on the tee box. Literally 2 meters more it would have been in the gully. I hit 3 wood to just short of the green, then up and down for birdie.
On exceptional rounds I try to buy something at the pro shop as a memento. I went for a cap. My head is short, and I find a lot of caps are too deep cutting into my ears. But I found a decent Eagle Ranch cap that was short and bought it.
When I got back to where I was staying, I saw that the cap had little rhinestones on it and a small pink trim I somehow missed in my euphoria. My daughter wears it now, and it makes me smile every time I see it.
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