Two and Trees / Hearing the Gap

A quiet excerpted round from a 6:08am tee time, played in blustery conditions with gusts around 32mph. The theme that emerged during the round was “two and trees”: several holes shaped by blocked lines, low punches, awkward recoveries, and trees sitting directly between ball and flag. Some gaps were missed. Some were found. Included here are excerpts from holes 4, 10, 14, 15, 17 and 18, with the usual Winter Rules spaces between shots: fairways, trees, paths, stillness, wind, passages, and the quiet movement of the course. Hole 17 provides the “two” — a birdie on the par 3 — while the final clip ends with the first interaction of the morning: a brief course marshal encounter near the 18th green. Music is from two Suno generations of “Hearing the Gap”, used here alongside the natural course sound. The title felt fitting: not just for the gaps between trees, but for the gaps between sound, weather, attention, and the shot that has to be played. Conditions are imperfect. Adjustments are allowed. Play continues anyway.