Realizing a Dream

I have had a dream to shoot a par or sub-par round of golf for a long time and yesterday I finally accomplished the goal. I have had 9s that were par or sub-par, but never been able to put them together. After a first 9 of 36, which included 7 pars, 1 bogie and 1 birdie, I was on my way. The 10th hole is, however, a challenging and difficult par 4, with water and easily accessible out of bounds areas. I was able to chip up close and drop the put for a par, which gave me hope that my dream was still in place. By making pars on the next two holes, I was starting to wonder what exactly was going on, but when I birdied the next two, I told my playing partners, this is getting scary. A par on the next par 5, left me with just 3 holes to manauver to put two 9s together for a dream reaching event. A good drive, a weak 2nd shot, a short chip, and a missed putt, produced a bogie. Two holes to go and still 1 under for the round. Hope almost faded when my tee shot on the par 3 17th hole found the deep rough at the side of the green, it quickly returned when I hit a wedge out and hit the pin stopping about 18" from the cup for a par. One hole left and still one under for the round. Potential diaster hit when I pushed my drive to the right into the pond. What a sinking feeling, I now was fighting to try to get a bogie. It was still a reality to be had, if I could control my emotions a temporary let down. A shot over the creek and trees left me with a 164 yard up hill shot to the par 5 green. My 4th shot faded to the right side of the green, leaving me with a chip and a one putt to fullfill my dream and goal. My chip settled a mere 12" from the cup and I knew that I had won the battle of the emotions to realize my dream.
Now my new dream is to shoot that sub-par round, I came within one hole of doing this time and now know how it feels to be on the threshold. It may not be an easy task, but I now believe it is doable, it is just a matter of time.