Birdie

A recap of the author’s 2023 golf season spans four rounds across three countries, highlighted by an eagle, three birdies, and a memorable pre-dawn round in Thailand played with a lighted ball.

A business trip to Japan unexpectedly included a round of golf near Mt. Asama, where the author—who hadn’t swung a club in fifteen months—managed to score two birdies despite playing with borrowed clubs and street shoes.

Frequent birdies and a Dalí-inspired philosophy of spontaneity and experimentation have driven an evolution in the author’s celebratory birdie dance, which has been shared less often online simply to avoid seeming perpetually on holiday.