Water sports

I don't like water. It ruins all the sports I enjoy. Cycling and hiking in the rain isn't enjoyable. Baseball games get cancelled. Outdoor speed skating is finished when your rink looks more like a pool. On Friday, water wrecked a good round of golf for me. I'm well aware that water hazards are part of the game and I shouldn't complain if I'm not smart enough to stay away from them but my latest round of golf went from good to worse in a hurry when I stopped avoiding the water.
On the first hole on the Spring nine at Elbow Springs, I was the only one to avoid the water but a three-putt meant a double-bogey. A one-putt then saved a par and I got another par on the third hole. Pulling my drive left and being knocked down by a branch then putting my second shot into a fairway bunker meant another double-bogey. Four holes, four over par. That's a good round for me so far. Then, I started finding the water.
The fifth hole was a par three and I mis-hit a four iron and just barely missed clearing the water on the left. The penalty and second tee shot cost me two strokes. Next, I topped my second shot after a great drive and it rolled a short distance into some reeds just before the water hazard. That's an extra two stokes than if I hadn't topped my second shot. The seventh hole was the same as the fifth. If there's no water I can still chip on and get a bogey. The eighth hole was straight into the setting sun. I cheated by not penalizing myself for a lost ball because no one was able to see any of the drives due to the sun and I was the only one not to find my ball. I got a penalty anyway because I didn't see the water hazard beside the green due to a small hill and staring at the sun. I dropped beside the water and chipped on. The last hole had water on the left side and my drive rolled into it. I was able to bogey the hole even with the penalty.
If there was no water, or if I had just avoided it, I could have saved myself eight strokes. Instead of an average 53 over nine holes, I'd have shot a great 45; bogey golf. I've shot 100 a few times over a full 18 but never broken that so any nine holes under 50 is good on my card. Maybe I'll take a few lessons next year and finally break 100.