An 80+ on the first 9...

I shot 80+ on the first nine holes in a game of golf with my pops today. I "improved" my best score of 72. For those who don't know, you should be scoring 36 for the first nine holes to get at even par. Meaning the score would be 0. More about the game of golf at wikipedia. My pops kept on telling me over and over that I shouldn't worry too much since I don't practice that much anyway and that the score is "acceptable" for a beginner. I couldn't eat that.
The most irritating thing was, I missed countless of shots which is embarrassing even if there's no one looking. Definitely too hard to swallow for my so-called standards. I began last year (2007) tagging along my father fyi.
Somehow I still can't solve my golf swing problems. Lots of em... :/
I love golf even though I suck balls so yeah, I'm gonna continue to learn to play and hopefully improve. Back to the driving range...