I just kept plugging away and hit some very good shots,

I hit a bunch of good shots and just kept plugging along. A good solid round, and just a lot of fun.

No one was going to quit. We kept plugging away.

We had a lot of (good) shots, but we changed our shots and couldn't hit them.

I had some good shots. They just weren't falling. I kept practicing and stayed with it.

I never mixed with golfers when I was playing, mainly because I didn't want to talk golf all night.