A few weeks ago I made my return to competitive golf at the Etowah Valley Charity Pro-Am held at Etowah Valley CC. I was invited by my friend Simon, who is a pro, to be his teammate in the event. I was excited to tee it up in a tournament for the first time since q-school back in 2001. We arrived at the Hendersonville NC course, checked in, and hit the range. The Charity being supported was the Boys and Girls Club of Hendersonville NC.
They paired us with two interesting and what proved to be delightful playing partners- Ed and Chris. Ed was 80 years young and moved around with energy and enthusiasm of someone 30 years his jr. (not to mention he has 10 kids and 40 grand-kids!!). Chris worked in Hollywood as a camera operator and spent his down time in the NC mountains. We laughed and swapped stories of past shots and rounds we had played (because that is what golfers do). Chris had some cool stories of hanging out with movie stars all over the world. One movie he recently did was Shooter- Excellent Action Film.
The course was slightly above average with a few really good par 3′s. Playing the course blind is always tough especially when you are facing doglegs that can lead to a “re-tee” as your ball sails down a mountain side. We played well as a team shooting -10, 62. I shot even par 72 on my own ball even though I played the par 5′s +1. Simon finished at -4, 68 for a T2 finish. We finished T10 as a team but made some great friends and enjoyed perfect weather.
If you want to follow Simon as he pursues his dream of Playing on Tour I have linked his site. He is currently across the pond qualifying for the Open Championship
http://www.simonmcgreal.com/ontour/
Later.
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