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DOUGLAS McFARLAND – Retired Law School Professor, Counselor To U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, Writer And Golfer

by Kim Benjamin | Jun 29, 2020 | Characters and Critters

DOUGLAS McFARLAND – Retired Law School Professor, Counselor To U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, Writer And Golfer By R.J. Smiley The very successful MGA Senior Tour is loaded with characters. They come in all shapes, sizes (sometimes very large) and...

Leopard Frog

by Kim Benjamin | Apr 13, 2020 | Characters and Critters

Leopard Frog By R.J. Smiley The (Old) Geezers have been friends since childhood. The Geezers were raised on large wheat farms in western Kansas and became friends and competitors playing high school football and basketball. As teenagers they learned to...

Caddies For The Twins

by Kim Benjamin | Apr 13, 2020 | Characters and Critters

Caddies For The Twins By R.J. Smiley The twins, Billy and Bobby, were born to a middle class family from Idaho. The very active young boys soon became known as the “B Bubs.” With a father who was a CPA and a board member of the local golf club, and a mother...

Tall Dr. Jim, A PhD In Business, And The Golf Want-To-Be

by Kim Benjamin | Jan 9, 2020 | Characters and Critters

Tall Dr. Jim, A PhD In Business, And The Golf Want To Be By R.J. Smiley Back in my college days I earned a double major: BS in Business Administration and a Doctoral Degree in Golf, with a minor in finding and cleaning the “fish.” The owner of the college...

Non-Golfer Golfers

by Kim Benjamin | Jan 9, 2020 | Characters and Critters

Non-Golfers Golfers By R.J. Smiley Human critters are invading our golf courses. The question is, “Are human beings animals (or critters)?” If you believe, like I do, that humans are animals, you will agree with this month’s Critters On The Course about human...

FALL GOLF

by Kim Benjamin | Jan 9, 2020 | Characters and Critters, Home Page Slider

Fall Golf By R.J. Smiley In late Fall with the leaves mostly on the ground, golfers who are in tune with Mother Nature notice the abundance of wildlife that share their golf course. I love fall golf because most golfers have already packed up their clubs...