“Five, four, three, two, one!” Willie said as he exhaled with a huge sigh.  His regular foursome was watching Scheffler win again on the big screen in the golfer’s grill.

The B-Boys (Brooks, Barney, Billy and Baron) springtime golf trip to the panhandle of Florida has become an annual event for four brokers from Minneapolis.  The B-buddies were sucking down a few malt beverages prior to departure. 

The putter that brought a golfer and his caddie together creating “The Power of ONE !”

Problem solving has always been a big part of a golf course superintendents’ job. At Fairview Country Club in Connecticut solving a “Goose Poop” problem developed into a business opportunity that ended up as a franchise.

A golfer friend named Will related this great Jim McMahon story to me. Will lived in Chicago and worked for a large company. With a little research into Jim McMahon, we have a fun story about a true NFL character. 

Childhood memories of the excitement when the traveling circus came to our prairie town in western Kansas remain in my mind. There would be the “Circus Parade” down main street.

This writer has written many stories about Topgolf since twin brothers Steve and Dave Jolliffe came up with the idea.

Willie, the newly retired drinker, was designated chauffeur for the 8-hour trip to the Badlands. 

The observation of a “sweet freak golfer” and a candy bar thief disguised as a huge squirrel requires a whole new chapter in my mental photo album from the golf course. 

How did Dick Bennett, from Greenhaven Golf Course, become the only person with a public golf background to serve as a member of the prestigious USGA Executive Committee?

As a human being, I feel fortunate to have lived through a transitional period in history. It may never be equaled.

As we all know golf is full of characters. This story illustrates the life-path difference of two really fine players who participated in the same Mini Tour Event in 2003. 

The GPS Screen displayed the following message, “Caution, black bears near #5 green!”