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Nickname: I have no nickname (isn't that sad?)Hometown: Avon, Indiana (So Cal at heart!)
Age: Due to legal reasons, this founding member of Golfest is not allowed to reveal his actual age.
Birthdate: March 21, 19 ... ah ... whatever!
Profession: Sales Director
Family Life: Married to the infamous Sandy Dee, Four children
What's on TV ... The lastest golf tournament, Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and reruns of Seinfeld.
On my iPod ... Country — Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, you name it, even some of the old stuff is still pretty good.
Favorite Movies ... what else?? Caddyshack -“with a hat like that you should get a bowl of soup, but hey, it looks good on you!”
What's for dinner ... Mex Food, for sure. And I don’t mean that Tex Mex crap, and for God’s sake I don’t mean the stuff they serve in Indiana. I mean the Sonoran style Mex that you get at Garcia’s in Phoenix, Arizona—I long for a chimichanga and fried ice cream.
My RRR (Road Rage Rating) from a scale of 1-10 is ... about a 7, much depending on how sales are going for the month.
My bucket list still includes ... Golf at St. Andrews, attending a Super Bowl live, finishing my quest to play the top 100, it goes on and on.
Home Course: Prestwick Country Club, Avon, Indiana, and when in Arizona, the Raven at Verrado.
I started golfing at age ... 12. I learned at Heartwell Golf course in Long Beach, Calif—a lighted, par three course. It’s the same course where Tiger Woods learned to play.
Rounds played each year ... 40
My lowest round was a ... 84, at Prestwick Country Club, my home course.
Handicap ... 16.1, up a couple from last year, but coming down again.
My Top 10 favorite courses are ...
1. Pebble Beach
2. TPC Sawgrass
3. Pinehurst #2
4. Pacific Dunes
5. Waikoloa Beach Course
6. Bay Harbor Golf Club
7. TPC Deere Run
8. Valhalla Golf Club
9. Pelican Hill
10. Troon North
BRANDS/CLUBS IN YOUR BAG:
DRIVER: Callaway FT3, with 72 gram pro shaft-S
WOODS: Callaway X, 3 and 5 fairway metals
HYBIDS: Callaway X 4 and 5
IRONS: Callaway X18 5 thru PW, GW, SW, LW
PUTTER: Odyssey
(Don’t tell me about the 14 club limit, I pick and choose my clubs, and I can’t stop buying the latest thing out there)
My shining moment on a golf course was when ... I was playing in a scramble tournament at Chestnut Ridge Golf Course in Blairsville, Pennsylvania (September, 2006.) We were doing well as a group, probably four or five under when we came to a long par-5 on the back nine. I hit driver about 250 yards, but another guy in the foursome crushed it about 280 yards down the fairway. We were left with about 235 yards to a tight pin placement on the front part of the green, the last 100 yards was carry over water. On the second shot, we had one lay up in front of a lake, and two in the water. I hit last, and put my #3 fairway wood to within 5 feet of the pin, and we knocked the putt in for eagle. After a couple of more birdies, we went on to finish about 8 under, and took first place in the tournament. The trophy’s still on my desk.
My worst golf course habit is .... chunking pitch and chip shots - working on it with the help of the Mickelson short game DVD.
With money on the line, I can be counted in the clutch to ... see above - chunk a short chip shot.
I could shave five-strokes off my score tomorrow if I ... could hit a draw with my driver.
My strangest moment on a golf course was ... watching a pelican picking up my ball on the fairway at Peeble Beach and advancing it another 60 yards. Caddy said play it as it lies, but the official rules of golf say differently. And for the record, I disavow all knowledge of any incidents as reported by my fellow Golfestians regarding a bet on a golf course in Hawaii, and any embarrassing moments involving a foursome of Oriental lady golfers. I have no idea what they are talking about, and they have wild imaginations!!
My number one pet peeve on a golf couse is ...
slow play, don’t get me started on this one!
My fantasy foursome would include … Phil Mickelson, Arnold Palmer, and my golfing buddy, Jim Allen.
