FROM THE EDITOR

It’s as if he had a sense of prescience. Rick Anderson, a member of Countryside Country Club in Clearwater, Florida, stepped up to the tee at a recent event and told his playing partners that he had to make two birdies in the last three holes to be “in the money.” He pulled the 9-iron from his bag for a 143-yard, par-3 hole — and holed the ball, making quick work of picking up the two needed strokes.

We’ve had fun the past several issues hearing about member hole-in-one stories and we hope you continue to send us the tales of your aces.

For example, Janie Turner, a member of Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston wrote us about the “most exciting five seconds” she has ever had on a golf course. As the story goes, she was the last of her Women’s Golf Association foursome to hit off the 12th tee. The ball was headed for the pin — the suspense, albeit brief, was intense. With the ball at the bottom of the cup, the foursome celebrated. Maybe just five seconds, but she’s relived the moments a “million times.”

And, after 37 years of playing golf, Nancy Sperry of Stoneridge Country Club near San Diego, and also Mission Hills Country Club near Palm Springs, California, scored her first hole-in-one using an 11-wood on a 160-yard, par-3 hole. Sperry recalled playing her first couple of rounds back at Penn State where her sister told her to run between her shots. Now, she’s glad she stuck with the game — and she’s certainly put sibling rivalry to rest.

A final story about golf family-style comes from the 2001 golf season when Jack “Jace” Windom IV was 13 years of age. The third-generation golfer, whose family plays at Northwood Country Club in Lawrenceville, Georgia, made history by being the youngest player to score an ace since Northwood was founded in 1957. On the 137-yard fourth hole (white tee yardage), Jace chose his weapon: a Titleist DCI 7-iron. A footnote to history: Jace and father Jack III are regulars in the club’s Parent-Child Tournament. The duo won the gross championship in 2000, the overall tournament in 2001, and their flight earlier this year. Yes, there are a lot of Jacks around the Windom household.

Enjoy the issue, 

Patricia Baldwin
Editor in Chief

Photography by Lisa Means