Moved to Austin in 1997 from Newark, DE by way of
Boca Raton, FL 1981-1986
Rochester, MN 1978-1981
St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN 1971-1978
Jackson, MS 1955-1971
Started playing golf in 1963
Hdcp: 9 (has been as low as 4)
Best Scores: 1-under, Ed "Porky" Oliver G.C., Wilmington, DE (formerly Wilmington C.C.) and a 2-under, Willow Creek, G.C., Rochester, MN (9 Holes)
Favorite Course: Lake Cliff C.C., Spicewood, TX
Notable Courses Played:
- Firestone Country Club (OH)
- Las Colinas where I met Mr. Nelson
- DuPont CC (DE)
- The Blue Monster
- All four courses at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens
- Broken Sound CC
David Williams 'DWiz'
2015 Muny Rat Champion - Net
2021 Muny Rat Club Champion - Net
I’ve been a volunteer/mentor at First Tee of Greater Austin since 2004, a Certified Assistant Coach there since 2009.
I have every set of clubs I’ve ever owned:
- 1975, A set of PGA Emblems – 3 thru wedge, driver, 3 wood, 5 wood for $125 in St. Paul, MN
- 1981, A set of PING Eye 2's – 1 thru SW, driver, 3 wood, 5 wood
- 1994, I used a Killer Whale with a Fire Stick shaft (Payne Stewart played it) for a few years while in Delaware
- 1994, A PING EYE 2 L-wedge with Wilmington CC emblem
- 1999, A set of PING i3 Blades – 3 thru UW, Driver, 3 wood, 7 wood
- Had a Callaway Warbird 5 wood with a pured shaft
- 2015, A set of PING G30, these will be my last ones! 5 thru UW (w/graphite shafts), Driver, 19-degree hybrid. Still in my bag are the i3 3 wood and 7 wood and still use the Eye2 SW and LW.
- A variety of Ping putters along the way. Currently uses the CRAZ E