Jeff,
You're just lucky that's the only rememberance - or picture
- I post here of you! Of course, you COULD always retaliate, as you have some stories on me as well. Remember my profaned tirade at the Burger King in Port Arnansas?
I was reminded of your tendency to 'cluster bunker" because we played Champions in Omaha on our way out to Sand Hills this year.
Jeff was probably the most talented associate I have had the pleasure to mentor. In fact, if you could take away his blind devotion to his Texas Aggies, he might have been the perfect employee.
I recall two things in particular - on his first project, a small remodel, I happened to be in Singapore. He had the presence of mind, after about two months on the job, to analyze the bids at a small renovation bid opening. All bids were high, which is always embarassing. But he noticed that the cart path bids were extreme, asked why (I think we had gold plating in the specs by mistake
) and get the low bidder to refigure his price so it would be in budget. I knew right then he would be a player in the business.
I also recall calling in from Singapore three years later, and hearing him tell me he was leaving, for all the right reasons. He told me then, knowing I would probably offer more money, and generally plead and beg, if I was stateside. You usually can't keep the good ones long.....
He always loved to hear stories of "the old days" in the golf architecture business. I think he left when he started to hear "round two" of my tired old stories.....
Anyway, the point of this post is to take full credit for any sucess Jeff has in this business!
Of course, any mistakes are his alone.......or, he learned those from Von Hagge!