The last greeting that Jim and I shared was on the 7th fairway at Kingsley Club. It was a combination of old friend how ya doin's and the falsetto screeching usually reserved for bouffant coifed women in Texas. I had known him for two months. If there is anyone on this earth that can get more excited than I about the meeting of grass, ground, sand and sky, it's Jim. We were at Kingsley Club and nothing else mattered. That's the way it was 2 months earlier in Holyoke. We were at Ballyneal and nothing else mattered except the golf course and the friend on it. It was Jim that introduced me to "internet golf", and because of him, I've been fortunate enough to see some special golf courses. Like another very generous person has said to me, "it's the best internet dating site there is."
To the questions.
1) In a sentence, why did Cypress go to #1 on your vaunted list?
2) When did you start wearing the orange "I" hat as a trademark? (bonus--did you not wear it after UGA put the beat down on the Illini?)
3) Pick one player/architect (i.e. not a guy like Tom D or Mike D) to build your dream course.
4) Now pick an architect to collaborate with him/her.
5) Where is this dream course?
6) Did you ever officially thank my back for 9 holes at Crystal?
7) If everything in your life was EXACTLY the same as today and someone offered you a membership to Sand Hills or Friar's Head, which one would you pick and why? (I'm aware you haven't seen Friar's)
Who owns the biggest calves you've ever seen on a golf course?
More to follow...