Scott Wood - Friend of GCA, Friend of Golf, Friend of Life, and Friend of Mine

[Jay Flemma]

So sorry to hear about Scott.  He was a class act and a super-nice person.  He was a great deal of fun to be around.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Peter Galea]

I played with Scott twice at OK.
I enjoyed his company.
He was a gentleman and excellent golfer.


Here's little more insight.


http://www.registerstar.com/news/article_3247901e-2912-11e6-8702-cf171e233ca0.html

[Mike Sweeney]

Services for Scott were held yesterday in Chatham, NY:


http://www.columbiagreenemedia.com/chatham_courier/news/article_41d0848e-280c-11e6-ab00-a3e8374db989.html


It was an absolutely perfect golf day as seen from his house for a luncheon after the service:




On a day like that, I felt a need to play an "Old Dead Guy" course, so I played Copake Country Club on the way home. Copake Country Club was designed by Devereux Emmet in 1922. I really loved it and it had some amazing greens:





Matt Wood will continue to be a golf partner, maybe we can get him on GCA.

[archie_struthers]

Condolences to all on your loss .  RIP

[John Kavanaugh]

On my upcoming trip to St. Andrews I will take one picture and one only. Wherever my ball lays after 70 shots I will take a pic to remind me of Scott and how I may aspire to be as good a man and golfer as he will always be. I can't be responsible for what will happen if I break 70.

[James Brown]

Died peacefully in his sleep in North Berwick on a golfing trip to Scotland.  Would love to have that on my tombstone.  Condolences. 

[Mike Sweeney]

Posted with the permission of the “Keeper of the List” Matt Wood, here are Scott Wood's:

• Every course that he can remember playing - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B6Y81Gn-ztT-ZENaQ0pPT2FkbmM
• Top 100 Played - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B6Y81Gn-ztT-ZENaQ0pPT2FkbmM

[John Kavanaugh]

Mike,


Could you reformat those lists for those of us who choose not to have a Google account?

[Mike Sweeney]

Mike,


Could you reformat those lists for those of us who choose not to have a Google account?

I sent you an email. If that does not work, I can send you email from my Swiss account, but you have to sign up


https://protonmail.com


Anyone else, just send me a message if you can't see the files.

[John Kavanaugh]

Wow, thanks. It's fun to see what is both on and off those amazing lists. No Whisper Rock, I'm surprised Scott wasn't a member.

[Scott_Burroughs]

Just saw this.   

Can't add much more than the great things said already.  There has been much sadness in the world the past week, and yet reading this is the one thing that got the allergies going.  Played with him several times...a great guy as has been said, but the most memorable time was perhaps the tour of Olde Kinderhook he gave me in the rain.  Just realized it was almost exactly a decade ago.

Such a fitting last round......get 'em UPNDOWN some more, Scott.

[Mike Sweeney]

On my upcoming trip to St. Andrews I will take one picture and one only. Wherever my ball lays after 70 shots I will take a pic to remind me of Scott and how I may aspire to be as good a man and golfer as he will always be. I can't be responsible for what will happen if I break 70.

I will clean up the photos on this thread and send to Scott's family now that I have the new system(s) figured out.


Here is John K's picture from The Old Course where Scott Wood shot 70 on the eve of his death. From John:


"My ball on the Old Course after 70 strokes. 16 just past the Principals Nose. Took 12 more shots to shoot 82. Thought about your friend the entire round. Only picture I took. "

[John Kavanaugh]

Thank you Mike, I will never forget standing on that 16th tee staring out into the polo field knowing my picture may be of my ball over the fence out of bounds. It was a privilege having Scott along for the ride.