One more story which may or may not have anything to do with Bill. I now have three kids aged 6, 4, and almost 2, a back that's in terrible shape, and not a lot of surplus money or time. So I don't get to play much golf these days. The Sunday after Bill's passing I was scheduled to play my first round in seven months. The weather had been rainy and we were thinking of bagging it but I wanted to play, especially given that Bill had passed on and I hadn't even known he was ill. Play golf today if you can, you never know what will happen tomorrow, etc.
So we went out...and damned if my friend didn't make a hole-in-one. It was with a 3-wood so it didn't quite match Ace McBride's feat with his driver, but it sure did seem like a cosmic coincidence. It was one of the few good shots my friend hit that day; he's not a particularly good player and doesn't play much more than I do (his card started 7-7-1-7). But he hit a beautiful 3-wood for his ace. Make of that what you will. And give me the ace next time, McBride!