My friend King Oehmig left us last night, apparently of an aneurism of some kind. He was fishing and waiting for his two sons and their wives to join him for dinner.
It was a sudden and unexpected loss. Many of you knew King through Lookout Mountain and Black Creek. He was one of my closest friends and a great fan of the Scottish game. He helped make the nine-hole renovation by Gil Hanse of the Sewanee course happen; he was a co-founder at Black Creek, and he was my compatriot in getting the first restoration project done at Lookout Mountain, by Brian Silva.
He was certainly the most successful high school golf coach of all time, at Baylor School, where his progeny included Harris English, Luke List, Brooke Pancake, and many college All-Americans. His girls teams won 16 consecutive State golf championships, a national record in any sport. He coached both boys and girls. The boys were also an incredibly dominant team throughout his tenure.
He was also an Episcopal priest, and a prolific writer on theology. He was a gentle man in every sense of the word, who loved golf, the walk, and compelling architecture.
I will miss him terribly.