Also frustrated, embarassed, sad having not known of this. I played High School golf from '88-1912 in Corpus Christi, Texas and played with many a fine golfer from the Rio Grande Valley, McCallen, Laredo, Brownsville area.
Our HS practiced at (NLE) Padre Isles CC, which was sandy, patchy, and hella windy. Back then, with the old balatta ball, the desired trajectory was a stinger that rose to 30-50 ft in the air at the very end. "Hardscrabble" is apropos!