Memories

Remember the day a Lee Sta--- landed his ball on the storage container and it ricocheted onto the 11th green and he sunk the putt?

Remember those days when golfers entered the clubhouse with their lowest scores ever and the widest grins on their faces.

Remember that group of guys who had partied and ended up in the pond on the back nine skinny dipping in the middle of the night? One was brazen enough to came back to the clubhouse the next day to get his shoes he had left by the pond.

Remember when that golfer hurried off to the first tee, looked for his clubs only to find out his clubs had fallen off the cart back at the clubhouse?

Kenai Golf Course has a single digit handicapper who is famous for leaving clubs on the course about once a week. Have any idea who this is? His name starts with a capital Gor---.

Who was the golfer who complained about the balls he had just bought and how after 9 holes they were all cut up and battered? The clerk figured he knew what he was doing when he bought those expensive soft covered balata balls.

Remember the day Chuck B--- made a sharp turn in the golf cart and dumped his wife out of the cart?

Barry B recently called to remind me he too dumped yours truly out of the cart by the second green.

No! I hadn't forgotten.

Golfers lost their snacks left in the carts to the squirrel while they finished playing number 10. That squirrel was named "Number 10."

One day Dave Ra--- pretended he hadn't hit a ball onto that brand new house? He walked right by the house. The home owner was playing catch with the ball as the golfer walked toward the 11th green not daring to glance toward the home.

Remember the golfer whose drive landed directly on the 200 yard marker and the ball split in half? He wanted a ruling on which half to play since one half went out of bounds on the 15th fairway. The other half landed in the fairway.

In one of the final Kenai Cup matches Rita B hit a ball that went into the gully on 18 and hit a log and bounced up onto the green? The match was won on that miracle shot.

Remember the day Jim Arn--- hit a ball into the pond, got mad, threw his club into the pond, thought about it, took off his shoes, rolled up his pants and fetched the club.

Remember the day a tourist rushed back to the clubhouse after seeing a black bear walk across the 10th green. In a terrified voice the tourist screamed, "Call the troopers to shoot the bear on the green!" A Kenai golfer who was sitting in the clubhouse between rounds said, "We shoot more tourists than we do bears."

Remember that pro while playing in the Kenai Chrysler Open who in a fit of anger broke his putter on the 15th green and had to finish the last three holes putting with his driver.

Remember the squirrels named "Number 10" and "Putt Putt" who could be called in to eat snacks out of Cindy's hand?

Speaking about the back nine ponds recently, we recalled an incident that happened a couple years ago. Donnie was busy mowing close to the ponds, the bank caved in. Donnie jumped off the tractor to keep it from going in. Only the tractor remained dry. When he got back to the clubhouse he was muddy and wet but still managed to flash that Morgan grin when he revealed where his mower was parked.

Golfers recently heard of the Hole in One on number 11 by Jeff Jo---. He hit his 11th tee shot and holed it on the 12th green. It was witnessed by Jim Kim---.

Heard about the Homer golfer who has fits and is especially known for throwing clubs. He was trying out a new putter in the clubhouse. One of his golfing buddies said, "You should take the putter outside and throw it around to see how you like it."

What about Don Go---. who appeared to have been charged by a caribou near the 12th green? His brother yelled him and Don looked over his shoulder just in time to see the caribou veer off away from him.

Watched two excited golfers loading up their cart to head for #1. Driver Keith S stepped on it and nearly ended up on the clubhouse deck taking Dana B with him. Oops! It goes faster in reverse than forward.

Recently heard about a golfer who had his career best as he stood on the 17th tee. He went on to take a 10 on #18. How many times has this happened to all of us?

Found four golfers at 10 pm by the creek going to number eight. Keith S was standing in the creek with his shoes on attempting to hit his shot to the green. Took a couple of shots to get it out.

What about Billy A having to get up on a clump to hit his shot to the #17 green. He stepped down only to find a two foot drop and took a tumble.