A scratch player against Phil Mickelson with a 700 yard advantage....

[Obee]

Just a casual round with nothing on the line, the scratch player may have a shot if the planet's are aligned. If there's money on the line, Phil is foaming at the mouth and no way he loses.

 

There was plenty of action.

[ezpz]

could be a close match if phill were to play right handed.

[Obee]

I have three related stories:

 

1) I grew up caddying at The Country Club (Brookline) from 1987-1993. One of the guys who worked in the Pro Shop was Phil's teammate at ASU. He was the best player I'd ever seen at that point. He brought Phil to play. If I'm not mistaken, Phil had won the amateur and in Phoenix, but I'm not sure if he had turned pro. Phil was amazing. The difference between him and another division 1 player was night and day.

 

2) Once a summer they would set up the US Open routing. Brookline has 27 holes. The Open course is a combination. I never saw any of the best players in the club break 80.

 

Phil destroys a scratch player even giving up 700 yards.

 

 

Define "destroys." ;-)

[jimwgt26]

I have three related stories:

 

1) I grew up caddying at The Country Club (Brookline) from 1987-1993. One of the guys who worked in the Pro Shop was Phil's teammate at ASU. He was the best player I'd ever seen at that point. He brought Phil to play. If I'm not mistaken, Phil had won the amateur and in Phoenix, but I'm not sure if he had turned pro. Phil was amazing. The difference between him and another division 1 player was night and day.

 

2) Once a summer they would set up the US Open routing. Brookline has 27 holes. The Open course is a combination. I never saw any of the best players in the club break 80.

 

Phil destroys a scratch player even giving up 700 yards.

 

 

Define "destroys."

 

I would define "destroys" as winning in a such a dominating and convincing manner the winner controls the tempo of the game at all times. Like the way Alabama beat Michigan State last week.

 

Obviously, I'm being set up. I'll gladly walk into this trap to hear a great story.

[Hoot151]

If the scratch player has his A+ game and putter is working on all cylinders AND Phil is having an off day with his putter....it could be close.

[sharkiesj]

Obee, looks familiar?

 

 

[sharkiesj]

You prob don't remember what they were wearing that day, does this ring a bell?

 

 

[2putttom]

Obee, looks familiar?

 

 

Was this taken at an In-Out Burger?

[Matt J]

Come on Obee!

 

Out with the story already. Pretty please. Losing some money to FIGJAM is a WRX dream come true.

[sharkiesj]

Nope, it was taken right after they played their round that day. I'll tell later.

[DavePelz4]

Obie, we're waiting!

 

At the doctor. Full round report coming soon!!

 

OB hope you're not at the shrink as a result of the round! Come on Sir...we're all chomping at the bit. And please be detailed as you usually are!

[jimwgt26]

I have three related stories:

 

1) I grew up caddying at The Country Club (Brookline) from 1987-1993. One of the guys who worked in the Pro Shop was Phil's teammate at ASU. He was the best player I'd ever seen at that point. He brought Phil to play. If I'm not mistaken, Phil had won the amateur and in Phoenix, but I'm not sure if he had turned pro. Phil was amazing. The difference between him and another division 1 player was night and day.

 

2) Once a summer they would set up the US Open routing. Brookline has 27 holes. The Open course is a combination. I never saw any of the best players in the club break 80.

 

Phil destroys a scratch player even giving up 700 yards.

 

3) I played Division 1 lacrosse in college, and played with many All Americans. Only one was1st team. He was incredible. His senior year there were four 1st team AA's at his position. Two of them were the Gait's. They're are arguably the two best players in the history of the game. The difference between them and my teammate was enormous.

 

There's a point to my boring you with these details. In every endeavor there're many greats, but there're only a few elite, world class, top of the mountain players.

 

I grew up watching the Gait's here in 'Cuse. They were simply awesome.

 

My Freshman year,'89, we played 'Cuse in the Dome. They "destroyed" us. They scored so many goals the PA announcer lost his voice and had to be replaced. They honored Jim Brown that day, he was on their bench the whole game.

[lumberman2462]

Alright.....the teasing is getting annoying.

 

Somebody give us the results of the match.

 

Thank You.

[chrismikayla]

What do you think would happen? Would the scratch player stand a chance? What if it's the scratch player's home course and Mickelson has played it only one time previously?

 

Does the scratch player have any hope? If not, how many shots a side should he get from Mickelson to make it fair?

 

Let's say the course is rated 76 from the tees Phil is playing and 72 from the tees the scratch player is playing.

 

Have at it!!

 

(cool)

 

Phil could use a balata ball and persimmon woods and the scratch still wouldn't have a chance.

[thurmdiesel]

Disclaimer: I hacked it up in a round with Obee at his home course three years ago when I was in town for a conference. If he remembers me, it's as the guy who putted sidesaddle and stepped forward on the follow-through like Gary Player on his way to shooting 96 or something like that, although I did hit a pretty good shot to a back left pin on 8. Meanwhile, he and his buddies formed the most impressive group I had played in at that time. I still regularly repeat two things he told me that day: "Scratch golf starts with solid, center of the clubface contact every time" and "I told her I'll be at the course every Saturday, most Sundays, and that 100% of my travel will be golf travel." I'm still trying to get my wife on board with the latter...

 

Here's my math:

 

You have 7-8 strokes of difference in handicap, with 4 strokes of difference in course rating. So Phil has about a 4 or 5 shot advantage in handicap by the time you tee off. Against a normal scratch player, I think Phil wins 90-95% of the time - a 4 or 5 shot advantage in handicap turns into a 6 or 7 shot practical advantage by the time you factor in Phil's consistency. Phil on a bad day is still gonna shoot 1 or 2 over even on this very tough course, and the scratch guy will beat himself in the 10 rounds in 20 where he doesn't shoot 74 or better.

 

But 90-95% leaves the scratch guy a fighting chance, and we're also talking about a stronger-than-average scratch player here on a course where local knowledge matters more than most. David, I want to believe in you. I think you'd beat him 4 or 5 times in 20.

[Frostfield]

scratch would win 10-20%. Phil has plenty of bad rounds nowadays. 10 years ago? Scratch would almost never win.

[kekoa]

OBEE, how much did you take from Phil?

[cardoustie]

I say Philly Mick got Obee by 2. Obee is a solid state player IIRC

 

Plus, Obee said the course was not tight so Phil can unload off the tips all day, and IIRC, Obee is not long. 700 yards is approx 39 per hole. I'm guessing Phil was past Obee off the tee even from the back decks and had a lot less club into most holes.

 

That being said, if Mr. Make Us Wait has a careerish day and makes some putts and feathers in some tight iron shots, it could be closer than the supposedly statistical blowout

 

When I was a 4 I played w Brendan Steele at a Nationwide event over 36 holes. He played 20-30 yards back on every hole. I shot 73 both days and he shot 69 and 69 I believe. Now when I was 25 and a tourney / college scratch (like Obee still is now) we would have been MUCH closer. I could have won playing up a deck if I was better and he had an off tee

 

I'm sad I wasn't in on this match with my +3 buddy (who played the US Senior Open last summer in CA)

[pappaf2]

Obee, looks familiar?

 

 

Was this taken at an In-Out Burger?

 

Phil wouldn't be caught at an In-Out, he's an owner of a few Five Guys franchises.

[Obee]

Alright.....the teasing is getting annoying.

 

Somebody give us the results of the match.

 

Thank You.

 

Posting now!

[Obee]

So, since some of you know me and have figured out that the match actually happened (what a shock!), I will run it down, hole-by-hole.

 

Like always, I just want to say up front what an amazing honor it is to be on the same golf course as these guys. I will never forget this day, because I didn’t just get to play with Phil, but Rickie, too, which I didn’t let on about.

 

And if any of you wonder why I post this kind of stuff, it’s because I’m still a kid inside. I’m 48, but I still feel like I’m 16, even if my body feels like it’s 60!

 

Regarding the day: I knew Rickie was going to be in town over the holidays, and because we had played a match against him and Tom Pernice, Jr. and a couple other pros last year, I was hoping we could do the same again this year. I found out a couple days before and that we were, indeed, good to go for another match. In addition, we heard there was going to be a “special guest,” and I had a feeling it was going to be Phil since he lives down in San Diego, and had played our course a month or so before.

 

Turns out I was right.

 

So the day arrives, and we are set to tee it at 9:30. I get there around 8:00 to putt and get the feel for the greens. Phil and Rickie arrive around 8:30 and I say hello to both of them. It’s a slow day at the course because it’s a Monday, but there are probably 40 or so people there hitting balls and practicing. There are to be 10 of us playing that day: Rickie, Phil, Pernice, and two other pros that play out of our club. We are going to have a 5 against 5 match against them of 2 best balls. They play the blacks at 7,150 75.7/146, and the amateurs play the blues at 6,450 71.7/138.

 

Last year, all the pros played together and all the ams played together, but this year we intermingled pros and ams. I had never played with Rickie (though several of our scratch guys have in the past) so I was hoping to play with him this year. Well it turns out I got to play with both Rickie AND Phil along with two of my scratch buddies. I was ecstatic, but tried to keep my emotions in check because, dammit, I had a job to do: Beat them! LOL

 

So we warm up and it’s very low key. A couple people say hello to Rickie and Phil, but people really do a good job of giving them their space. We head to the first tee with Phil and Rickie, and that’s when the bets start flying. Most of us scratch guys at the club love to gamble it up, so we have no problem with the concept of betting, but it escalates quickly, and before I know it, my two buddies and I are playing our 1 best ball against Phil and Rickie’s one best ball for … let’s just say an amount that I don’t usually play for. LOL

 

Because I have so much exposure going so quickly, I neglect to get an indie with either Phil or Rickie. If there had been a bit more time on the first tee, I would have gotten an indie with both of them, and I would have asked for 1 a side from the blue tees, which is what my buddy got(?) from each of them. And remember, we have an approximately 700 yard advantage, which means we will be hitting our approaches from close to the same place each day assuming we hit it 260ish and they hit it 300ish.

 

Oh yeah: And Rickie and Phil had a bet against each other for an amount that I will not divulge, but let’s just say it was enough to keep them both grinding all day so we got their best games. Also, keep in mind this was Rickie’s home course growing up, so he knows every read on the greens and where to miss, etc.

 

To set the stage: It was very cold in the morning when we teed off. Probably 48 degrees, so I was hitting the ball nowhere. There was little wind, and the greens were perfect. 12ish and rolled that morning (Pernice always makes sure the course is in great shape for a cool thing like this). The greens were so perfect, in fact, that Phil remarked on them multiple times during the day. “These are as good as I’ve putted on in a long time,” and things like that. Our greens really are amazing this time of year.

 

Finally, I can say that I was only nervous the first couple shots, then I calmed down. I’ve been playing very steady golf lately. My only bad rounds have been in very windy and/or cold conditions (which we get in the fall and winter), but other than that, my ball-striking has been very consistent, and my putting has been solid. So once I got over the opening jitters, I just relaxed, committed to my shots, and played golf. :-)

 

Here goes:

 

1) 421/385 Par 4. Trees left. Fairway bunker on right is a 275 carry

 

OBEE: Nervous first drive into right fairway bunker up against 8 foot lip. Pitch out to 105 yards. cut GW to 8 feet. Make the PAR save.

EVEN

 

PHIL: Drive down the right side. 100ish to middle-left pin. Hits a wedge that gets near the hole then sucks back to 20 feet. 2 putts for PAR

EVEN

 

RICKIE: Drive right next to Phil. Wedge to 12 feet. Buries the BIRDIE.

1-UNDER

 

2) 424/390 Par 4. Two trees guard opposite sides of the fairway and make hitting driver a dicey play for long hitters.

 

OBEE: 4-wood into right rough. High 6-hybrid that catches the top of the tree and stays just short and right of the green. Pitch up to 8 feet to a very difficult pin and miss the par putt. BOGEY.

1-OVER

 

PHIL: 2-hybrid down the middle. 8-iron(?) hits into the mount guarding the back of the green and bounds down the hill leaving him a tough two putt. He hits the first putt on a nice line, but about 8 feet long and misses a very difficult, speedy, sliding comebacker. BOGEY

1-OVER

 

RICKIE: Hybrid a bit short and right. Has 190 in. 6-iron(?) to 20 feet. 2 putts for PAR

1-UNDER

 

3) 528/494 par 5 (second shot is uphill. Plays longer than 528.

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle. 4-wood lay-up to left side of fairway. SW from 95 yards to 6 feet. BIRDIE

EVEN PAR

 

PHIL: Perfect drive and long. 208(?) to pin, uphill a bit. Playing 215ish. Absolutely lasers a cut 4-iron to 4 feet. EAGLE. Wow.

1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Drive down the middle. 2-hybrid(?) into deep, right greenside bunker, but pin is on far side of the green, so he has room. Knocks it to four feet and makes the BIRDIE. 2-under.

 

4) 415/381 par 4. Very difficult driving hole with multiple options. Elevated, well-protected green with a large swale bisecting the front-left and back-right portions of the green. Pin is in the tough back-right portion.

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle, but whiffed. Thin 5-hybrid into deepest bunker on the course. Hit a good bunker shot, but it checks up and I 2-putt from 18 feet. BOGEY, 1-OVER

 

PHIL: Long drive over center-line bunker (290 carry?). Wedge(?) is the right distance, but just a bit left, and it one-hops into a greenside bunker. Very difficult, short-sided bunker shot that he hits well, but he leaves himself 8 feet and misreads the putt and makes BOGEY, EVEN.

 

RICKIE: Drive over center-line bunker, PW to 15 feet. Putt is Center-cut. BIRDIE, 3-UNDER

 

 

5) 472/389 par 4. A bit downhill on drive. Considerably downhill on approach. Small green, with a large swale bisecting the front and back portions of the green, and the green is guarded by a hazard that runs along the front and left portion of the green the entire way. TOUGH HOLE.

 

OBEE: 4-wood down right center. Cut 9-iron from 145 to a front left pin to 4 feet. BIRDIE, EVEN

 

PHIL: Perfect drive. 7-iron from 170 to a foot. BIRDIE, 1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Drive into right rough. Second shot is long and over back of green. Chips up and over the center swale to a couple feet and saves PAR, 3-UNDER

 

 

6) 152/114 par 3. Tiny, very shallow green. Trouble short and long.

 

OBEE: Cut GW to back right pin to 5 feet. Think I misread the putt here and made PAR, EVEN (edited. I shot 72. Either missed a short birdie here or on 3 and I think it was here).

 

PHIL: 9-iron over green to back pin. Makes an amazing up and down to save PAR, 1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Pulls his tee shot just a tad and has 25 feet EDIT: I think Rickie actually knocked it fairly close here and birdied it. BIRDIE, 4-UNDER. I was fuzzy about the details on a couple holes as the match was two weeks ago and I've played a few rounds since.

 

 

7) 437/370 par 4. Trees Left, hazard right, but not especially tight. 2nd shot is to an elevated green that can play tough.

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle. Cut 9-iron from 128 to 12 feet. Barely miss the birdie and settle for PAR, EVEN

 

PHIL: Drive down the middle. 9-iron(?) to 10 feet. BIRDIE, 2-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Drive down the middle. 9-iron(?) to 20 feet. 2 putts for PAR, 4-UNDER

 

 

8) 177/151 par 3. Super tough shot when the pin is in the hourglass, as there is very little green to work with if you miss left or right.

 

OBEE: 8-iron to a super-tough pin cut in the middle of an hour-glass shaped green. Knock it to 8 feet, but can’t make the tough, breaking putt. PAR, EVEN

 

PHIL: Phil’s approach catches the swale on the inside part of the hourglass and his ball falls into the collection area. He hits a great pitch shot, but misses the 8-footer and settles for BOGEY, 1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Beautiful 8-iron(?) that misses the green just to the right. Tough up and down to a dicey pin, but Rickie’s hands are amazing, and he hits a little min-flopper to 4 feet and makes the PAR save, 4-UNDER

 

 

9) 539/515 par 5, OB left tee to green. Hazard right tee to green. Relatively wide, though:

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle. 3-hybrid lay-up to 110. GW to 15 feet, but miss the putt and settle for PAR, EVEN

 

PHIL: Drive down the middle. 250ish to the pin into the wind. Pushes a fairway wood to the left into the rough. He’s pin high with green to work with. Has about 40 yards to the pin and he … pitches it in!! SECOND EAGLE OF THE DAY!! 3-UNDER

 

By this time, there was a small crowd of members following us now, and they went wild when Phil made it. So fun.

 

RICKIE: Drive down the middle, 2-hybrid into front, right bunker. Bunker shot to 4 feet. BIRDIE, 5-UNDER

 

 

10) 432/406 par 4. Hazard right off tee.

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle. 7-iron to 20 feet. 2 putts for PAR EVEN

 

PHIL: Drive down the left side and barely into the rough. Leaves his approach short and right. Putts it from off the green (the correct play due to the Bermuda grain growing straight into you there) and makes PAR, 3-UNDER

 

RICKIE: 3-wood down the middle. Nice approach to 18 feet. Lips out the birdie and makes PAR, 5-UNDER

 

11) 555/506 par 5.

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle. Pull my 2nd a bit and am in the front left swale that guards the front of the green. I hit a good pitch but it lands into a little upslope and just doesn’t roll out to the back pin like I wanted, and I leave myself 12 feet for birdie, which I miss. PAR, EVEN

 

PHIL: Perfect drive over center-line bunker. Very nice hybrid that goes just long. Bunker shot rolls past pin and just off the green. Almost chips in with his hooded, behind-his-back-foot LW(60? 64?) from just off the green. PAR, 3-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Perfect, long drive. Long club of some sort onto the green to about 30 feet. 2-putts for BIRDIE, 6-UNDER

 

 

12) 203/169 par 3. Into a slight wind and uphill with deep bunkers short/right. There’s now about a dozen or so member following us.

 

OBEE: I see the people on the hill over-looking the 12th green, and I think: “This is SO COOL!” In the past, I would have gotten nervous and hit a bad shot. But … NOT TODAY!!! I pull out my trust 6-hybrid and hit a little cutter in there to about 5 feet and everyone applauds. Woohoo!!! I then make the BIRDIE to go 1-UNDER

 

PHIL: Phil hits a nice 5-iron to 20 feet and says: “I got a feeling about this one….” but he lips out and makes PAR, 3-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Hits it just left and long of the flag and 2-putts from 30 feet. PAR, 6-UNDER

 

13) 353/328 par 4. Hazard left.

 

OBEE: 4-wood down the middle. Cut SW to an elevated green from 85 yards to 5 feet. Misread the putt and have to settle for par. PAR 1-UNDER

 

PHIL: Phil blocks his tee shot left into the hazard. He goes down in and hacks it out, risking injury due to a rock by his ball. Pitches onto the green in three and then two-putts for BOGEY, 2-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Nice drive, but the pin is in the back portion of a very tough green. He misjudges his approach a bit and hits it just over the green. His chip is 5 feet short, and he powers his putt through the break and has to make a 5-footer to save bogey, which he does. BOGEY, 5-UNDER

 

14) 543/492 par 5. Plays uphill quite a bit on the 2nd/3rd shot.

 

OBEE: Drive down the middle, 4-wood to short, right of the green. Pitch from 40 yards is a bit short and I don’t make my 15 footer for birdie. PAR, 1-UNDER

 

PHIL: LONNNNNG drive down the middle. 250ish, playing 270 uphill and he takes out a 3-wood and tries to hit a cut in there, but he shuts the face down a bit and hits it left. The ball catches the cart path and bounces over the street and OB. He has a big indie with one of my buddies who made bogey, so he goes back, takes a drop, and hits another shot long and right into deep rough and decides to pick up. DOUBLE-BOGEY, EVEN

 

RICKIE: LONNNNG Drive. 3-wood from 245 (playing 265) to 18 feet in back fringe. Lips out the eagle try and makes BIRDIE, 6-UNDER

 

15) 421/382 par 4. Uphill and into the wind.

 

OBEE: Hit a high, short, weak and right drive. I the fairway, but 170 away, uphill and into a the wind a bit. I fat my 6-hybrid a bit and leave it short and left and can’t get it up and down. BOGEY, EVEN

 

PHIL: Drive is pulled a bit into the right rough. Hits a beautiful, cut 8-iron to a foot and taps in for BIRDIE, 1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Drive down the middle. Blocks his approach a bit and ends up in the deep right bunker. Hits it to 8 feet and makes BOGEY, 5-UNDER

 

16) 214/156 par 3. Significantly downhill. Pin is on top of a knoll that is just ridiculously hard to stop the ball on. Almost a silly pin.

 

OBEE: I hit a perfect cut 8-iron just barely left of the pin. It catches the swale and heads into the middle of the green. I have about 15 feet straight up a steep hill and onto a small flat portion of the green.

 

Phil looks at me and says: “Fifty Dollar makes?” (Our balls are nearly side-by-side), and I say, “No,” thinking he means he bets me $50 that I won’t make it. Can’t believe I said no. If you knew how much of a gambler I am, you wouldn’t believe it. Regardless, I step up and drain the putt for BIRDIE!! 1-UNDER

 

I find out at lunch afterwards that he meant it to be a $50 “make bet.” If either of us makes, it’s $50. So dumb on my part!!

 

PHIL: 5-iron(?) ends up a foot from my ball. Phil 2-putts. PAR, 1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: 5-iron(?) just behind and left of the flat about 20 feet. 2 putts for PAR, 5-UNDER

 

17) 439/391 par 4. Slight dog-leg left hole with trees left and well bunkered on the right. Tough driving hole.

 

OBEE: Decent drive, but short. I hit my approach into a greenside bunker and can’t get up and down. BOGEY, EVEN

 

PHIL: Kind of a yanked drive by Phil. Has a tough lie in the rough with mud on his ball. Hits a GREAT shot and has 25 feet for birdie. He lips it out and settles for PAR, 1-UNDER

 

RICKIE: Drive goes a bit left and down under some trees. He punches out by the green and then hits a nice chip to six feet. It’s a must-make in his bet with Phil, and he drains it for PAR, 5-UNDER

 

18) 432/406 par 4. Bunkers left and right, but a wide fairway. Water fronts the entire green. Pin is cut just barely over the water on the left side. Toughest pin on the green.

 

OBEE: Drive it down the middle. 7-iron from 152 to 25 feet. 2 putts for PAR, and an EVEN PAR 72 for the day.

 

PHIL: Perfect drive. Wedge to 20 feet. 2 putts for PAR, and a 1-UNDER 71.

 

RICKIE: Perfect drive. Wedge to 15 feet. Hits his first putt a bit firm and runs it 4 feet past, but cans the comeback for a PAR, and a nice 5-UNDER 67.

 

So there you have it. What an amazing day. In our other match, my two buddies and I (all three of us are solid scratch or below players) lost 2 and 1 to Phil and Rickie. It was tough beating them the way they ham and egged it on the front. They were 8-under through 9 holes with 2 eagles!! LOL!!

 

We won three holes out of four holes, though (10, 12, 13), and that got us back in the match. Phil’s Birdie on 15 put them 3-up, then I birdied 16 to get us back to only 2-down and dormie, but we halved 17 to lose the match.

 

Playing with them is such an amazing thing. They are both no nonsense when they play. We were joking around some, but for the most part, it’s real golf. I had never met Phil, but have met Rickie several times. He’s just a great guy. On the quiet side when he plays golf, but always complimentary and fun to play with. Also always, always ready, willing, and able to sign and pose for fans. Complete class act.

 

Phil is … fantastic. He loves to talk golf. He’s always discussing new balls, or new clubs, or how a hole plays. He’s my kind of guy: a golf junkie. He’s also funny, intelligent, and well-read. He gives the needle and takes it too. He called me by name all day, and was just as pleasant and fun as could be.

 

Regarding their games: They are both long. Probably both in the 300 range all day, as tour stats would back up. Neither of them is quite DJ or Bubba, but they are both in the top 20-30 on tour in driving distance, if I’m not mistaken.

 

And they just hit the ball so, so well. They rarely miss the center of the club, and when you combine that with club head speed, well … it’s difficult to place a pin in a position where they can’t fire right at it. They are both amazing ball strikers.

 

Putting: Wow. Rickie is an amazing putter. His ball just looks like it’s going in every putt. Phil’s reads were a touch off due to not playing the course except for one other time, but they both roll the ball so purely. And short putts (inside 4 feet) are just automatic. I learn so much when I watch pros putt. Their routines are so rock-solid. Always helps me putt better to see them.

 

What. A. Day.

 

Much, much more to tell, but that should suffice for now. Until next time!

 

Finally, I just want to add that I am in debt to both Tom Pernice, Jr., and my buddy. They are really the two guys that make this happen. Thank you guys!!

 

Obee

[cardoustie]

which track is it?

[R Hagan]

Great read, Obee

[mschu24]

Just awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[2putttom]

$50 dollar makes...Obee your nerves gotchya.

[PZero]

Imagine someone walking to the range that morning and seeing Phil and Rickie there. I'd just stand there and watch.

[sheppick.dan]

Great story Obee, Thank you for sharing!

[Titleist 670]

GREAT story.

 

How did Rickie go from -3 to -4 with a par?

[Obee]

GREAT story.

 

How did Rickie go from -3 to -4 with a par?

 

Let me go back and re-figure. I know the scores are correct, and I remember 90% of the holes shot-by-shot, but there are a couple I was fuzzy on.

[Hoot151]

Good stuff, opportunity of a lifetime.