Photo: Hannah LaMar, celebrated Lion tennis star, finishing up a little painting out at the golf course this past Thursday.
-John Wooden dies. What a great person. Don't ever remember anybody making a big deal out of the fact that his 88 game wining streak was broken in South Bend (at Notre Dame), a city where he spent nine years as coach and teacher at South Bend Central. Here's Wooden's idea of getting after a referee (from the link):
"Dadburn it, you saw him double-dribble down there!" went a typical Wooden complaint to an official. "Goodness gracious sakes alive!"Don't expect you would hear anything close to that nowadays or even back then.
-Lakeview Community League well under way. Seventeen teams registered and on the books. First week's results should be out later today or tomorrow.
-Eric and his boys, Lucas and Ian, and I went out last night and got our rounds in (for the Community League). The first time any of them have played this year though each has spent many hours at the golf course. Each of us used up our handicaps, and then some. Went down to Dairy Master for a bite to eat afterwards.
-Steve Gootee brought in Tom Coyne's A Course Called Ireland. The author takes a long walk around Ireland looking for "a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee". Sounds like a pretty neat thing to do with several months of your life. Don't know about the walking part though.
-Susan and Frank Fee followed us around the golf course last night, being comfortable taking their time as we went about chasing our balls down and getting them onto the green and then into the hole. Must have suited Susan just about right - she matched her best ever nine hole score at Lakeview, a nifty 39.
-Mark Sherer and his son, Jansen, along with Chuck Baker and Tommy Flynn, were also late Saturday golfers.
-Hope Tiger has a decent round, like 10 under, later this afternoon. Expect the youngster, Ricky Fowler, will continue to play very well to get a big win at the Memorial. Btw, did you hear Jack Nicklaus talking about his honeymoon during the rain delay yesterday? About how few women get the chance to see such great golf courses on their honeymoon? Three, I think he said. And did you know that the Golden Bear has small hands - wears a men's small golf glove.
-Best get on with my day. Diane still up in South Bend at a college reunion (St. Mary's). Back on late tomorrow. Daughter Danielle at home with her new baby, Jane Annabeth, now all of five days old. Welcome to our world, little Jane.
