Dear Harvey,
After the 12-hour flight back from Autodesk University in San Diego, it was great to get outside and golf my ball this weekend. Straight off the jet (lag) on Friday afternoon, London time, was nine holes with my amazing bride, Cathy. She continues to impress me with her ability to learn a challenging game in our third act of life. On Sunday, it was time to play All Nations, but the question was, on what team would I play?
On Friday, Cathy and I did have a quick lesson on properly marking your golf ball with tiny dots, not large initials. As anyone who tries this great game knows, there is much to learn, but she is getting there. Her golf swing shows so much promise, and her short game is advanced beyond her playing experience because of the solid fundamentals she learned from two special coaches from Austin, TX – Ann Marie Gildersleeve and Barb Puett.
On Sunday, I participated in another of The Richmond Golf Club’s fun traditions – the All-Nations. I was all set to represent the ‘Rest of the World Team’ with my USA outfit all picked out, when some last-minute changes put me on the Scotland team. I love Scotland and gave it my all, scoring gross 85 and 31 Stableford points in challenging rain and wind. Ultimately, that was not enough, as the Irish team prevailed and celebrated over a lovely lunch in the Marquis.
The Richmond Golf Club has been such a blessing for Cathy and me as expats trying to make new friends in a new world. We are lucky to have it as part of our life.
Make it a Great Monday, and let’s crush the week ahead!
Your pal,
gPage
“Millions of people were charmed by the homespun golf advice dispensed in Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book, a sports classic that became the best-selling sports book of all time. Yet, beyond the Texas golf courses where Penick happily toiled for the better part of eight decades, few people knew the self-made golf pro who coaxed the best out of countless greats — Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright — all champions who considered Penick their coach and lifelong friend.” – Kevin Robbins, author of Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf.
