Nov
18
2008 Second Stage Tour Qualifier
November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Last week I was asked to work for a young player who made it to the second stage of tour qualifying for the first time. The qualifier was held at Deerwood Country Club in Kingwood, TX which is 30 miles from home. I was working for Drew Laning, a 25 year old TCU graduate from Little Rock, AR. Read more
Nov
18
2008 Nationwide Tour Championship
November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The season ending event on the Nationwide Tour was held November 6-9 at the TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. McKinney is just north of Dallas and an easy 235 mile drive for me for the final event of the year. I was fortunate to work a second stage tour qualifier on this course last November for Scott Gutschewski so I was quite familiar with this course going into the week. Read more
Oct
29
2008 Miccosukee Championship
October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
After working the Administaff Small Business Classic in my hometown last week it was another homecoming week for me when I went to Miami for the Miccosukee Championship. I was born and raised in Miami so this was another week that I was looking forward to on the schedule. Read more
Oct
21
2008 Administaff Small Business Classic
October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Wow, what a blast I had this past week working my first Champions Tour event in The Woodlands, TX. Not only did I get to work in my hometown, but I got to work for Fred Funk who has been a good friend of mine since our days at the University of Maryland. Fred was also my first “boss” when I started caddying on Tour in 1992 and we shared our first win together on the very same course that the Administaff was being played on this year. Read more
Oct
14
2008 WNB Golf Classic
October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
The Western National Bank Classic is the latest stop on the Nationwide Tour. Only three regular tournaments left on the Nationwide Tour before the Tour Championship next month. We are in Midland, TX this week, another new city and event for me. Also, a change in my employer this week. Read more
Sep
29
2008 Oregon Classic
September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
The third week of three weeks on the road, all out west. This event took place September 15 -21 in Junction City, OR at Shadow Hills Country Club. Junction City is about 10 miles north of Eugene. Read more
Sep
24
2008 Boise Open
September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
OK, after some computer problems the last couple of weeks I will try to get you up to date as quickly as possible on the last couple tournaments that I have worked. The week of September 8th was the Boise Open held at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, ID. Another first time event for me. Read more
Sep
10
2008 Utah Championship
September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Another new tournament for me this week. My first trip to Utah and to the Nationwide’s Utah Championship. This event is held in Sandy, UT a southern suburb of Salt Lake City. Read more
Aug
29
2008 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic
August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Last week it was the Northeast PA Classic held at Elmhurst Country Club in Moscow, PA. Moscow is just to the east of Scranton and a new home for this tournament from last year. Skip and I started the week by driving together from Rochester, NY to Scranton on Monday. A short practice session Monday afternoon and we were ready to go for the week. Read more
Aug
20
2008 Xerox Classic
August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This week it was Xerox Classic on the Nationwide Tour. This event takes place at the Irondequoit Country Club in Rochester, NY. Skip Kendall has played here before, but this was my first trip to Rochester and my first time at Irondequoit CC. Read more
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