Ohio Golf Journal November 2019

WARMING UP ON THE DRIVING RANGE NEXT TO 4OM 7ATSON BEFORE THE ÚNAL ROUND ON 3UNDAY MORNING A BRILLIANT IDEA OCCURRED TO *OHN (E CASUALLY ASKED THE ÚVE TIME /PEN #HAMPION IF HE WAS GOING TO ÛY TO 3COTLAND ON THE CHARTER ÛIGHT 7ATSON LOOKED DIRECTLY AT *OHN AND ASKED “You need a ride to Illinois?” *OHN ANSWERED IN THE AFÚRMATIVE AND 4OM 7ATSON GAVE OUR INTREPID CADDIE A RIDE TO )LLINOIS IN HIS PRIVATE PLANE 4HE NEXT WEEK IN 3COTLAND *OHNmS GUY MADE THE CUT IN THE /PEN #HAMPIONSHIP AND *OHN NEXT FACED THE PROBLEM OF TRAVELING FROM 3COTLAND TO ,ONDON FOR HIS NEXT LOOP IN THE 3ENIOR /PEN #HAMPIONSHIP 7HILE WARMING UP ON 3UNDAY NEXT TO ANOTHER FAMOUS PRO WEmLL CALL *OE HE WAS STRUCK WITH ANOTHER BRILLIANT PLAN “Hey, Joe, are you heading back to London tonight after the round?” *OHN ASKED *OE ANSWERED THAT HE WAS ÛYING BACK TO ,ONDON AND ASKED “You need a ride?” )T TURNED OUT THAT *OE STRUGGLED DOWN THE STRETCH AND ENDED UP LOSING THE /PEN TITLE AND WAS NOT IN A PARTICULARLY GOOD MOOD 4HE PAIR DRANK HEAVILY ON THE PLANE RIDE TO ,ONDON AND UPON ARRIVAL *OE TOOK *OHN TO THE 7ENTWORTH #LUB TO SPEND THE NIGHT /NE OF THE SACRED RULES OF THE 7ENTWORTH #LUB IS THAT THE BAR CANNOT CLOSE AS LONG AS A GUEST WISHES TO BE SERVED *OE WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS SACRED RULE AND HE AND *OHN SPENT THE NIGHT DROWNING HIS SORROW %VERYTHING WENT WELL AT THE 3ENIOR "RITISH /PEN AND ONCE AGAIN *OHN FOUND HIMSELF ON THE RANGE WITH HIS GUY FOR THE ÚNAL ROUND (E NOW NEEDED TO ÚND A WAY BACK TO HIS HOME IN &LORIDA (ITTING BALLS NEXT TO 'REG .ORMAN BEFORE THE ÚNAL ROUND ON 3UNDAY *OHN ASKED “Hey, Greg are you heading back to Florida tonight?” 4HE 7HITE 3HARK TURNED TO *OHN SMILED AND ASKED “Why you need a ride?” 4HE CADDIE HAD MANEUVERED FREE AIR FARE ON PRIVATE PLANES FROM -INNEAPOLIS TO 3COTLAND TO ,ONDON AND BACK TO &LORIDA 4HAT CAN PROBABLY ONLY HAPPEN ON A PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR "EING A PROFESSIONAL CADDIE IS A DIFÚCULT JOB BUT IT DOES COME WITH THE OCCASIONAL PERK