Ohio Golf Journal July 2020

The cohort of greenkeepers were already making their daily rounds in a display coordinated activity. Near the starter’s hut, a group of 60 people stood patiently, determined to grasp their date with destiny. An enthusiastic Asian couple spent 40 minutes on the Swilcan Bridge taking photos of each other in an impressively diverse array of poses. Everything felt so wonderfully alive. And breakfast television had not even started yet. What a joyful scene. And, lo and behold, there were the golfers, waiting for their version of Disney World to open. This is a place for dreamers and those with an imagination. I was reminded of that joyful scene just recently during the pandemic shutdown. Walking the Old Course these days is eerily quiet. The grand Old Lady Ohio Golf Journal