trickyric67
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Hello guys,
I was a walking scorer yesterday at the the final stage of q-school and I wanted to share a few observations.
First I am now a huge fan of James Mason. This guy has game, he was 4 under but could have easily been 8 under if a few putts had dropped. I don't think he ever missed a fairway and had at least 10 opportunities for birdie of 10 feet or less, but that is not why I am a fan;
one of the things I learned about the Champions tour is that they all take carts, not a few, all of them!
I was walking with the headset, computer pack and radio, not heavy but very uncomfortable. James made sure to walk the first Hole with me, introduce himself and chat me up a few times during the day, not enough to disturb his round, but enough to let a volunteer know that he appreciated you taking the time to score for people who are not tour stars.
I am now a fan!
I thought about naming the other 2 in the group but decided against it. I will tell you however that a known but not overly successful former tour player did not acknowledge my existence for 16 holes but then on our 17th hole during a delay (some guy had a seizure on another hole, not a player) he spoke to me for about 5 minutes and that was pretty cool. The other guy in the group has had some Champions success, I think a few wins and never even tipped his hat to me. Not a word, no eye contact at all!
when all was done I had to go into the scorers tent with them to verify their scores and only Mason thanked me.
When you are a scorer you basically are on the tee with the group but after that you try to keep about 10 yards between you and the players. I made a point to stay on cart paths by the greens because I did not want to distract them in anyway.
I can tell you that while I witnessed some really good golf, -4,-2 and E it is a thankless task and absolutely no fun at all to spend 5 hours watching journeymen grind for a shot at survival of their careers and I completely understand why they don't have enough volunteers.
I was a volunteer at the Honda classic from 1989 to 1995 on the range. I can tell you that I met all the top stars and they were always gracious and even entertaining at times. A real tour event is a completely different animal.
I wanted to meet Bobby Clampett but that didn't happen either, I think they got stuck behind the guy with the seizure and I was ready to go home. BTW the guy was OK.
Ric
I was a walking scorer yesterday at the the final stage of q-school and I wanted to share a few observations.
First I am now a huge fan of James Mason. This guy has game, he was 4 under but could have easily been 8 under if a few putts had dropped. I don't think he ever missed a fairway and had at least 10 opportunities for birdie of 10 feet or less, but that is not why I am a fan;
one of the things I learned about the Champions tour is that they all take carts, not a few, all of them!
I was walking with the headset, computer pack and radio, not heavy but very uncomfortable. James made sure to walk the first Hole with me, introduce himself and chat me up a few times during the day, not enough to disturb his round, but enough to let a volunteer know that he appreciated you taking the time to score for people who are not tour stars.
I am now a fan!
I thought about naming the other 2 in the group but decided against it. I will tell you however that a known but not overly successful former tour player did not acknowledge my existence for 16 holes but then on our 17th hole during a delay (some guy had a seizure on another hole, not a player) he spoke to me for about 5 minutes and that was pretty cool. The other guy in the group has had some Champions success, I think a few wins and never even tipped his hat to me. Not a word, no eye contact at all!
when all was done I had to go into the scorers tent with them to verify their scores and only Mason thanked me.
When you are a scorer you basically are on the tee with the group but after that you try to keep about 10 yards between you and the players. I made a point to stay on cart paths by the greens because I did not want to distract them in anyway.
I can tell you that while I witnessed some really good golf, -4,-2 and E it is a thankless task and absolutely no fun at all to spend 5 hours watching journeymen grind for a shot at survival of their careers and I completely understand why they don't have enough volunteers.
I was a volunteer at the Honda classic from 1989 to 1995 on the range. I can tell you that I met all the top stars and they were always gracious and even entertaining at times. A real tour event is a completely different animal.
I wanted to meet Bobby Clampett but that didn't happen either, I think they got stuck behind the guy with the seizure and I was ready to go home. BTW the guy was OK.
Ric
