Facts Foremost played a blind uphill second shot into the Par 5 17th Hole at HCC from a lie right of the cart path on a slope descending into a creek-side Penalty Area. He was riding in the golf cart with opponent TD in a tight match with two holes to play. They approached the balls in the fairway, as all players had hit their second shots. Upon arriving at the first ball in the fairway, TD quickly grabbed an…
She looked at Foremost …. a simple question in her eyes. They traded stares for what seemed like an eternity. An awkward silence ensued. Issue Would Foremost mark his damn ball? Facts F’s ball was in the fringe on the 9th hole of HCC, six inches off the putting green. DD was 4 feet off the putting green with a putter in her hand. F’s ball was directly in her putting line. Ruling A gentleman always, F would have loved…
Facts An old-timer at the HCC in the mountains of N.C. advised Foremost that they had once considered naming the holes of the course. He said the names suggested for the 11th and 12th holes were Boomerang and Echo as approach shots falling short of the elevated putting greens might just come back to the player who executed the shot. F, perhaps a little intimidated, chose this opportunity to put these naming suggestions to the test. He bladed his short-iron…