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Fore on the Roof!!!

In late October when the last of our groups had returned from across we sent an email to all the members of the H&B Expeditionary Forces who traveled with us during 2013. It invited our Class of 2013 to submit nominations for the Worst Shot of the Year.

Oddly enough, the winning entry from Gregg Goodwin of San Gabriel Country Club involved another Old Course epic fail. Here’s how Gregg described the action and won a shopping spree in our Quartermaster’s Store for his effort:

My good friend Dick Davis was having the round of his life as we approached the 17th at the Old Course. He was on pace to break 80 for the first time in his life, and this on the famed Old Course at St Andrews at that. He stepped up to the 17th tee box and put a full swing on the ball. Unlike his other tee shots that day this one was a high booming slice. His caddie immediately screamed, “fore on the roof”!!! As we looked up we saw Dick’s ball smash into the roof just above a mother and her child sitting out on the 5th floor sun deck. Thankfully the mother and child were OK because we immediately broke out in laughter.

 The saying “fore on the roof” became the war cry for the rest of the trip. In spite of Dick’s errant tee shot I’m happy to report that he did break 80 that day. What a great memory for him and a memory that the rest of us will never forget, laughter and all.

Pictured above on the tee of the Road Hole before Dick struck his errant shot are DJ Anawalt, Jim Pepping, Gregg Goodwin and Dick Davis, all from San Gabriel.


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