Sunday, December 7, 2014

Willie and Crutch

Rock and his first cousin Crutch Aikman chipped and putted on the No. 9 green at Fort Roots Golf Course, practicing for a round they were about to play with Rock's friend from the paper Randall Hunhauf.
Crutch had a story that he couldn't remember whether he'd told Rock. Months earlier, back in April, he had played as a marker at the LPGA Championship in Clarksville, Arkansas.
Rock was surprised to learn about it, and impressed. "Wow, who'd they put you with?"
"Willie Oates," Crutch said.
Willie Oates had been known for at least two generations in Arkansas as the Hat Lady. She was a long-time Little Rock socialite, famous for her outlandish hats, who once served in the Arkansas state legislature.
"Really? I didn't know Willie was still alive."
"Yeah, she's still alive and still a pretty good golfer."
"Well, tell me how you played," Rock said.
"You know, I only played nine holes. I had a fifty."
"No kidding. That's pretty good, Crutch. I mean, heck, those tees for that tournament were at what, at least sixty-five hundred yards, right?"
"Somewhere around that," Crutch said. "And the course was setup pretty hard."
"Oh, man, I know. I saw it on TV."
Rock noticed Hunhauf approach from the parking lot, his clubs behind him on a pull-cart. Rock introduced him to Crutch. "And listen to this; Crutch was a marker for Willie Oates at the LPGA in Clarksville. He scored a fifty for nine holes."
Hunhauf was clearly impressed.

No comments:

Post a Comment