A true golf story in challenging times

Dear Editor:

I had a very nice time at Gallaghers Canyon main course recently, and many thanks Gallaghers Canyon!

Always a good, challenging, well-kept course. We all appreciated the efforts made for COVID-19. Was just awesome to play there on a day off and only my second time golfing all year.

I felt so bad for the teenage junior member who lost his range finder, or whatever you call it? As I could tell he was a nice kid and a good young golf member there. Hope he found it. He looked so sad and such when we finished after we let him through as a single a bit earlier.

He later asked if we had seen his range finder and we wished we had found it so he was not in trouble at home, perhaps. Hope someone retrieved and dropped that off to the pro shop. Do the right thing always!

I’m not sure which hole I was on – and sorry to not remember as I am always humble in golf. But on a par 4, I used a three-wood, as my typical club to use, and punched it out quite nicely and super straight, maybe a 260yard drive. It was on the fairway, with a very nice lie.

Now with 100 yards left to the hole, no kidding, with a bit of an incline upwards that was left to finish this amazing experience.

Thought about it for a second, but instead of my sand wedge, I grabbed my 60 degree “gapper” I call it and put a 85 to 90% swing factor towards the green. After I had hit what looked like a “sweet spot” shot, I heard a lady from up above at her place yell out so loud!

I had no idea still as could not see any final result.

One of my golfing buddies, Ivan, was now up near green, and he yelled out too! He was driving up there as I hit that shot.

It was in there! And it was even sweeter to gain this eagle because with the foam protective, it only could have rolled in super perfectly.

It could have easily rolled out or hit the foam and still popped out.

I will never forget this for life. One in like 10,000, yes?!

Thanks for this great day Gallaghers.

Golf is finally back.

N. Preen, Kelowna