Forever young: 87-year-old shoots hole-in-one
Hole-in-One
Precious Memories
By Anthony Cotton WHILE IT WASN’T quite Snowmageddon, the unexpected, surprising winter-like blast Colorado got in September was a disappointing reminder that at some point soon, it will indeed be the end of the (daily) golf season. With so much happening, from COVID-19 to record-setting numbers of rounds played, summer was a dizzying blur—but we … Read more
Mr. & Mrs. Ace
Mark Person and Patty Novosel-Person originally planned to play together at The Club at Pradera on September 15. Mark, however, got lured into a four-ball with some fellow members, so the couple teed off in consecutive groups. On the par-3 eighth, Mark, a 5.5 index who claims to have “a swing only a mother could … Read more
The Ace and the Albatross
ON JUNE 23, Eloy Ramos had the most unconventional career round ever.
A scratch golfer at Parker’s The Club at Pradera and The Pinery Country Club, Ramos was 2-under par heading into Pradera’s par-5 seventh—a 570-yard right-dogleg divided lengthwise into two fairways by a cart path. With the left fairway presenting the longer, more conservative route, Ramos elected to risk the 275-yard carry to reach the narrower right-side landing area.
