I hope some day you have the chance to play the Donald Ross gem just refurbished in Charlotte, NC as I did this week. Charlotte CC, home of the Best Fried Oysters In Golf, is one of the greats…and a place for one of the Most Underrated Things In Golf.
Fall golf is without a doubt one of the true small pleasures in life. Teeing off at nearly 2:00 allows for a late twilight finish which comes with it’s own special bonus…it’s already cocktail time!
My friend John “Isn’t it Wunnerful?” Corder hosted us for this walk in the park with two superb caddies, Dave and Box Car…the latter got his name when he used to ride the rails to work and one day the train was moving too fast for him to jump off at the construction site where he was working…so he had to ride it to the end and walk back the 30 miles…good Sherpa lore.
I remember working at the golf course as a kid in the fall with the smells of burning leaves in the air…stealing a three hole loop before dinner and riding my bike home in the dark. No way I’d let my kids do that but that’s another story for another day.
But the fall is a time for some of the best things in life. We move too fast, especcially in these times, to really enjoy them. Football, Thanksgiving, fireplaces, and maybe the best of all…golf.
