I’ve been absent for a while, due largely to the passing of my father-in-law, Big Ed Schaefers. (We just returned from Seattle early in the week.)
Ed was an avid golfer, and a good one, too. He carried a single-digit handicap most of his life and won his men’s club championship (low gross). I didn’t play with Ed until he was well into his 60s, but he could still shoot in the 70s, hitting his baby fade and putting like a demon.
In 1998 when the PGA came to the Seattle area (Sahalee), Ed bought a week-long pass and let me use it for the opening round. It was my second “major” and my first in-person look at Tiger Woods.
If there are tee times in heaven, Ed certainly has one and is giving his playing partners fits.
The Armchair Golfer
Bless Big Ed and glad to have you back/