On June 29th, 2012... Gorecki beat his dad in golf - straight up - for the first time in his life (35 years old at the time). He did this in an exhibition match at Legacy Golf Club (now part of Lakewood Ranch G&CC) with a score of 100 - 107. We were practicing for our first ever Major, played at Southern Hills the next day.
Geoff and I were lucky enough to witness this touching moment of Father/Son history.
Three weeks later on July 21st, we played the first (of only three) "Just the Tips" tournaments. It was a back-to-back tournament weekend due to a rainout. Only four people showed up. There were no greenies or sandies earned. Northdale was playing 6,824... and this leader board was amazing:
No, we will not be bringing this event back.
The very next day we played a soggy TPC Tampa, which resulted in Gorecki's first ever victory and this gem of an excerpt from the write-up:
Everyone played like crap with the exhausting conditions, except Gorecki who shot one over his handicap to earn his first victory of the season.
Of course... he cheated all day... pairing himself with the Clique-o-Ballics, who couldn't watch him while they were constantly hunting for Dino's wayward drives. After we caught Gorecki hitting a mulligan on the first tee, he responded: "I'm not in your group, so I don't have to play by your rules." Commissioner Geoff pointed out: "You also don't have to win our money."
That’s hilarious. We need to make this a regular topic “tales from the “
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