JIm and I were were golfing at Sky Mountain Golf Course in mid October back in 2010. We were paired with a couple from Idaho. Gary was a very good golfer and so was Judy.
The course was very busy so there was a lot of chatting as we waited on each T box. Judy suggested that the guys ride on one cart and she would ride with me. So we switched carts and clubs. She loved telling me that she was 80 and Gary was only 78. She also said that coming down to Hurricane to golf was one way they could stay together. She told me that, of course, living together without being married in Idaho was frowned upon!

As I said earlier, she was a very good golfer. And she also said that having her handicap go up from a six was certainly not as much fun as having it go down to a six.

She was very curious about my clubs and I do believe at that time I had a Taylor Made driver with a bright white head. I asked her if she would like to try it. She said, “Oh, Maureen, would you let me?” I said “for sure.” She hit it several times and always far and straight.

I told her that I had bought it at Zion golf in St. George and I knew for a fact they had one more.

We sat and visited in the parking lot for at least a half hour after we finished golfing. We talked about places to golf, golf clubs and places to eat..

As we were saying our goodbyes, Gary piped up to say that for sure they would be heading for Zion golf when they left the course. He also said, as you may have guessed, Judy has her own money!

At Sky Mountain Golf Course the third hole is a dog leg to the left. All along the left side of the fairway is tangled bushes and rocks. The cart path is also there and ends with a large bunker bordering the left side of the green. The fairway slopes dmownward before rising up to the green.

We were booked with another two some the next morning and we’re waiting to tee off on the fourth hole.

Down the cart path coming from the fairway on number three hole are Gary and Judy.

“I got the driver, I got the driver,” Judy shouted as she jumped off the golf cart and gave me a big hug.

Judy had hit her drive right down to the area on the up slope to the green!

“Thank you so much Maureen, if I hadn’t tried your driver, I would never have guessed what an asset a new club could be for my game.”

Glad to have helped, Judy.