Where Would
You Play Last
Round Of Golf?
I read an interesting article a while Kick that began with the notion ol
where one would choose to eat ones last meal The author had written a
column in a well known periodical
asking readers to assume thai they
could pii k an\ ?|\m they desired to
eat a proverbial "last meal and they
w ere asked to give an explanation ol
\sh\ ihey nude their choice ol places
to eat
l"hc answers were all very inter
esting and ranged Iront some very
formal dining to simple picnics in
favorite places. Some went on to
give the complete menu and others
Yankee Stadium."
Food And Golf Go Together (Trust Me)
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IWILLGOLF
BY \
WILL
COCKRELL
just viul things like. " A liotdog at
It occurred to mo ihat u might be interesting to ponder just where one
might choose to plav their last round of coil. I have played this marvelous
came on three continents and a lot ol states, but it did not take me long to
know exact l> where 1 would play m\ last round.
At Fort Benmng. Georgia. the home of the infantry. the officers club
s(x>nsoreda w ide variety of recreational and athletic facilities. Among them
were two golf courses A large clubhouse <01 on a knoll overlooking the
two IS hole layouts: the Pine Side and the 1 ake Side. The Pine Side was
ihe longer, stronger, and more difficult ol the two. I"ho lake Side was a
shorter, easier course which had more water, but the lakes did not really
come into play vers often.
Happy Hour At The Golf Course
Dunng mv first tour at Fort Benning, as a lieutenant, the golf courses
were nice places to observe golfers and the scenery from the veranda of the
clubhouse during "happv hour" on Friday afternoons. The sport simply had
110 appeal to me at the time.
Four years later while on a three-year tour 111 Germany. I had my first
real experience at playing the game. I had caddied for my father for years
as a teenager, but nothing 1 saw or heard created any excitement about play
ing golf. Caddying was a way of getting out with older guys about once a
month to listen to them cuss their luck and argue continuously about their
bets.
Golf Was A Command Performance
About a year alter arriving 111 Germany I began to play with a new
Colonel who wanted to compete against his Company Commanders about
every two weeks or so dunng the summer. Mv swing was exactly like my
Dad's, a baseball swing with a ten-lingered grip. The standard trajectory
was long, but featured a large duck hook I may come as no surprise to
leant that I do not remember a single score that I shot in Germany. We al
ways played bingle. bangle, bungle. As best as I can remember, the colonel
wasn't all that good at scoring either.
...And A Ripoff To Boot
I pon im return to ilk' states. 1 was assigned to u career course that
would assign mc to Fort Sill. Oklahoma and Fort Bliss (El Paso), Texas lor
ahoul nine months before returning to Fort Benning to teach at the Infantry
School. At Fori Sill all the guys in my earpool played golf, so 1 went to the
pi is i Exchange and bought a set oi Sam Snead Blue Ridge clubs.
1 vull remember the tost. Boy goll was an expensive game. 1 got a full
set of clubs, a bag. a pull cart, a dozen balls, and a glove for S92. The PX
did not sell putters so I had to pay SS for thai sucker at the pro shop. Man,
\?.hai a ripolT!
The -v ' . nirso Fort Sill had been built on limited acreage and was
lot ur> Ju '.cngiiig !l had two or three interesting holes and some crazy
out of bounds areas But it served very nicely to totally embed the golf bug
in my hide. One of the guys I pla>ed with was a really good golfer and the
rest ol us were pure duffers. There w as one guy who we insisted lee up his
ball on even shot. so we did not spend the whole day looking for his ball. I
never broke HOat Fort Sill.
It Never Rains In El Paso
In El Paso the golf course was one ol only two places in town with
green grass. The other was the town square. The course was a Hat as a pool
table with fairways as rard as concrete. The course was fairly short due to
heavy winds most of the lime. The ball would run almost as far as it would
cam. The greens were lightning last and 1 had lo begin practicing my
pulling io hold down the three and four pulls. 1 never broke 1 10 at El Paso.
1 just got madder at my game and swore to take lessons when 1 got back to
those lush courses I remembered at Fort Bcnning.
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THE BFACON
Lefelar Fires 83
To Win Sea Trail Tourney
G(Utgtf Lelelar lira! the low
gross ol 83 in the Sea Trail Men's
(loll Association tournament last
week on the Jones ciHirse.
l.ow net honors went to Ted
Acton with a fiS. Me was followed
by Bill Kushner. Wayne Kull and
Bob k.ikos. w ho all sluH net 7 1 .
lite previous week. *2 men coin
|\icd in a Ivst Kill of foursome
event on the Maples course.
The team of John I- wart. Bill
Kimball. Bill Kushner aiul Hill
Jones placed lirst w ah a net (< 5
Second place went to the four
some ol Wayne Kull. Dick Zinser,
Louts Grace and Walter O'Neill
w ith net 64.
Closest to the pin awards went to
Bill Kimball at the fifth hole and
Bern Haw ley at the 17th.
Brierwood Men
Three foursomes shot net 32 and
Trojans Gea
BY DOUG Rl'TTKR
West Brunswick High School
opens its second year ol wrestling
next week, wiili hopes of building
on the success achieved last year.
"It's all going to depend on their
attitude." Coach Joe Noble said. "We
had a lot of fun last year, hut w e also
worked hard and learned a lot."
The Trojans went 4-6 in their in
augural season, with wins against
North and South Brunswick,
Hoggard and New Hanover.
Four of the team's losses last year
were against Lancy High School,
which finished second in the state 4
A tournament.
"We broke in pretty slow because
it was our first season, but we have a
much longer schedule this year,"
Noble said. "We're real excited
aKiut it."
West Brunswick has I X matches
slated this season leading up to the
state team and individual tourna
ments in February.
'Hie Trojans open on the road
Dec. 3 against Hoggard, before their
home opener Dec. 6 against New
Hanover. West hosts the county
tournament Feb. 1 .
Noble likes the longer schedule
this year, which includes several
matches against 4-A schools. "The
more you're on the mat the more
you leant." he said.
West Brunswick has between 30
and 40 wrestlers this year, compared
to 16 last year.
With at least two or three
wrestlers in each weight class.
Noble said the team will have a
"wrestle-oil" the night before each
GOLFING ACTION
shared top honors in (he Brierwixxl
Men's Ciolf Association nine- hole
mixed scramble last Wednesday.
Winning learns were as follows:
Kuth 1 nuler. Jack Baker, Morris
Mail and I rank niompson: Marie
Roach. Martha NVareheini. Diek
An/elone and Al Butler: and
Barbara Baxter. Joyee 'l"hompsoii.
(ireg Bouldiii anil Ciene Lollin.
On Nov. IS. the lonrsome of Jack
Causer. Cireg BouKhn. fcniile
Vrydaghs and Clary O'C'onnell shot
125 to win a Iwo best ball event
I*inishnii* four shots hack in sec
ond place was the team ol Roy
llavenga, Neal McCall. Al Butler
and I d I 'rev.
Brick Landing
Two teams tied for first place in
the Brick Landing 1 .adios (ioll
Association captain's choice lourna
mic mi last Thursday
"l"ho team of Rose (jomey. Pat
Sneyers. I Vhhio Hupp ami Joan
Bohrlo shot 71 u> lie the threesome
ol Pauli Waddle. Vivian Howe ami
lorry Ehlor.
Brierwood Ladies
Throe loams tied for liisi hi the
liriciwiKHl Ladies (ioll Association
tall scramble last week with scores
of 72.
Winning teams were Marie
Dolan. Kuili l.nulcr. Betty Shrove
and Doris Diinleo; (iinnv Dorshim
er, Marian Corhin. Pat Strauss and
Peg Steincr: and Jan l.ollin. I'm
Schtnalor. Bcttilou Bayne and Bar
bara Baxter.
l-'inishini: second w ith a round ol
74 was the foursome of Ann Causer,
jane l-lieg, Kllie Scutt and Jean La
ceren/a.
Gill Leading Way
On Carolina Tour
1 Inch Ciill ol Calabash is leading
the Coastal Carolina CIoll Tour mon
ey list with more than S7,(KK) in
winnings lor the season.
(nil earned $1,100 last week after
winning the Knienild Venture Clas
sic at Quail Creek Goll Club in
Myrtle Beach. S.C.
The Uxal golfer shot I W over the
two-day event to defeat Kay
Freeman ol Lexington by one
stroke.
The Coastal Carolina Goll Tour is
tournament series for professional
touring golfers played in coastal
North and South Carolina.
ring Up For Second Wrestling Season
1991-92 WEST BRUNSWICK
WRESTLING SCHEDULE
Dec. 3 Hoggard Away 7 pm
Dec. 6 New Hanover Home 7 pni
Dec. 10 Hoggard Home 7 pm
Dec. 14 LancyTourn Away TBA
Dec. 16 Socastcc Away 7 pn>
Dec. 17 Lancy Away 7 pm
Dec. 20 New Hanove Away 7 pm
Dec. 23 Tri-Match At
S. Brunswick Away 11 am
Jan. 6 N. Brunswick Home 7 pm
Jan. 8 S. Brunswick Home 7 pm
Jan. 1 1 Tri-Match
At Lejcune Away 1 1 am
Jan. 17 N. Brunswick Away 7 pm
Jan. 21 S. Brunswick Away 7 pm
Jan. 25 NC/SCToum.
At N. Bruns Away 9 am
Jan. 29 Aynor Away 7 pm
Feb. 1 B.C. Tourney Home TBA
Feb. 3 Socastcc Home 7 pm
Feb. 5 Aynor Home 7 pm
Feb. S State Dual Team Tourney
Feb. 15 Reg. Toum Williamston
Feb. 22 Stale Dual Team Tourney
Feb. 27 State Individual Toum 2X, 29 at Greensboro
match u> determine who will com
pete.
"The competition level is going to
increase because everybody is eouig
to be lighting for that starting job
come match time." Noble said.
Noble expects to send ai least two
or throe wrestlers u> tlie state touma
ntent.
They could come from among the
following wrestlers who were on the
team last \ear: Barry Johnson (103),
Dexter Cokclcy (112), Marty
Earwood (119). Eric Andres (140).
Jimmy Hagler(145). Wayne Branch
(152), William Stanley (160), Trey
Hickman (IS')) anil Steve Brooks
and Tony Caison (Heavyweight).
Most oi the newcomers to the
West Brunswick squad arc freshmen
with little or no wrestling experi
ence, but that doesn't bother Noble.
"We didn't have any experience
last year either, and 1 think we came
a long way." he said "These kids
can he good wrestlers in a couple of
years if they're willing to work hard
and learn."
Noble has lour assistants helping
him coach this season, all of whom
have wrestling experience.
They are Issac Hincs, who wres
tled for West Brunswick last year;
Matthew Jcsscn, a 1988 graduate;
Mike McCullough and Lec
Bollinger, both of whom have col
lege wrestling experience.
Over the last few weeks. Noble
and Ins assistants have been working
with the wrestlers on strength and
conditioning and various moves.
Noble has coached wrestling for
four years. He said he sees things as
only getting better for the high
school wrestling program, which is
still in its infancy.
He Uxiks forward to the day when
kids participating in the Brunswick
County Parks and Recreation youth
wrestling program gel into the high
schools.
"The system we have going right
now is really gtx>d," he said. "The
only thing we don't have is
wrestling in the middle schools."
Noble, who also is an assistant
loot hall coach, said there's no more
physically demanding sport that
wrestling,
"You have nobody to tall back
on," he said. "It's you against your
opponent, il you screw up, you get
beat."
South, North Open
Wrestling Seasons
South and North Brunswick high
schools were both scheduled to open
their wrestling seasons Tuesday
night on the road with matches a
gainst New Hanover County teams.
The Cougars were to travel to
Laney for their opening match of the
year, while the Scorpions were sche
duled to compete at Hoggard. Both
matches were slated for 7 p.m.
The two Brunswick County teams
are scheduled to compctc in tourna
ments Saturday starting at 10 a.m.
South will travel to Dixon and North
will go to Lancy.
The home openers for North and
South arc slated Tuesday, Dec. 3, at
7 p.m. The Cougars will host Le
jeune, and the Scorpions will host
Laney.
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