letter
Wow! Spring! Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you!
It was a long winter for us this
year. Freezes, refreezes, thaws,
yikes! It was cold. I forgot we
had winters down here, but
2017 reminded us.
And Backspin’s picture intake
was slow over the winter too.
Guess golf wasn’t exactly on
folks’ minds. But this issue will
remind you that it’s time for golf !
The weather has been beautiful,
and while I know the first week
of April is a little back-and-forth,
we are certainly looking forward
to the many tournaments and
events.
Check out this month’s
calendar for a long list of
upcoming events. Please send us
your fliers so we can add them.
We have always offered this
service, and I think you’re finally
realizing that we mean free when
we say we run tournament fliers
free of charge. Our hope is to
grow the game of golf, and fliers
help us do that.
A couple of reminders for
parents. Gosh, I wish there was
a PGA League when Shayne
was younger. He loved golf, and
he loved baseball. He went to a
few dad-sponsored golf camps,
but the League wasn’t available
to him. What fun these kids are
having. The team environment
that seems to have caught on in
golf is creati ng excitement in the
game.
And those camps are just
around the corner. To the
teaching and club professionals,
please send us information so we
can publish it in May’s issue. We
love doing that for our Backspin
parents.
Speaking of the team
environment, we have dedicated
a pretty big amount of space for
the Zurich Classic. Check it out
if you’re looking to see who’s
playing, how you can volunteer
and the ticket packages available.
This TOUR stop is one that
players are starting to enjoy
more and more as evidenced by
new teams and big name.
I would like to take a moment
to thank John Schneider for
giving me a tour of John
Schneider Studios in Holden.
We have featured him before as
a golfer, but he’s had to hang his
clubs up for a while due to flood
cleanup. After working hard
to build his dream studio, the
August 2016 Louisiana floods
drowned many of his memories
and hard work.
He didn’t quit though. Check
out his story in this month’s
issue. It’s certainly inspiring.
I’m doing spring cleaning this
month and hope to hit a few
balls with Shayne this month.
Get outside! It’s going to be a
great spring!
Amber
P.S. Unfortunately, we did
lose my grandfather last month.
He never came back from
the stroke. Thank you to all
of you who sent messages of
encouragement for our family.
We miss him, but we know he’s
dancing with my grandmother
now. He missed her so.
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