CHAMPIONS
CHAMPIONS
ANNIE LAW MA
ZEN GRINDER
8-TIME CLUB CHAMPION, BENTWATER GOLF CLUB, ACWORTH, GA 3-TIME CLUB CHAMPION, EAGLE WATCH GOLF CLUB, WOODSTOCK, GA HANDICAP: 15 RETIRED
ROB VANGORDER
FUN ADVOCATE
CLUB CHAMPION, BENTWATER GOLF CLUB, ACWORTH, GA CLUB CHAMPION, EAGLE WATCH GOLF CLUB, WOODSTOCK, GA HANDICAP: 1 FIELD MANAGER, SUPER CLEAN
BEST GOLF ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN: “I took up golf in my late 40s, just after I had moved to the U.S. I went to golf school for seven summers in a row, and now I take lessons every other week, so I think the advice that helped me most is just to practice and play as much as you can. I’m very calm on the golf course. I always tell the ladies who I play with that it’s okay if you miss a swing. Forget that one, move on to the next one, because every stroke is important. If you give up and get upset, the game is
gone. I’m very competitive, but I don’t get upset. If I miss, I just say, ‘Okay, another hole. Try again.’ If I play well, I play well, and if not I say, ‘Oh well, next game ...’ There’s always a next game.” FAVORITE CLUB: “They’re all about the same, but I’d say I hit my three-wood quite well most of the time. My TaylorMade Burner SuperFast R-flex is a men’s club. Most people say ladies should play with a lady’s club. And I say, ‘Well, if I like it, I’ll play with it.”
BEST GOLF ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN: “My high school golf coach, Leonard Thomas, told me, ‘You’re good, but you’re not that good. You’ve got to have fun with this game, or else you’re not going anywhere.’ Golf can be frustrating and it’s easy to lose perspective, but you can’t take the game too seriously and you can’t take yourself too seriously. At both Bentwater and Eagle Watch, the staff and the club are so great, and they put on such a great show. We really had fun. That’s what it’s all about.” FAVORITE CLUB: “My Odyssey 2-ball putter. It’s a belly putter, and I like the fact that I’m breaking the rules a little bit. It helps quiet the hands. I like the way it shows you how to line up the ball nicely. I started using it a couple years ago ... you can stay up late at night over those fivefooters, so anything to help.”
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IN PLAY, SPRING 2013
SPRING 2013, IN PLAY
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