Even though it’s August, there are still many more sun-splashed days of golf on the calendar for you to pursue Old Man Par here in Indiana. The Valley Card from WTWO/WAMV and WXIN provides discounts at nearly 40 golf courses from Terre Haute to Indianapolis. It can be purchased at www.MyWabashValley.com. Click on Community and then click on the Valley Golf Card.
With August being ‘back to school’ for students of all ages, high school golf matches for girls will become commonplace from now until October when the top girl golfers will meet for the Indiana High School State Golf Championships which will be held at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel.
A special shoutout to Zionsville’s Annabelle Pancake who played in the LPGA’s Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in July in Midland, Michigan. Pancake, now a junior at Clemson University, and her partner, Clemson teammate Savannah Grewal, played very well, but just missed the cut by one shot. That’s a strong effort by a pair of collegiate amateurs facing a field of older, more experienced professionals!
Kudos to Steve Smyers and Fuzzy Zoeller for their work in designing the Pfau Course at Indiana University in Bloomington. I was fortunate to play the course back in mid-July and it was in spectacular shape. I highly recommend you play there and make sure you pick the right tees to maximize your experience. My editorial review of the Pfau Course appears in this issue.
Finally, make sure you repair your divots while out playing….and please fix one or two other ones, as well. The superintendents and their crews have more important things to do than fill in your neglected damage to the golf course. Let’s take special care of our golf courses so that we can come play on another day!
Enjoy the ‘dog days’ of August as you pursue ‘Old Man Par’ here in Indiana.
Mike May
