My Shot

?When you'd sit patiently in the cart while Bopi and I would troll lakesides looking for alligators and fishing for balls.

?When I'd drag both of our pull carts through the bunkers at the par-3 course in Palm Beach.

?Going to the grocery store to redeem S&H Green Stamps for Pinnacles.

?When you let me use your shiny Hogan irons and woods. The first summer I used them, I won a tournament.

?The putting tip you gave me in college when I had the yips: "Honey, putt with love."

I've passed along that tip to little Ricky in our living room, but it's not helping. Ricky isn't interested in hitting the ball at any target. He won't even swing the club I got him. He likes to roll balls under the tables and chairs and then crawl under the furniture to retrieve them. Did I do that when I was 17 months old?

Love, Rick