Dudleys Diary

here in Fort Worth. When Dudley was growing up, he went to the tournament every year. It was an exciting time. Dudleys Aunt and Uncle were members so Dudley was always able to score a free pass whenever he wanted to go. As a youngster, it was fun to be around all of the professional golfers, the television cameras and the thousands of spectators. As Dudley got older, he discovered the real reason to go to the golf tournament which was to admire the multitudes of scantily clad young women that seemed to turn out in droves each year. There also seemed to be a real competition among the young ladies to outdo one another and see who could wear the least amount of clothing and show the greatest amount of various body parts off to the multitudes of male onlookers. As Dudley got even older, he discovered the other big draw in addition to the girl watching and that was the cold beer. It made watching the golf tournament/girls that much more enjoyable. Dudleys wife asked him last night why he never took her to Colonial? I guess the reason is because by the time I met her in college, I had decided to quit drinking beer and Dudley was not sure how much girl watching he could get away with. Dudley did not watch all that much golf but I do remember one year standing by the 18th green and watching Lee Trevino make his final putt to win the tournament. I watched him throw his arms in the air in triumph, it was an exciting moment. Dudley got wind the other day that the public relations director for the Colonial was looking for some local kayakers to paddle to the golf course which is located on the bank of the Trinity River. Since Dudleys son has a new kayak, I thought he might be interested. It was my understanding free tickets to the golf tournament would be available to those who participated. I gave Frank the guys email address and he sent him an email. They guy called Frank yesterday at work and gave him the information and it looks like it is a go. He sent Frank an email with the details, maps and information. They are going to meet up on Saturday and launch their kayaks and paddle about 1000 yards to the golf course. They are going to paddle under two bridges and there are going to be television cameras for CBS Sports, The Golf Channel and Local News Media there to record the event. They are going to store their kayaks in a tent where they will be guarded by security while the kayakers go enjoy the golf tournament. Sounds like a win to me, I hope everything comes off as planned. They said that CBS is planning on showing the shot on Sunday to the entire country. How cool is that, Dudleys son and his friend Chace may make PGA tour history by being among the first to ever kayak to a golf tournament!

# posted by JDP @ 11:20 AM