Posted on 04/30/2006 1:40:53 AM PDT by beyond the sea
REUNION, Fla. -- Winning is defined in many different ways, and some of the most important have nothing to do with holding a trophy on the 18th green. The truly meaningful victories in life involve the triumph of the human spirit in the face of challenges confronted by us all, especially those when life itself is on the line.
What happened over the course of the first two rounds of the Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open was about far more than golf. We all became fortunate spectators to a moving story about the love between mother and daughter, the support of family and friends and the generosity of total strangers. Kelly Jo Dowd, battling an apparently unbeatable cancer, may have been blessed in that she was granted her wish to see her daughter, Dakoda, play in an LPGA event. But the true beneficiaries were those who watched a daughter make her mother proud.
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When Ben Crenshaw won the 1995 Masters just days after his lifelong teacher, Harvey Pennick, died, he was carried along the final few holes by an emotional outpouring from fans who knew the weight on Ben's heart, who knew the special gift he was trying to give to his departed mentor. When I asked Ben later why the crowds responded so strongly to his odyssey, Crenshaw told me: "Everyone who plays the game had someone who first put a club in their hands. What those people were doing when they saw me playing for Harvey was remembering that person who brought the game to them." It was a penetrating and undeniably accurate assessment by Crenshaw. Perhaps the reason the Dakota Dowd story resonated so strongly with us all was because we were all saying "Thank you" to a parent who made our life possible.
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Just a tremendous story.
This mother and little girl are what makes this country great.
Crenshaw told me: "Everyone who plays the game had someone who first put a club in their hands. What those people were doing when they saw me playing for Harvey was remembering that person who brought the game to them." It was a penetrating and undeniably accurate assessment by Crenshaw. Perhaps the reason the Dakota Dowd story resonated so strongly with us all was because we were all saying "Thank you" to a parent who made our life possible.
Ain't that the truth - BUMP
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I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for introducing me to this game, and for having the sense to send me to the Boulder Parks & Rec for summer youth golf instruction.
She is an excellent golfer. I've seen her play in person............ I'd carry her bag any day.
She is an excellent golfer. I've seen her play in person............ I'd carry her bag any day.
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