Photo by Kathleen Rolfsrud
Senior Saddlebrooke golf ranger Leno Masolini took a break from his strenuous duties as golf cop to escort Stan around the Catalina and Saddlebrooke courses today. The pair were joined by a man named John and together worked skillfully through the day's challenges. The weather was perfect, no wind, and Leno knew the course well and may have used his knowledge to cut a stroke or two off Stan's usual score. After 18 holes in Leno's cart, Stan came away with the following:
1. Stan probably pulled the trigger too soon in an earlier post stating that the fairways would be a lusher hue by the time Steve and Virg get here on Feb. 17. That was a bit optimistic, Leno says, the green will be here in March. Stan was thrown off by some chemical treatment that gave off a greenish hue.
2. Leno quoted his wife, Carolyn, who advises him that he should take a normal full swing when you're in the bunker. That information, coupled with Leno's own tip that you should keep your head absolutely still when standing in the sand, may have contributed to a magnificent out by Stan on No. 21.
3. Leno was stunned to learn that Stan's game is no where near as bad as Steve says it is. Stan's skills are way beyond Steve's detailed descriptions of Stan's futility on the golf course, Leno said.
