ETHAN DOAN - MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE GOLFER
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING ONE LAST HOLE, THE 18TH, WITH ETHAN DOAN. I HAD AN IDEA HE WOULD BE PRETTY GOOD AND SURE ENOUGH, HE WAS ONE OF THOSE FLAT BELLY KIDS, WHO CAN WIND UP LIKE A TOP AND UNLEASH POWER IN HIS SWING.
OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN.
ANYWAY, WHEN WE FINISHED THE HOLE, HE TOLD ME HE PLAYS GOLF AT A COLLEGE, CALLED MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE.
I ASKED HIM IF HE TRIED TO QUALIFY FOR THE US OPEN AND HE SAID HE DID, AND THAT HE GOT TO THE SECOND ROUND, WHEN HE WAS BEATEN BY THE HOTTEST YOUNG PLAYER OUT THERE, NAMED BEAU HOFFLER, WHO BY THE WAY, WAS IN THE LAST FEW GROUPS TEEING OFF, FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE US OPEN.
I ALWAYS ENJOY PLAYING WITH THESE YOUNGSTERS AND WATCHING MY PAST, VICARIOUSLY, THROUGH THEM.
WISHING ETHAN THE BEST AND HOPE HE PLAYS IN THE US OPEN ONE DAY.
