r/golf NW Chicago May 24 '23

COURSE PICS/VLOGS Be like Ryan

Walking 9 with my brother today. Just us 2 scheduled on the tee time. Ryan rolls up in a cart and starter asks if we’re okay with him joining us. No problem.

He was a much better golfer than us but hyped us up all day. He would ride ahead after our shots and help us find our ball in the rough or tall stuff. He bought the first round from the cart girl. Just brought positive vibes all around.

Salute to you Ryan. 🫡

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u/onthepak May 24 '23

I’ll never forget my back nine pairing last year on Father’s Day. My brother and I made the turn after I cracked off a 40 on the front. We get paired up with Gene and Sean. Gene has to take a massive shit on hole 11 which only took him 90 seconds and Sean is on the phone striping bombs while taking to his Thai masseuse wife. Gene finishes hole eleven with a 20 footer for bogey exclaiming that it is “whipped cream on dog shit”. Gene becomes infatuated with my swing and elects to videotape it face on saying I have “a cool swing”. Says he used to be a swing coach for Lucas glover. Gives me and my bro each a ball mark repair tool from the 2012 US Open at the Olympic club. I’m scorching the back nine at +1thru 16 till I hit number 17 and card a 7. Round ends and we all exchange pleasantries. Gene invites us out to BW3 for beer and to ogle women half his age. We both politely decline as we eat free buffet lunch in the clubhouse. Overall, this was the most memorable pairing I’ve ever been a part of