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I
just wanted to make the National
Officers aware of an action by
Gaylord Oglesby that I feel
should be communicated to our
membership body. Daniel Pruitt's
hole in one Sunday was a great
accomplishment, but Gaylord's
action is an example of
demonstrated integrity that
should be communicated as well.
On
the 18th hole of a cart match
play competition that was all
square, Gaylord birdied the hole
and his cart won the match 1-up.
Gaylord later realized he had
played the wrong ball at some
point on the 18th hole. The
penalty for playing the wrong
ball in match play is a loss of
hole. Gaylord's cart mate did
not finish the hole which means
their cart competitors won the
hole and subsequently the match.
Gaylord called Ralph Kelley
Monday to let him know what
happened and that he would be
mailing back the $40 to be sent
to their cart competitors. It is
not a great deal of money, but
it is impressive to see any
golfer call a penalty on himself
that causes a loss of a match or
tournament. Especially when no
one would have known the
difference and he could have
kept it quiet.
I
just wanted to let you all know
and hopefully you can let the
rest of the membership know
about a small act of integrity
that speaks volumes about the
kind of members we have
in Pro-Duffers USA Inc.
Michael
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