Four days after Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters Tournament in Augusta, GA in 2013, our friend Gene died at his home in Tucson. Gene was a huge fan of the game, visiting and playing golf courses when and where he got the opportunity.
Gene's daughter, Jodi, posted this photo of her Dad on Facebook this morning, remembering him on this sixth anniversary of his death. He has a golf club in his hands and is wearing one of his many souvenir golf shirts.
After his death, his wife debated what to do with the golf shirts. One friend suggested using them in a quilt. Another came up with the idea of using just the patches in some bell pulls. And that is what she did.
Kristina had these two with her when she was here last September. The smaller one was for her brother David, the larger one is her's. She also had some made for Gene's children.
It looks like the Overland Golf Course, Big Timber, MT patch in the middle was from the shirt he has on in the top picture.
There were also some of Gene's golf ties incorporated into the designs.
Close-up of Kristina's with some of Gene's favorite golf courses. I like the coral 1991 Ryder Cup Kiawah Island, SC ones at the top, but my favorite has to be the dark blue La Paloma one. (Because of the [paloma] dove.)
I think the bell pulls were an excellent way of using his golf shirt emblems.
Bud, Kristina and Gene the last time we visited them in Tucson nine years ago. Bud and I weren't big time golf watchers then, but since we have become viewing fans. We have become familiar with many of the course names on those bell pulls.
No comments:
Post a Comment