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CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, 2001 - 103
Pleasurable memoirs from an Irish golf nut '
On occasion my friends and
family tell me they think I'm a bit
of a golf fanatic. Until now I
tended to concede the point.
I won't agree with that label any
more.
Compared to Ivan Morris, the
Irish author of "Only Golf Spoken
Here" (Sleeping'Bear, $22 SRP), I
am merely an occasional wander-
er in the golfing wilderness.
Morris, however, is a certifiable
golf nut.
He'd agree, and probably tell
you two or three stories to prove
it. You'd enjoy them, at least if
this collection of reminiscenes is
at all representative.
Morris is a "young" senior
golfer, only 56:years old. He's
played golf for more than 40
years, and has the twin gifts of
memory and storytelling to bring
that experience to life.
Quite an experience at that.
Morris is an accomplished ama-
teur golfer with. more than a hun-
dred serious competitions, includ-
ing the Irish and British Amateurs
and Irish and British Opens. He
recounts severa¢ of these contests
here, while blessedly sparing the
Fritz Schranck
Briefly
YMCA adult flag football
posts game results
Third Edition, ranked No. 4 in
the YMCA's adult flag football
league, defeated third ranked Sir
Guys Nov. 11 by a score of 22-8,
while No. 5 CMS/Rehoboth Bar-
ber Shop beat No. 2 Adriatico/At-
lantic Millwork 29-14.
Next week Third Edition takes
on CMS/Rehoboth Barbershop,
competing for a seat the following
Sunday in the championship game
against ACE Ex'aust.
Registration for indoor
youth soccer under way
The Sussex Family YMCA is
holding open registration for in-
door youth soccer.
The league will be divided into
three coed groups: grades 1-3,
grades 4-6 and grades 7-9. There
will also be a igh school boys
and girls division.
This year features an extended
season with more practices and
games.
The deadline to register is Nov.
30, with early bird deadline on
Nov. 19. Scholarships are avail-
able.
Volunteer coaches, assistant
coaches, referees and scorekeep-
ers are needed.
Other upcoming events include
adult indoor soccer, preschool in-
structional soccer, 3-on-3 high
school basketball league and the
second annual 3-on-3 adult bas-
ketball league.
For more information, call
Sheridan Parsons at 227-8018.
GOLF
reader from hole-by-hole ac-
counts.
Morris knows that it's the rare
golfer that can patiently read all
the details about someone else's
round. Therefore, he emphasizes
other aspects of the games he's
played, such as the personal
quirks of his c0mpetitor,. Morris
takes advantage of his native Irish
wit to flog both friends and foes
alike, usually with a smile.
In parts of several essays, he
sketches his family's golfing his-
Equestrian shows on
tap at Milton arena
The Horse Experience Inc. at
Milton Equestrian Center will of-
fer classes for both English and
Western riders in upcoming shows
in the indoor arena.
The fall series gets under way at
9 a.m., Dec. 8.
There are several divisions in-
cluding ieadline-on lead, leadline-
off lead, walk-trot equitation,
walk-trot pleasure, adults only
flat, adults only fences, beginner
equitation flat, beginner equi-
tation fences, open equitation flat,
open equitation fences, open
pleasure flat, open pleasure
fences, open hunter flat, open
hunter fences, mhles only flat,
mules only fences, draft/draft
crosses flat, draft/draft crosses
fences and knock down and out.
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tory. -According to Morris, they
were all mad for it, ranging from
playing, to reading out-of-date
American golf magazines, to pars-
ing Gary Player's comic strip in-
structions, to engaging in fierce
debates over this swing theory or
that.
The book's title comes from a
notice his mother posted on their
kitchen door, in recognition of the
game's dominance over all other
potential family conversation top-
ics. His brother added the word
"Only" to the placard, and no one
challenged him.
One minor recurring theme cen-
ters on golfing with Irish parish
priests. One or two were clearly
major influences on Morris; de-
velopment. Morris manages to
avoid the usual stereotypes while
writing about these men.
The man's not shy about his
opinions," either. One piec e is a
hole-by-hole comparison of the
relative merits of Lahinch Golf
Club and the somewhat better
known Btllybunion Golf Club.
There's no mistaking how he feels
about each hole, but his reasoning
seems to be neither far-fetched
Cash prizes will be awarded.
For more information, call Karen
at 684-1818.
Special Olympics seeks
swimming coaches
Special Olympics Delaware is
looking for volunteer swimming
assistant coaches for its Land-
sharks adult program.
The assistant coaches will work
with the team's practices at the
Ennis Po01 in Georgetown on
Monday nights from 6:30-8:30
p.m.
The season runs from February
through the Summer Games in
early June.
Swimming experience is neces-
sary; Special Olympics training is
available. If you are interested in
being a swimming coach, call Jon
Buzby at Special Olympics
Delaware at 302-831-4653.
BOA T LINES
ONLY
GOLF
HERE
nor unsound. All the same, I'm
sure the golf committee at Bally-
bunion won't be pleased to read
that their 18th hole "remains pret-
ty awful."
Two pieces will stand out for
touring golfers who have yet to
play Ireland's golf courses. "An
Insider's Guided Tour of Irish
Golf" is a detailed travelogue of
more than 25 courses, hotels,
B&Bs, and other ddights. Morris'
pungent commentary continues
with "A Personal Miscellany of
Irish Golf Holes." The 18 holes
are described in the same se-
quence they appear on the course
they represent. The essay is stun-
ning, if only for the level of detail
he provides about so many cours-
.- es.
There's also.the occasional so-
ry involving well-known golfers,
such as Tom Watson, Payne Stew-
art and Tiger Woods. These
pieces are pleasant enough, espe-
cially the Stewart segments, but
aren't nearly as interesting as the
rest of the essays.
For example, Morris discusses
his own shortcomings and how
they affected his performances
over the years. The mix of swing
faults and lapses in the mental
side of the game are set out both
directly and in short asides from
the main thrust of the pieces. Bits
of these regretful realizations ap-
pear in several chapters, and
-might prove helpful for those who
recognize the same flaws in them:
selves.
These memoirs were a well-
written, pleasant surprise.
SHAWNEE LADIES WIN -
Shawnee Country ClUb's lady
golfers Were winners at the recent
Brandywine Golf League outing
with a score of 154.5, topping sec-
ond place finisher Newark at
143.5. In 'third place was Her-
cules with 134, followed by
Brandywine with 128, DuPont
with 127 and Maple Dale with
123.
SHORT PUTTS - You can read
Fritz's golf book reviews, his past
columns or learn about his handi,
cap stroke allocation service for
golf courses at HoleByHole.com.
Send your news about local tour-
naments, charity events, holesdn-
one and other golf news by emaiL
to FSchranck @HoleByHole.com
or steveh @ capegazette.com.
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