4 4 4 !!!!

Spring 1977. Sully Buttes was preparing to win their fourth straight High School Golf Championship. Watertown, SD. Curt Byrum was not there this time. Possibly the number one golfer in the state left h/s early to prepare down south for college, and eventually professional golf. This was the first year they divided the golf tourney into two different classes, A and B. We were a three man team. Obviously, @Scotty Hofer was our number one guy now. He was also now the best golfer in Class B h/s golf. In Class B Golf, you have a three man team, and the two best scores count. This was it. 4 4 4 was on the line. I remember not liking the Watertown course that much, as the greens were smaller than I was used to, and they were quick. I felt a tremendous amount of pressure on my shoulders, - not to choke. No whammies. No double bogies. No penalties. I went into the tournament with the mentality that I would NOT lose the championship for our school. Conservative. Very. VERY! Scotty finished in first place over Mobridge's John Baum. I was able to finish about fifth I believe with an 82-83=165. I don't think I had a single double bogey. Not my best golf by far, but I did NOT choke. What a relief this was to me, and possibly one of my most proud moments in my life. The previous years I was just along for the ride, with Curt and Scotty at the helm. 4 4 4 baby! We did it!