Over the past several years The Virtual 19th Hole has made it a point to track– and congratulate– the BMC members who shoot their age. After all, it’s a rare thing in athletics to be able to do something as you get older that you couldn’t do before. Numerous members have achieved that milestone– and so have been inducted into the Age Shooters of the BMC.
Nevertheless, it’s a persistent challenge to identify those among us who have done it. So, even recognizing that this update may be incomplete, here are three BMC age shooters as of this point in the season:
Rollie Schlichting. On July 11, playing from the I tees, Rollie did it yet again– shooting 77, just after turning 77 in June. Recall that last year Rollie shot his age twice, posting a pair of 76s during the season, and so joins a select group of BMC members who have been able to shoot their age multiple times. Oddsmakers are already predicting a 78 next year– to make it three years in a row.
Congrats, Rollie!
Larry Fyten and Bob Devereaux. Perennial age shooters, Larry and Bob have each done it so many times year after year that tracking each instance hardly seems worth it. How do they do it? A rare thing, aging like fine wine.
Congrats, Larry and Bob!
Dick Helde
Editor, The Virtual 19th Hole
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