Meet Thelma

Ever since I have taken up this game called golf, I have always admired Annika Sorenstam. In my humble opinion, she has the smoothest swing on the tour. And until fairly recently, she was usually the longest hitter to boot. So naturally I try to emulate her. If I ever win Lotto, I'm going to go to the Annika Academy in Florida for some lessons from her.


This year she announced that she would be retiring at the end of the season. Last week she played in her last LPGA major tournament. She finished with a bang hitting all 18 greens, shooting a 68 and a birdie on the 18th hole as her adoring crowd cheered her on. I watched sadly knowing that there won't me many more opportunities to see her play.

Now that I have lived here at Stoneridge for over a month I've had the opportunity to play with many of the ladies in the club. I've enjoyed playing with all of them, but there is one that I especially love to play with.


Meet Thelma. She is 80 years young and today I had the pleasure to be beaten by her. We've been cart partners twice now and both times she amazes me with her spunk and vigor. She can still hit a solid drive, get out of trouble in the fairway, chips & pitches like the pros and one-putts with regularity.

I'll let you in on a secret. I want to be like her when I grow up.
Keep it up Thelma!