2019 CSCC Celebrity-Am
I walked with Stan Utley in the Elevate Phoenix celebrity-Am today. He's the pro at Greyhawk, and had two friends "caddying" for him: a protege since high school who is now an LPGA Tour rookie (for another week or so), Sarah Schmelzel , and her father. Stan is a world-renowned short game instructor, and midway through the round we were joined by Terry Holt, who is Bernard Langer's caddy. He was there to get some green-reading tips from Stan. Sarah was giving Stan some putting instruction during the round. That has to be a good omen for Sarah's career. She kept her card and will be playing at the Founders' Cup in March. I asked Stan if she was his caddy or his coach, and he said "She's my friend". Talked to Dad a little, too, and he said he took her to Stan as a Junior for help with putting, and when she went to college he and Stan remained friends. Nice people, all of them. I asked Stan about Peter Kostis and Gary McCord not be...