I was asked to give a little history behind a photo that I submitted of
the "Gopher" trophy" and other awards. My brothers and I started
getting together back in 1991 on Farthers Day to play a friendly round
of golf just for bragging rights. As the years came and went we would
invite more relatives and friends to join us and the competitive juices
began to flow and bragging rights just didn't seem like enough of an
award, therefore in 2000, my sister-in-law found this singing dancing
gopher from Caddi shack. We presented the gopher in the original
packaging to the winning foursome that year and wrote their names on
the box. A few weeks later, I just couldn't leave the gopher in a box
and built the wooden stand on which he stands now. Each year, the
winning team gets to take the trophy home with them, sharing the trophy
throughout that year. We also add another plaque to the trophy to
display the individual names of the winning team and year in which they
tasted the sweet taste of victory. We have also added individual awards
for longest putt, longest drive, shortest drive and closest to the pin.
Also the winning team receives a medal for each of the individuals so
they will have something to remember that winning year since the trophy
has yet to go to the same team more than one year in a row. Tis year we
have 7 foursomes competing for the coveted trophy. I'd like to think
that my team has a chance but my son, his cousin, and my son-in-law
just don't get out much and my game isn't the most stellar. Thank god
it's best ball.
