TODAY DAVE STOCKTON, Well Known for His Short Game Abilities

TODAY by surprise when asked to deliver remarks during a grand opening ceremony last week… also seen at the same event DAVE STOCKTON, well known for his short game was Redlands real estate tycoon STAN WEISSER… and abilities since joining the PGA Tour in 1964, has 25 it’s probably never too early to mention that this December career Tour wins including 2 PGA Championships, 2 we’ll have the opportunity for excitement with PURPLE Senior Player Championships and a U.S. Senior Open TURTLES once again! to his credit. DAVE captained the victorious Ryder Cup team at Kiawah Island in 1991. As Assistant Captain, Has anyone heard from our own RALPH FELLER DAVE helped former ’91 team member, Captain Paul recently? Word on the street is that he’s been sending Azinger, to another U.S. Ryder Cup victory at Valhalla postcards back to the mainland from beautiful Hawaii. CC in Kentucky in 2008. His success continued when he Perhaps he found a vintage tube of NASAdent on eBay transitioned to instruction becoming known as the pre- and went to collect it personally? Surely one of those eminent short game guru after working with notables such astronauts splashed down in the Pacific! as Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed and THOUGHTS FROM THE PREZ Francesco Molinari. Dave is also a best-selling author of short-game instructional books including Putt To Win, It will be great to see you all again today! The opportunity Unconscious Putting, Unconscious Scoring and Own to regroup was most appreciated. Zoom meetings will Your Game. Additionally, DAVE provides some of the never be my forte nor my desire. So a breather was great. best corporate outing and group clinic experiences to My thanks to President Elect, Mike Boseman who did, I’m clubs and fortune 500 companies all around the world. told, an excellent job (maybe except for the frightening LAST WEEK picture warning of things to come). The Club is truly indebted to DAWN MCCOY for “pinch- Just a reminder that all Club members are invited to hitting” as last week’s program. Thank you, DAWN! participate in the District Conference which will be Zoomed on May 14-15. Since our Club has paid in full, NEXT WEEK all members will be receiving the link to participate in this Conference. KAITLIN MORRIS visits the Club. She serves as the development manager for Village Partners, the firm that Additionally, your Board is considering a gift of $5,000 is working on the redevelopment of the Redlands Mall. of our District Designated Funds to the Pygmy Project Kaitlin is a Southern California native and a graduate of which was ably presented by Victoria Bentley of the Palm Scripps College with a degree in economics. She received Springs Club at one of our meetings in April. Several her Master’s Degree in Urban Planning with an emphasis members have also indicated they would like to participate in economic development at the University of Southern in the support of this Project. This can be accomplished California. Kaitlin is particularly passionate about very easily by sending your check made payable to the engaging early on with a broad selection of community Rotary Club of Redlands Foudation to treasurer, Cal stakeholders to inform design and programmatic decisions. Boothby. Please be sure to note that it is for the Pygmy Project. A THANK YOU A huge Rotary thank you to President-Elect MIKE BOSMAN for navigating two weeks of virtual meetings during Prexy JOHN’S recent excursions to places far, far away. Running a meeting – especially with this crowd – is never easy, and to do it while experiencing a completely virtual environment is an even greater challenge. If you’d like to thank MIKE personally, just head over to Redlands Country Club late in the evening, where you’re sure to find him in an exceptionally jovial mood! ABOUT TOWN Rumor has it that CHRIS ALVAREZ, Executive Director of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce, was caught a bit Editor - Nathan D. Gonzales – Edition No. 42, May 6, 2021.

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