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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Another smile nugget!
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134 - Perry Tuttle Registered 134 Receptions for Clemson
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WR Perry Tuttle (1978-1981) will forever be a Clemson legend! He was instrumental in Clemson’s 1981 National Championship. For What It’s Worth: Prior to his freshman season, Perry Tuttle was on the cusp of never playing a down of college football! The Post and Courrier describes Tuttle’s August 1978 story:
“Perry Tuttle waited until nightfall to escape. Under the cover of darkness, there would be no embarrassment, no one to witness his flight of shame.
He waited until midnight when the dorm quieted. The Clemson freshman, a big-play specialist who would wind up in the Orange Bowl end zone leading the Tigers to the 1981 national championship, packed his clothes and stereo into his 1974 Chevy Vega and drove north on I-85. He arrived at his parents' home in Midway, N.C., at 4:30 a.m.
He quit.
Football practice under Charley Pell and new assistant coach Danny Ford got the best of the young receiver in 1978.
"My dad came to the door," Tuttle said. "I told my mom and dad it's just not for me. My dad told me to get in bed, and as soon as you wake up, let's get you a job."
Around noon the next day, a car arrived at the Tuttle residence. The sedan door opened, and rising from the driver's seat was Tigers assistant football coach Buddy King.
"King showed up and said, 'What are you doing?' " Tuttle recalled. "We talked and I followed Buddy King back to Clemson in my '74 Vega. Even though I was embarrassed, even though I was confused ... it was not just my coaches, it was my parents, saying this is who you are, this is what you are all about."
https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/intense-practices-toughened-tigers/article_21d78a08-6a4f-5b31-979c-2b5f80c2a112.html
Tuttle’s First Clemson Touchdown:
Clemson fans are very glad Tuttle stuck it out! Wake Forest fans, however, might not be so happy about it. Being from Winston-Salem, Tuttle had some of his best performances against his hometown team – including his first touchdown! According to ClemsonTigers.com:
“In fact, a look to his career stats shows that he had at least one touchdown reception in each of his four seasons against Wake Forest, the only Tiger in history to catch a touchdown pass against the same school four years in a row.
He had 10 receptions at Wake Forest in 1980 for his career high and totaled a career-high 161 receiving yards against the Demon Deacons in 1981 as a senior. He finished his career with 23 receptions for 394 yards and five touchdowns against the Demon Deacons, his career-high totals against an opponent.
“People used to think I didn’t like Wake Forest and I just got fired up to play them,” said Tuttle. “But, that wasn’t the case at all. I like Wake Forest and their players. I had great games against them, because I had so many friends and family members in the stands. During my freshmen year, it seemed like my entire high school team and coaching staff came to that game in Winston-Salem.”
Tuttle responded with his first career touchdown on a 42-yard reception from Steve Fuller.”
https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-football-game-program-feature-perry-tuttle-30-years-later/
According to Sports’Reference.com, Perry Tuttle registered the following statistics at Clemson:
Perry Tuttle (1978-1981): - 134 Receptions for 2,329 Yards (17.4 Average) - 16 Receiving Touchdowns - 11 Carries for 103 Yards (9.4 Average) - 10 Kick Returns for 216 Yards (21.6 Average)
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/perry-tuttle-1.html
Tuttle’s Last Clemson Touchdown:
Tuttle’s last touchdown came against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl National Title game! According to ClemsonTigers.com’s 25th Anniversary of the 1981 Title program:
“Perry Tuttle was on the cover of Sports Illustrated the week following the Orange Bowl. It was the first of consecutive weeks with a Tiger connection on the cover. The following week, Dwight Clark was on the cover for “The Catch” in the 49ers’ NFC Championship game victory over Dallas.”
https://clemsontigers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1981_national_championship-1.pdf
That Sports Illustrated cover has become a keepsake for all Clemson fans who still have a copy!
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After Clemson:
According to Wikipedia, Tuttle enjoyed the following professional career:
NFL career On April 27, 1982, Tuttle was selected in the first round (19th overall) of the NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. Tuttle spent two seasons with the Bills, producing 24 receptions for 368 yards and three touchdowns. After his two seasons with the Bills, his career in the NFL took a major decline; while in Atlanta, he only played in five games which led to only minimal stat production, one reception for seven yards. CFL career In 1986, Tuttle began his six-season career in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Throughout his time with the Bombers, he caught 321 passes for 5,817 yards and 41 touchdowns. On November 25, 1990, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, the Bombers defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 50-11 to win the Grey Cup. In the third quarter of the game, Tuttle caught a 60-yard pass that later led to a five-yard touchdown catch. Two seasons after the Blue Bombers' championship win, Tuttle ended his football career and moved back to North Carolina (Charlotte). A few years after his retirement, Tuttle was once again recognized for his outstanding football talent with an induction into the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Hall of Fame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Tuttle
More recently, Perry Tuttle’s son, Kanyon Tuttle played on the Clemson football team. According to ClemsonTigers/com:
Kanyon Tuttle couldn’t wait to show his father, former Clemson All-America wide receiver Perry Tuttle, his 2016 national championship ring…make that rings.
The day after he received the box with three rings (two national championships and one ACC championship), the wideout drove home to Charlotte, N.C., where he met “dear old dad” at home.
“He had his ring on and I had my 1981 national championship ring on, and we took a picture of the two together,” said Perry.
“With a smile on his face, he then said, ‘Dad, your ring looks like something you get out of a bubble gum machine.’
“We both had a big laugh. But it shows how times have changed. The three rings the guys got this year in that beautiful box are really impressive.”
https://clemsontigers.com/receiving-a-legacy/
Perry Tuttle has also become an author and a public speaker. In the video linked below, he talks about his life and he offers great advice.
In the video, Perry Tuttle describes the difficulties of growing up with a father who spent many weekends drunk and/or locked up in jail. It was tough, but he reconciled with his Dad before his Dad passed away.
Tuttle’s message: “Do all you can - while you can!”
Perry Tuttle also describes the time he was told that his eyesight was failing. Tragically, he was facing a future of blindness. With that news, he gathered his six kids around and asked them to tell him everything they wanted to tell him before things go blind for him. It led to experiences with each of his kids that he cherishes.
Tuttle’s message: “Do all you can - while you can!”
https://www.google.com/search?q=Perry+Tutle+My+dad+told+me+to+get+in+bed%2C+and+as+soon+as+you+wake+up%2C+let%27s+get+you+a+job.%22&sca_esv=f379c00181bfa713&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS858US858&sxsrf=ACQVn09PWIkNQr59Tb1sl68yWIlmSzC0Ag%3A1713410088095&ei=KJAgZtjHBfbKp84ProiuiAU&ved=0ahUKEwjY-5795cqFAxV25ckDHS6EC1EQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Perry+Tutle+My+dad+told+me+to+get+in+bed%2C+and+as+soon+as+you+wake+up%2C+let%27s+get+you+a+job.%22&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiW1BlcnJ5IFR1dGxlIE15IGRhZCB0b2xkIG1lIHRvIGdldCBpbiBiZWQsIGFuZCBhcyBzb29uIGFzIHlvdSB3YWtlIHVwLCBsZXQncyBnZXQgeW91IGEgam9iLiJIAFAAWABwAHgBkAEAmAEAoAEAqgEAuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAkgcAoAcA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8d8d8dc2,vid:-dAnKrP9jcc,st:0
Amen, Mr. Tuttle! Amen! Excellent advice for all of us!
As always, thanks to Scott Rhymer for these videos on Clemson legends. Here is the Tiger Pregame video look at Perry Tuttle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuDW_G-HNeg
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Perry Tuttle was the Key Note speaker for one of the State Conferences I went to in Myrtle Beach. He told that same story about going home in the middle of the night during the speech.
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134 - Homer Jordan Threw for 134 Yards in 1981 National Title Game
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Homer Jordan is and always be a Clemson legend. No matter how many National Titles Clemson wins in the future (and let’s hope it is a very high number), Jordan is the quarterback who led Clemson to its first national title! A special place in Clemson fan hearts for sure!
ClemsonTigers.com describes just how remarkable the 1981 championship is:
“The team did not receive a single vote in the AP preseason poll, yet it won the title at season’s end with a 22-15 victory over perennial power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. No other school on record has gone from no poll points to the national title. … Perhaps the most significant in its impact on the college game involved quarterback Homer Jordan. The native of Athens, Ga. started all 12 games that year and became the first starting African-American quarterback on a team from the South to take a program to the national title. He was just the second African-American quarterback from any school to accomplish the feat. Sandy Stephens, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native who led Minnesota to the national title in 1960, holds the overall distinction
https://clemsontigers.com/homer-jordan-program-story/
This ClemsonTigers.com article describes how Jordan battled for the starting QB job. According to the article:
“There was a quarterback battle during 1980 spring practice between Jordan, Gasque and Andy Headen. The latter had a good spring and spring game, and at the end of spring practice, Head Coach Danny Ford named Headen the starting signal-caller.
If you look at the position listed for Jordan in the 1980 media guide, it reads defensive back.
But when camp opened in August, Ford decided to give Jordan another shot at quarterback. In the second scrimmage, one held on the practice fields and not in the stadium, Jordan ran the option flawlessly.
During the entire scrimmage, Jordan showed he had a sixth sense about when to pitch it and when to keep it.”
https://clemsontigers.com/homer-jordan-program-story/
The rest, as they say, is history! And, what history it is!! According to the same ClemsonTigers.com article:
Jordan’s rewards would come a year later in 1981. He started all 11 games during the 1980 season, taking a young Tiger team to a 6-5 record.
But in 1981, he would become the First-Team All-ACC quarterback, completing 55 percent (a good figure in those days) of his passes. He had 1,630 passing yards and 486 rushing yards directing the offense to 12 straight victories.
https://clemsontigers.com/homer-jordan-program-story/
According to Sports-Reference.com, Homer Jordan registered the following stats at Clemson:
Homer Jordan (1979-1982): - 239 Completions for 3509 Yards - 14 Passing Touchdowns - 364 Carries for 925 Yards (2.5 Average) - 11 Rushing Touchdowns
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/homer-jordan-1.html
Arguably his greatest performance, however, came in the January 1, 1982 Orange Bowl. Clemson’s perfect season and National Title hopes were on the line.
Before the Orange Bowl:
Clemson WR Perry Tuttle described his encounter with Homer Jordan the morning of the Orange Bowl. According to Sports Illustrated, Tuttle describes their discussion as follows:
"You know, at 7:30 this morning Homer came to my room and woke me up and said, 'I'm so nervous I can't sleep,' " said Tuttle. "I said, 'Homer, those big farm-boys are going to kill you.'
https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/01/11/year-of-the-tigers
During the Orange Bowl:
Once the game started, however, Homer Jordan displayed the same calm, cool demeanor he had shown all season. According to the same SI article, Perry Tuttle followed up the statements about Jordan’s nervous morning with comments about his focus in the game:
“But in the game he was so confident. I came into the huddle before the touchdown and Homer said to me, 'If they're in Coverage One [inside zone], run to the corner. If they're in Coverage Five [outside zone], hope that it doesn't get intercepted.' They were in One, I think, so I went to the corner. And there was the ball."
https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/01/11/year-of-the-tigers
Clemson Head Coach Danny Ford had actually tweaked his team’s plans before the game, which turned out well for Clemson. Again, according to SI: “Which brings us to Homer Jordan, the versatile junior quarterback. Ford had intended to do a lot of set-up passing against Nebraska, which, he figured, didn't see much of it in the Big Eight. But that simply didn't work out.
"The one advantage I thought we'd have would be quickness," said Ford. "But I saw during warmups that they were just as quick as us up front. We couldn't set up. We had to sprint out."
Which was exactly what Osborne did not want. Before the game he had said, "I'd rather play against a set-up quarterback like Art Schlichter than a guy who sprints out and can run or pass like Jordan." Jordan did just that, by completing 11 of 22 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 46 yards.”
https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/01/11/year-of-the-tigers
In other words, Homer Jordan was responsible for 180 total yards (passing and rushing) in the Orange Bowl! Outstanding work, Mr. Jordan!
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After the Orange Bowl:
Jordan did not exactly celebrate with his teammates after the game. Playing so many snaps in the Miami heat had taken a toll on him. According to ESPN:
"I don't know how many different ways to say it, but Homer was just a winner," said Cliff Austin, Jordan's roommate and the starting running back on that 1981 team. "No matter how good or how well he practiced, he was even better in the game. You just knew he was going to make something happen when we needed it the most."
Jordan, who earned offensive MVP honors that steamy night in Miami, remembers celebrating with teammates on the field in the jubilant aftermath of the Orange Bowl, but doesn't remember much of the night after that. When he got to the locker room, he was so dehydrated that he passed out and had to be administered IV fluids.
"The team was going to a big party, and I'm stuck in my hotel room with an IV," said Jordan, who first started to feel weak at halftime. "I didn't even ride the bus back to the hotel with the team because I was still receiving treatment.
"I had to ride back in a police car."
But what a ride it was.”
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32930708/the-legacy-homer-jordan-clemson-first-national-championship-1981
After Clemson:
According to Wikipedia, Homer Jordan enjoyed the following career and personal life after Clemson:
Professional career After being drafted in the 1983 Territorial Draft by the Washington Federals of the USFL, Jordan played two seasons at QB for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, signing a two-year contract on March 19, 1983. In 1984, Jordan completed 80 of 146 passes for 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions and in 1985, Jordan completed 118 of 194 passes (60.8%), with 4 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. In his CFL career he rushed for 300 yards and four touchdowns. Jordan was a back-up quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in 1987, but did not attempt a pass.
Post Playing Career Having returned to his native Athens, Georgia, Jordan served as an assistant football coach at his alma mater Cedar Shoals High School for 10 seasons, beginning in 2002. His son, Darius Jordan, also played quarterback at Cedar Shoals High School in 2013 and 2014. Homer Jordan married his high school sweetheart, Deborah Arnold and still resides in Athens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Jordan
According to Tigernet from 2014, Jordan also began running a detailing business.
https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/throwback-thursday:-homer-jordan-12762
And despite the tremendous success, he remains the same humble person today. According to ESPN:
“All these years later, Homer Jordan is amazed that anybody still remembers him.
But, then, that's Jordan, unassuming and humble, almost to the point of being uncomfortable when the subject turns to him and his role in Clemson's first-ever national championship four decades ago, and more specifically, his role in opening so many doors for those who came after him as the first Black starting quarterback to lead an FBS (then Division I-A) team to a unanimous national championship.
"I'm a laid-back guy. I don't like to be out front, and coming up, I was real shy," Jordan said. "But when I go back to Clemson's games, and a lot of the fans hang out in the same spots and look for you and tell the same stories -- stories that get better with time -- you walk by, and it's, 'Hey Homer!'
"You're sort of like, 'They still know me, gray hair and all?' But they do, and it's a good feeling."
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32930708/the-legacy-homer-jordan-clemson-first-national-championship-1981
We will always remember, Mr. Jordan! Always!
Scott Rhymer and The Tiger Pregame Show video recap on Homer Jardan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfqlk58OYHk
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Re: 134 - Homer Jordan Threw for 134 Yards in 1981 National Title Game
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Fantastic story about Homer!
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Thank you for sharing. For anyone who hasn't seen "We're #1: The Story of 1981 Clemson Football," Homer is one of the featured players on the show, along with Danny Ford. It airs periodically on ACCN and is worth a watch.
Homer naturally gravitated toward his hometown team, the GA Bulldogs, but they wouldn't promise him a shot at quarterback. Danny Ford did. The rest is history.
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Cannot wait for them Tigers to roar and make the puppies pee themselves. Go Tigers 🐅
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Thanks, O.J.
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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North Carolina Highway 134 is a 19.3 mile state highway that runs from the south end at NC 24/NC 27/NC 109 Bus in Troy to the north end at Dawson Miller Road near Ulah as a shortcut to Asheboro. Andy Headen is from Asheboro.
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A couple days ago, I wrote about Hank Aaron's 715th home run, which reminded me of my Cal Ripken story. Ripken, the "Iron Man", played his entire 21 year MLB career from 1981 to 2001 with the Baltimore Orioles at shortstop and 3rd base with 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 RBIs. But his most impressive stat was playing in 2,632 consecutive games. On September 6, 1995, having already tied Lou Gehrig's 56 year old record at 2,130, Ripken played in Baltimore in consecutive game #2131 vs the California Angels, which became official in the 5th inning. It's also the day my son, BigAl, was born at 6:11pm at Greenville Memorial Hospital, about the time Cal took the field. I still have the Greenville News edition for that day. It was also 3 days after the Carolina Panthers played their first game vs Atlanta.
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Very cool story BigAl31®!
Never was an Orioles fan, but I always respected the h##l out of Cal Ripken Jr.!
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I watched his famous hit and his record breaking and last game.
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This is going to be our year!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 5:25 AM
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Had to get up to pee, Go Tigers !
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 5:43 AM
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All the way with O.J.
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Go Tigers!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 5:55 AM
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19 weeks and 1 day, Beat the Bulldogs!!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 6:25 AM
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Another day closer!
GO TIGERS!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 6:26 AM
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O. J. for President 2024! Go Tigers!!
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Go Tigers!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!***
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 6:27 AM
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Good morning Tnet
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 7:09 AM
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Go Tigers!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 7:10 AM
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Go Tigers!!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 7:21 AM
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Go Tigers!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 7:26 AM
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Glad we both made it out of bed!
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Re: Hill Watch...134 days!!!
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Apr 19, 2024, 7:26 AM
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The ox is slow, but the earth is patient. Go Tigers!!! Beat Georgia!!!
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Whack 'em straight and long in Santee. I loved playing all three Santee courses
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before health made me quit. Having grown up four miles from Santee, I am well familiar with all of them.
Santee Cooper Resort was the first to be built, and was featured in so many Santee golf packages, it became difficult for members to get on their own course at certain times of the year due to all the "Snowbirds" coming down from Ohio and surrounding states.
This high course traffic eventually led to the building of Lake Marion Golf Course, right next door, which was my favorite of the three (just TWO at the time) for a long time. However, it went through an extended time where they let the agronomy standards fall off some, and it was not kept in nearly as good a shape as the Resort. Now, in fairness, it sees a LOT more rounds per year than does the Resort these days, but still, they could, and finally ARE once again doing better in that regard.
Although the land around Lake Marion is obviously flat for the most part, there are a few interesting ups and downs hill and valley wise on the two lake courses. I think the course designers did a great job making them interesting with the topography they had to work with.
Speaking of flat, the newest addition to the Santee lineup of three is, of course, Santee National Golf Club. It is a couple miles away from the other two, back towards Elloree, and is by far the flattest of the three courses. But, they moved enough dirt to make some interesting mounding at various points on most of the holes, and although further away from the lake, water actually comes into play on probably more holes than at the Resort or Lake Marion. The 18th hole has a LARGE pond that is not in play off the tee for most, but as I lost distance due to various back surgeries, it finally became an achievement just to clear it with my tee shot, even from the "senior" tees. Even then, distance wise, after clearing the pond, the hole was really about a Par SIX for me before I had to give up the game. The National also features greens that are faster than the other two courses most of the time. At certain times of the year, when the bent grass goes dormant, they are REALLY fast, and the only reason they are not brown is that they are colored green.
Hope you have a blast!
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Go Tigers!***
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Go Tigers***
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