UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT – 15 YARDS?
After Wes’ 7 & 5 singles victory over Clay on June 1st at Ponce XI, one might consider this postcard spiking the football….nah!
ESPN: OAKEY “A CATALYST” FOR DEERFIELD LACROSSE JUGGERNAUT
Six Deerfield Academy graduates have played in the Ponce, including Wes Battle, Chris Harrick, LT Thompson, Adam Sichol, Kirk Bedell and Henry Oakey. While Henry is getting set for his 3rd Ponce in just 16 days, ESPN wrote a great piece about the 14 DA alums playing or coaching on the 16 teams that make […]
GOLFER’S LETTER TO HIS YOUNGER SELF
Henry Oakey shared one of his favorite letters- an excerpt from a book, Extraordinary Golf by Fred Shoemaker Dear Younger Me : I can’t play golf anymore. I tried to swing the club the other day, but my body wouldn’t cooperate. The best I can do now is sometimes take walks on the course, but my eyes […]
SAM SNEAD, LAWSON HAMILTON AND MY GRANDFATHER GEORGE AIDE BY THIS YEAR’S CHAIRMAN
From Michael Aide, the Chairman of this year’s Ponce, which returns to the Greenbrier… Here is some Snead literature, which includes my granddad George. Also, an obituary below about their other good friend, Lawson Hamilton, gives you an idea of what a good run this crew had. It was really something else to watch them […]
REMAINING TEAMS CHOOSE CAPTAINS AND TEAM NAMES
Chairman Michael Aide today released the remaining Captains and the team names for the 11th Annual Ponce De Leon Invitational, beginning May 29th at the Greenbrier….42 days and counting! Snead & Co. Closing Time West 44 Collars Up A Jeremy Bird A Scott Winn A Brooks Brown A Muscoe Garnett B Neil Thomson * B […]
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS’ FEARLESS MASTERS PREDICTIONS
Here is a little stream of consciousness about who I like at this year’s Masters. Please see another blog if you want Tiger-Rory-Phil “analysis” – no doubt they will be contending late Sunday. But here are my under the radar guys who may tangle with the Big 3: I. Top Talent, but Perhaps Overlooked: Luke […]
HENRY PALMORE’S KINDERGARTEN PROJECT
My little boy, Henry, is in Kindergarten. They were recently studying Europe (I didn’t know what Europe was until I was 17 much less Kindergarten) and the class had to do a project. Henry (in his little mind) thought that if they needed to do a project on Europe that it only made sense that the class choose […]
Toaster Will Captain Winn, Palmore and Battle In Ponce XI. Team #2 is now Closing Time. Who’s next?
Toaster Will Captain Winn, Palmore and Battle In Ponce XI. Team #2 is now Closing Time. Who’s next?