Thursday, June 4, 2020
To the entire Harris family, I'd like to send my sincerest condolences on the passing of an awesome man. Growing up on the golf course at Shuttle Meadow I was fortunate to caddie for him many times. He was one of the people there that laid the foundation of how to be a gentleman on and off the course. He was a competitor that always wanted to play well and do it the right way.
On one occasion while caddying for him he hit an errant tee shot that went into the woods. Being the caddie that he had taught me to be, I was properly positioned down the fairway and easily found his ball. It was not in a good position. No swing at all. Right up against the base of a tree. As he approached, I proudly pointed out where the ball came to rest because I was just happy I had found it. He didn’t share the same joy. His words were something along the lines of “What’s it doing there?” The message was perfectly clear.
The next time he hit an errant shot, it may as well have been sitting on a tee with nothing between him and the green. As he looked over the shot he said, “now that’s not so bad”. My reply was, “you should have seen it before”. Hit them straight Mr. Harris!
