Jim Kelly Golf Stories

Alistair is in his early 20s. He is very enthusiastic and accommodating to Ryan’s Way Golf members. Al has an excellent memory for details and the rules of golf.

Alistair is single and a recent college graduate with a degree in marketing and advertising.  He recently completed an online course in consumer affairs.

Alistair has been playing golf since he was 12.  He has played in regional tournaments and has traveled locally since his freshman year in high school.

Alistair is a good organizer with creative ideas for golf competition.  He is working on a new competition tied to gambling for on-course play. Many of the members consider Al the best swing mechanic on staff.

Alistair’s personal goal is to become the manager of a large private club, hotel, casino or any combination of the aforementioned. He is continuing his education online and in the evening.  His best friend at Ryan’s Way is Johnny Fourtrees, the head groundskeeper.

Alistair was added to the full time staff as the Club’s membership expanded over the past three years.

Alistair does not handle pressure well from people outside the golfing community.

Johnny is forty-something years of age.  Quiet around club members, he is very vocal to the staff.  Johnny relocated from Arizona seven years ago at the request of the Club’s Personnel search committee, chaired by Augustus Trap.

Johnny is single. He holds a certificate in landscaping and outdoor design and owned a small business in Arizona servicing several small public courses.  Johnny sold his business when he was offered the opportunity to be head groundskeeper at Ryan’s Way.

Johnny plays golf on Monday when the course is closed.  He knows every inch of the course.  Johnny returns to Arizona whenever his course is closed.

He keeps to himself and is always on time.    Johnny served in the military for eight years with Special Forces.

The board of directors considers Johnny a model and trusted employee.

Tyler Flagg is in his mid 40s, a very proper representative of the golf industry.

He has been a professional golfer for 17 years, starting at Ryan’s Way as the second assistant and advancing to head professional nine years ago.  He lives for golf and has spent all his life in the private club golf community.

Tyler graduated from an Ivy League college with a degree in economics.  He knows all the right people in local society.  He is a member and past president of the local Rotary Club.

Tyler attends many community business/social events representing Ryan’s Way. He and Monty Woods, the Club president, are seen together at all the regional events and expos of the golfing industry.

He is married with two children and lives within four miles of the course.

Tyler owns Ryan’s Way golf Pro Shop with a percentage of the profits going into the Club’s general fund.  He contributes his opinions to the Club’s membership and policy committees regarding the products and services the Club should provide.

Monty Woods is fifty-plus years of age. He is serving for the sixth time as president of the Club.

Monty has been a member of Ryan’s Way for 25 years.  He is responsible for many of the course improvements, which he accredits to his membership surveys.

Monty retired two years ago after selling his communications business in 2005.  He spends his mornings at the Club.  Monty is always asking the members about how to improve the course.  His world is the golf course and the private club life.  Several members believe that he overreacts to situations, especially about the golf course.

Monty does not like surprises, especially concerning the Member/Member dinner, his annual big event.

Monty has never had a handicap lower than 20.  He never wagers on the outcome of his matches but bets on the derby.

Monty always says when he stops golfing he will take up fishing.

Dimples Reagan is a single, career-minded woman.  Dimples has worked at the Ryan’s Way for five years and was recently promoted to Club manager. Her prior position was as Club banquet manager.  Some say that Dimples has moved up the ranks rather quickly with the help of an overly attentive Preston Heinz.

Dimples is a graduate of the Media School of Business with a minor degree in interior decorating.  In the past, she has worked as an events planner and wedding planner.

Dimples is not a golfer.  She does a good job as a consumer adviser and knows how to spend other peoples’ money.

Dimples is a member of the personnel and non-golf special events committees.  Many staff members underestimate her abilities.

Dimples and head Golf Professional Tyler Flagg are the best of friends. They attend buyers’ conventions to purchase products sold in the Pro Shop.

Dimples and Sissy Fairways are shopping buddies.

Dimples dresses to the nines every day.  She often is described as a clotheshorse.  She follows a strict fitness and nutrition regimen.

Her favorite cable channel is the Style Channel.

Sissy Fairways is the wife of A. Randolph (Randy) Fairways, the son of D. Sanford (Sandy) Fairways.  The Fairways are one of the founding families of the Ryan’s Way Golf Club.

Sissy is on the social register and is invited to attend many non-golf events. Her opinions are highly regarded by members and staff at Ryan’s Way.

Sissy has a degree in fashion design with a minor in public speaking.  She attended the best schools selected by her father, Admiral Bernard Huntington.  Sissy has become best friends with Ryan’s Way manager Dimples Reagan. They often shop together for the clothing sold at the Ryan’s Way Pro Shop.

Sissy has played golf and tennis all her life.  She also chairs the Club’s Foundation for junior golf development.

Sissy chairs most of the social events at Ryan’s Way.  She has chaired the Recognition Dinner for the past eleven years.

Sissy’s opinion is highly regarded by the members at Ryan’s Way.  Head golf professional, Tyler Flagg, often consults with Sissy before making his decisions.

Miss Irons is in her early thirties and earned the nickname ‘Poly’ because  she can tell a lie from the truth.  Poly is an attractive, self-assured woman. She has a keen eye for detail, especially in evaluating people’s responses to her questions.

Poly is single, athletic and an accomplished tennis player.  She played golf in high school and her first year in college.  Later, Poly switched to tennis, because, she said, golf was too slow, expensive, took too much time, and has too many rules to learn.

Poly majored in criminal psychology with a minor in communications, graduating with honors in the top ten percent of her class.

Poly has worked for the County for six years.  She has investigated 11 deaths in the past five years.  This is the second case in which Poly is the lead detective and her second case on a golf course.  Poly had investigated a death two years earlier when a golfer was struck by lightning, at the Bitter End Golf Club.

Poly’s personal opinion of golfers in private golf clubs is negative. She believes results matter and is politically correct. People in the law enforcement community consider her a rising star.

Lt. Hazard has just turned 50.  His surprise birthday party was held at Ryan’s Way Golf Club.  Lt. Hazard has lived in the area all his life.  He caddied at the course in high school.  For several years before his promotion to lieutenant, Lt. Hazard was a social member of the Club.

Lt. Hazard attended the Police Academy after serving in the Air Police during his time in the U.S. Air Force.  He usually works the swing shift, 4 pm to midnight.  He is not an early riser.

Lt. Hazard ticketed Mark Heinz ten years ago for reckless driving and speeding.  The judge threw out the case.  Hazard received no explanation but suspected Preston Heinz of interfering.

Lt. Hazard has been awarded several honors for marksmanship with a handgun. He attends classes in new technologies in law enforcement.

Dr. Wedge is a single 46 year-old woman. She is a full time instructor at State College, where she teaches biology and pre-med courses. She has a limited practice at the County Hospital where she serves as County Coroner.

Dr. Wedge travels to educational seminars that emphasize forensic discovery techniques.  She is also an avid hockey fan.

Dr. Wedge is an excellent card player. She enjoys happy hour and novelty drinks.

In the past, Dr. Wedge has worked with Poly Irons and considers Poly one of the best and brightest examples of an accomplished, hard working detective.

Dr. Wedge has considered becoming a social member at Ryan’s Way.  Many of her colleagues at the hospital are golfing members.

Augustus Trap is retired and very active in his retirement.  Recently widowed, he spends most of his free time at Ryan’s Way Golf Club.  He has played in all the tournaments since joining Ryan’s Way.  He follows the rules of golf to the letter.

Augustus has no other family.  He enjoys playing golf with different Club members and sometimes wagers on the outcome.  Augustus attends most of the social activities at the Club.

Augustus was the comptroller for a large publicly traded chemical company.  He is a member of the Club’s finance committee and is considered an experienced financial advisor.

Augustus is an early riser and often first to arrive at the course.  He is a strict observer of golf tradition.

Augustus lives within walking distance of the clubhouse.  Ashley Hagen’s family are his next door neighbors.

Ashley recently completed a two-year course in nutrition at State College.  She is the most recent hire at Ryan’s Way.  Ashley hopes to become a chef and plans to own her own restaurant.

Ashley is quick learner.  She is impressed with Club second pro Alistair Lane, who has quickly gained the confidence of the Ryan Ways’ members.  Ashley discusses her plans with Alistair, seeking his advice. They are often seen together.

Gracie Fontaine, the head server, is responsible for Ashley’s training.

Bogey is an exceptional bartender.  His main claim to fame is winning the Bartender of the County Contest in 1998.  Bogey’s famous mixed drinks are the Double Bogey, the Triple Bogey, and Lights Out.  Bogey makes special drinks for special occasions, especially the Recognition Dinner’s Worm Burner Cocktail.

Bogey is married to a local real estate agent.  He is an advocate of   fitness and nutrition.  Bogey is the lead singer of the award-winning Happy Suds Barbershop Quartet.

Bogey is a graduate of the Memphis School of Mixology, a nationally recognized institution.  He says that his little black book of drinks lists every concoction known to man.

Bogey connects drinkers’ faces to favorite drinks.  He will gamble on any competition.  Bogey’s annual vacation is to Las Vegas from mid -January to mid-February, when Ryan’s Way is closed. He places bets on sporting events for himself and certain Club members.  Although he is talkative, the members trust Bogey. He often gives unsolicited advice on any subject.