Dateline:  Coppell      February 5, 2015   The Mechanic!

It is with a heavy heart that I note the departure of one of our best golfers.  Mr. Steve Rude (aka The Mechanic, The Jewish Lee Trevino) is moving with his family to Hollywood.  In no time, we'll see his smiling face in a Snickers TV commercial!

The boys had a send off for Stevie last night.  Unfortunately, I was in the city of brotherly shove (Philly) and could not make the event.

We'll miss you buddy!

The Captain fondly remembers these two important memories of the Mechanic:

1.  You could always count on Steve to leave the golf course with more high quality, lightly used golf balls than he arrived with....and that was BEFORE he bought a ball retriever!

2.  Steve was not an early adopter of cart music but after he embraced the concept, we could count on classic rock coming from his bag whether he was driving or walking - true commitment to tunes!

3.  Steve defined and embraced the coveted RAM - he had so many oak leaf clusters on the head cover that I think we should change the name to Red ASS Mechanic!  In a tribute that brought tears to my eyes, the Captain gently tossed a club last week on the last hole to make sure the RAM stayed in Texas. 

Here's to the Red ASS Mechanic - we'll miss you buddy!