Thomas has High energy, said Heaney, who worked with Thomas for 24 years. The guy burned through a lot of Diet Coke. It kept him going.
Some of Heaney s favorite memories about Thomas dedication are from watching him work the State Amateur when it was held at Pebble Beach. The weather sometimes turned nasty in June.
And Bob s out there running around with his camera. It was like a bad scene from Caddyshack, Heaney said. Bob s going crazy, trying to stand still in the wind to get a shot. It was classic Bob.
Through the years,customize bobblehead, FORE Magazine has been dedicated to covering the top level amateur events in the state,personalized bobblehead, and Thomas attended nearly all of them in his 25 years. It was easy when there wasn t an Internet and people dutifully waited for the magazine to come out. In recent years, fans and families of players have wanted instantaneous results,customized bobbleheads, and the SCGA was one of the first organizations in the United States to offer live scoring.
Thomas remembers first going live at the 1996 U.S. Amateur at Pumpkin Ridge, won by Tiger Woods. There were more than 50 Californians in the field,customized bobbleheads, and Thomas went to elaborate lengths to update each player s card,personalized bobble heads, hole by hole, on the Web.
Two of the longest days of my life,custom bobbleheads, Thomas said.
Of course, this was the same guy who years ago brought, every day from home, the first computer into the SCGA s Studio City offices.
It was supposed to be portable,custom bobblehead, Thomas said,Take Car Of Your Desires And Needs With Doorstep Collection Loans,., but it weighed 25 pounds.
Thomas has seen an amazing array of talented players and quirky characters compete in SCGA events. Some of his favorites: Craig Steinberg, Scott McGihon, Pat Duncan, Mark Johnson, Ed Cuff,Dependable Replica Panerai Watches At Designwatchcopy, Jason Gore, Kemp Richardson and Todd Demsey.
There also was the guy who drank beer during events and teed his ball up on a beer can.
Hard to believe, but I watched him do it, Thomas said.
Not surprisingly,personalized bobbleheads, Woods stands out, too.
In 1994, Woods was a national star,custom bobblehead, and he jointly entered for the only time the SCGA Amateur and State Amateur. Tiger was well beyond us at that point, but he took the time to play,Gold Spot Price,personalized bobble heads, Thomas said. I never asked him, but I think it was his way of saying thanks for us being there when he was a kid. That is the most special memory for me.
Woods fired a 62 in one round of the SCGA Amateur at Hacienda Country Club and won handily. In the State Am, he reached the semifinals, but was upset by Cuff,Portugal A Golf Enthusiasts Dream Even With The Family!, the San Diegan who went on to win.
Thomas has seen the ups and the downs of the golf industry. He believes it takes too long to play a round, that courses have been made too long, too difficult and unwalkable. The prevalence of golf carts is a blessing and a curse,custom bobblehead, he said.
His gravest concern? Water will be the biggest single issue over the next 20 years,personalized bobblehead, Thomas said.
Thomas will keep his hand in some golf marketing, and he ll now have more time to enjoy his other interests � classical music, church activities and public transportation.
Maybe he ll get more time to enjoy himself on the golf course,customize bobblehead, made freer with no camera over his shoulder. He can pick some sunny days to play.
Golfers are unique,,, Thomas said. The overwhelming majority of them are solid, wonderful people. That s been the greatest thing working for the SCGA, the people I ve met.
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