The Wednesday morning golf ladies welcomed former golfers Ella Pennington, Midge Haws, Doris Henson and Vicki Klein to enjoy coffee last week 16. Memories flowed of former golfers and golf games. Lois Worrell was remembered fondly.
Ella Pennington brought newspaper articles from 1980s that listed winners from the ladies golf league. She shared her scorecard from her hole-in-one and said it happened during a couple’s tournament that made it pretty expensive when they got in the Clubhouse.
Sandy Pennington shared her memories of being stuck in the “playpen” as a child. The “playpen” was a fenced in area just west of the seventh green, where the cart sheds now sit. It was just a fenced-in area with a sandbox and swings, where parents would leave their kids to play while they played golf.
Sandy remembers staring wistfully through the fence, waiting for her folks to come up number seven so they could get out.
Others shared memories of hole number three, the “creek hole,” and having to hit across the creek on your drive and the big tree that stood in your way. Doris Henson said that once when they played Lori Seeley and her partner, Lori asked if Doris and her partner, Lois Peters, didn’t get bored always being in the fairway while Lori and partner “toured the course.”
Memories of golf invitationals–both local and away–were shared as a fun way to play other courses and meet other golfers. The ladies’ locker room in the lower level was remembered as a really nice place, with showers and a place to keep your clubs, and Sandy remembered when they used to eat in the bar down there. Opening dances and stagettes were fondly remembered as well.
Next year the Perry Golf and Country Club will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. Anyone with pictures, newspaper articles, memorabilia or just memories to share can contact the clubhouse at 515-465-3852 or Denise Niebuhr at 515-465-4344.
