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A GIFT...2017 Andyson Memorial

alanti
10,563 Posts Sat, Oct 28 2017 10:00 PM

twinponds169:
Played my round this afternoon and used my ball marker. The first time I used it, it made me think.....the name "Andyson" is actually ON the green of a REAL golf course.....and is going to be on many more around the world. That is just too damn cool!

Now that is so cool. I hope everyone who gets one of these ball markers uses it with pride.
. bery111
3,858 Posts Sun, Oct 29 2017 4:52 AM

Memorial marker tracker update! The markers are currently winging their way across the pond from New York to Heathrow. More updates as they happen. I believe the longest distance a marker will travel is the one heading to Jimbog. Shows the true international spirit of both the Memorial and this community.
. bery111
3,858 Posts Sun, Oct 29 2017 5:54 AM

They might be arriving tomorrow!

Your item departed a transfer airport in HEATHROW, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM on October 29, 2017 at 8:59 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.
. chunter26
215 Posts Sun, Oct 29 2017 8:57 AM

TY MC for the wonderful gift from the "andyson Community Memorial Tournament. Dennis and I would communicate through email every couple weeks. He became a very good friend of mine with what little time we had to really get to know each other. Dennis was a straight shooter. He would call me out when I was wrong and back me when I was right. He had the rare ability to understand and comprehend people's post and the point they were trying to convey through words without expression. There are not many people who can read a post or read into a topic and get the FULL gist of what a player/community member was trying to convey. I will say it again, I will cherish this RL gift from a well run Community tournament. Thank goodness WGT does not have their hands in on it or the tournament would go to ruins. TY again to everyone who helped organize and run a very successful "community" Memorial tournament.
. overtheedge
5,865 Posts Sun, Oct 29 2017 11:23 AM

TY MC for the wonderful gift from the "andyson Community Memorial Tournament. Dennis and I would communicate through email every couple weeks. He became a very good friend of mine with what little time we had to really get to know each other. Dennis was a straight shooter. He would call me out when I was wrong and back me when I was right. He had the rare ability to understand and comprehend people's post and the point they were trying to convey through words without expression. There are not many people who can read a post or read into a topic and get the FULL gist of what a player/community member was trying to convey. I will say it again, I will cherish this RL gift from a well run Community tournament. Thank goodness WGT does not have their hands in on it or the tournament would go to ruins. TY again to everyone who helped organize and run a very successful "community" Memorial tournament. OTE
Ducati916
1,116 Posts Sun, Oct 29 2017 4:00 PM

For those that are wondering, I've left a voice mail for Denny's wife and have also now been to the house earlier today. There was no answer at the door, but, I left a short note and hope to hear back soon. If I am fortunate enough to be able to take a marker to her, I will most certainly take a photo and post it here.
. SlicedPepper
796 Posts Sun, Oct 29 2017 6:59 PM

All MC has done here is prove what Yancy and I talked about in my interveiw with him. There are truly good people here at WGT. If it had not been for the contact I had with Dennis I would not have stayed. Very seldom in life do we have the opportunity to meet a person that genuinely cares about how someone else might feel. Dennis was one of those. A class act in every sense of those words. The organizers of The Andyson also fit that mold. I only played a very small part in it. Thank you MC. My marker will sit next to my laptop when I play so I can rub it for good luck.
. MainzMan
9,582 Posts Mon, Oct 30 2017 10:47 AM

Oh my goodness. What a wonderful thing to do, truly something Dennis would have approved of.

I cannot thank you enough for this generous gift.
mrcaddie
2,425 Posts Mon, Oct 30 2017 12:05 PM

Update #2-

Golf ball markers have been sent out to the following players on 10/30:

BigKnight, darek2, Butchbboy, KissMyDivot, Leggoman13, SlicedPepper & Young46

MC
. lonniescott711
4,101 Posts Mon, Oct 30 2017 3:17 PM

lonniescott711:
Thanks ever so much it will always be a great memento to Andyson . Oh I havent forgotten you also still owe me a game . So get that dog for your ball :-)

Mine arrived in the mail today . Even though I cant swing a club anymore I will always keep it with my other special mementos

. txzdave
1,316 Posts Mon, Oct 30 2017 5:26 PM

Thanks to you all. The marker and the hand written note are both priceless.~txzdave~
. overtheedge
5,865 Posts Tue, Oct 31 2017 6:51 AM

txzdave:
Thanks to you all. The marker and the hand written note are both priceless.~txzdave~

Just received mine yesterday and I couldn't agree more.Priceless indeed.
. bery111
3,858 Posts Tue, Oct 31 2017 9:40 AM

I received 8 in the post this afternoon....! :D Will be with the UK and 1 German player(s) soon!
. frappefort
3,991 Posts Tue, Oct 31 2017 10:54 AM

This morning I have received the memorial tee marker . I have stop playing golf in 2008 , I did try one time with my friend from Ontario but it was so bad that golf was over for me( working accident). At my best I always played with a hat, Greg Normand style over the years I started to put stuff like picture ,momentum of golf course I played at, tee marker that I would glue on my hat .........you get the picture ,so much so, that some friends before a round would make fun of me and say stuff like .you playing golf or fishing lol ..... Well this Andyson Memorial tee marker is on my golf hat now . Thank you MRcaddie(Wayne) and all those that got involved in the Memorial . Denis is looking at us in the big fairway up there .Edit PS: I keep calling a ball marker a tee marker oupsss
. conveyorguy
704 Posts Tue, Oct 31 2017 4:21 PM

Received a most wonderful gift today....Thank You Mrcaddie, Paulton,and to all who help make such a great experience possible. Words cannot express, so again Thank You Everybody !
. txzdave
1,316 Posts Tue, Oct 31 2017 10:48 PM

The best thing about Dennis' Tourney is that it was bigger than this game. It was bigger than this site. This was a testament to a close knit community and how they showed they cared..........Maybe about Andyson, maybe about Dennis, maybe about complete strangers. Maybe we had no stories. Maybe we had hundreds. How many glanced on these threads and would wonder who are these people? How many years have they known each other? Perhaps for one match. Perhaps for countless alt shot games. Perhaps just luck as passing best matches in the night..................Yup. This was bigger than they ever made and in my opinion.....We Won. They might not listen and/or be able to say it. But those that heard it best not ignore it. This community made this despite roadblocks. And we listen. And we hear. And We read between the lines. We know who cares. Thank You, Dennis.........Right on, Cats.~txzdave~
. bery111
3,858 Posts Wed, Nov 1 2017 3:32 AM

I will be heading to the post office this lunchtime, and will be dispatching Andyson Memorial 2017 markers to the following: Paulton Wigertoods Miokontic ScottHope MainzMan TWOMINUSONE The "UK" based (first 4) I will get a certificate of posting and send the marker 1st class (1 to 2 days delivery). For the other 2 I'll be sending it by international standard post (3-5 days delivery). Let me or Mr Caddie know when you receive them! :D And now I'd just like to say a quick word to txzdave - Right On Cat-brother!
. phred952
2,710 Posts Wed, Nov 1 2017 6:15 AM

Well said Dave.
. hpurey
10,786 Posts Wed, Nov 1 2017 2:36 PM

Received mine and LOVE it. Thanks again!!

Located here .
. opyeuclid
6,292 Posts Wed, Nov 1 2017 3:17 PM

Got home and the old guy next door ( and friend of 30 + years ) calls me and said he got some of my mail . this happens all the time here.......... Go over and have a beer or 3 ............ look at the mail and a water bill , junk and a special pc O mail . opened the one as we had another beer or 2 and told him the story Andyson ....... He stepped in the other room and came back with a old dusty shoe box , He showed me letters from a pen pal he had when still living in the old country as a young man ,,, ... The last letter was from his pen pals family ,,,,,,,, Please see part 2