He’s one of my sports heros — okay probably my only hero as I am not that much into sports.<\/p>\n
He went to public school in Dallas — next door from my school at W.T. White. He grew up as a golfer at the country club around the corner.<\/p>\n
Plus he’s a diabetic.<\/p>\n
I’ll never forget when I approached my husband about an insulin pump, he said “Cool, Verplank has one and his golf really improved when he went on it.”<\/p>\n
I also think it’s a bit poetic justice since he was one of Bryan Nelson’s kids. After seeing how bad the greens looked and with Bryan gone, I have a feeling this is the last year it will be a “big deal”.<\/p>\n
Sad, because my kids through the years have really benefited from the Salemanship Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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