Last night, I got a phone call from Robert Wagers who as you know, is "waging war" against cancer (pun intended). This was a bit unusual, but given the fact that he is fast approaching the date when he has the relatively risky bone marrow transplant procedure, I think he just needed to hear the voice of someone outside his family, other than a doctor or an onocologist.
During the conversation, he mentioned that he had been working on a new course for some time now. However, through a rash of computer crashes and data reloads, he had lost track of it. He finally found it. The course is probably around 40-50% complete. He said he really wanted to finish it, but under the current circumstances, he does not have the energy or stamina to sit at a computer for hours. He said that he really did not want the course to go to waste and asked if I thought someone might pick it up and complete it. The guy that immediately came to mind was Terry Grayson.
When asked, Terry responded with an enthusiastic yes. He is a little nervous about completing a course initially designed by "The Master", but he said he would give it his best shot. In fact, he is giving it priority by temporarily shelfing his current new course design.
I think this is very big of Terry to do this. Personally, I think Terry and Robert are at a similar level when it comes to course design... both are master craftsmen and the final course will have a dual-master flavor to it.
I salute Robert for caring enough about our community to see that this course gets built. I also salute Terry for throwing his considerable expertise behind the project. It is a nice tribute to Robert and to PGA2000 as well.
Dar
