Champions –
Good Flight: Billy Nava & Ray Rhodes
Bad Flight: Eric Fultz & Matt Price
Ugly Flight: The Wardog & Ryan Adler
Woodbridge Golf Club
Wylie, TX
October 10, 2003
OU 65 – TX 13
Every year I ask myself, “How can we top last year?” And with the 2003 OU / Texas weekend now in our rearview mirror, I am happy to report it was a great time! The Sooners whipped the Longhorns in record fashion, recording their fourth consecutive victory in the storied series, while 78 players joined us at Woodbridge Golf Club for the fourth consecutive year to revel in the Ugly.
And after three straight years of cold, wet weather, participants were treated to chamber of commerce conditions with temperatures in the low 80’s and very little wind. The course was also in great shape and as a result the scores were low. Roy Rhodes and Billy Nava took first place honors in the Good Flight with a 5 under par 67, Eric Fultz and Matt Price won the Bad Flight with a 19 under par 53 and the Ryan Adler / Wardog Russell team repeated as champions of the Ugly Flight with a 5 under par 67.
However, as great as the conditions were, for me the 2003 Ugly and OU / Texas weekend will be remembered for four amazing occurrences:
First, we had a hole-in-one. Robbie Worrell aced the 17th hole to record the tournament’s and his first ever ace. The fact that it occurred on a par four made it all the more special as it also resulted in our first ever double eagle. Unfortunately for Robbie, the 17th did not have a hole-in-one prize and it ironically occurred just after the par 3 where John Lukehart of Leadership Ford had wagered a 2004 Ford Explorer against a hole-in-one. Even more unfortunate for Robbie however, was he had to catch a flight early the following morning and missed said flight after treating his buddies to the requisite night on the town.
Second, this year’s Ugly also witnessed our first official service of summons – and no it was not a paternity suit. Rather, it was a defamation of character lawsuit filed in Harris County Texas claiming the defendant (Uncle Marsh) had defamed the character of a Fraternity Brother (Graefe aka ‘Gluefoot’). It was served in the middle of the 10th fairway and was appropriately accepted by the defendant’s attorney (Seacat) who was also doubling as the defendant’s Ugly partner.
Third, I will forever remember this as the weekend where my wife absolutely bitch-slapped a longhorn fan on our way into the Cotton Bowl. Now those familiar with the lovely D know she is not an OU fan. She went to Notre Dame by way of Nebraska and could not care less about OU – or Texas. She is however, a college football fan and enjoys going to the game. About 45 minutes before the game, as we were navigating our way through the Midway, we passed a large group of Texas fans. When one of them, a guy standing about a half a foot taller than either one of us, asked for the time, she politely turned around and said: “It’s about 1:50.”
To which the unsuspecting dipshit replied, “Ha! Ha! It’s 1:50 and OU still sucks!”
Diana took one step toward him and slapped the dickhead square across the face. I shot him a shit-eating grin but he said nothing more, his buddies said nothing and the wife and I simply turned back around and giggled our asses all the way into the stadium. She became an instant OU fan – at least for that afternoon.
And lastly, I said I would remember this weekend for four amazing occurrences. The fourth you wonder?
OU 65, Texas 13.
I’m still giggling my ass off.
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