11th Annual Maricopa Open presented by Infinite Discs

My most memorable story on the course: I was playing the Memorial 2017, Was on JB card and I was str ... show more ›

My most memorable story on the course: I was playing the Memorial 2017, Was on JB card and I was struggling. He didn't even hesitate to help me gain my composure. I was his competitor, but that didn't matter. This is never happened to me like this, during a situation of this magnitude. It was the final round of the event. He truly became my friend at this moment.

Easy, sitting together on a bench during a backup at the 2021 Rumble in the Quad Cities, it was my f ... show more ›

Easy, sitting together on a bench during a backup at the 2021 Rumble in the Quad Cities, it was my first time playing with JB, I asked him what factors go into deciding which division he chooses to compete in at a given tournament. A few casual remarks were exchanged about it and then he looked at me and asked me how soon I'm eligible for MP50, I told him 7 years still and he looked at me and said "Good, I'm sure glad I don't have to worry about you at Master's Wolrds"! Bearing in mind he was beating me by 4 strokes in the tournament at that moment, I was playing about as good as I could and he was playing about as bad as he could... he had to know that I wasn't really a genuine competition threat for him. He had made the comment specifically to say something kind and encouraging to a guy he was just getting to know for the first time and it really made me feel great to think that he may have actually perceived me as talented on his level. It's amazing to think that a man who was struggling so much secretly was still trying to find ways to be deliberately encouraging to others. He was always kind to me every time I saw him in the too few years that followed.