n this most serious of
endeavors called golf,
every once in a while
we’re offered proof that life
is more important than sport.
Steve Gilley provided the
most recent example.
in his 16 years as a mini-tour
player, the 40-year-old from The
Woodlands has an...
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n this most serious of
endeavors called golf,
every once in a while
we’re offered proof that life
is more important than sport.
Steve Gilley provided the
most recent example.
in his 16 years as a mini-tour
player, the 40-year-old from The
Woodlands has an impressive list
of accomplishments.
He shot a
record-setting 55 in a practice
round for a U.
S.
Open qualifier.
Only two other pros have shot
55, and one of them is Texas
Golf Hall of Famer Homero
Blancas.
it was 2004 on a par-71
course in Virginia.
Gilley eagled
the 10th hole and birdied in from
there to shoot 25 on the back
nine.
He once shot a 60 on the
same course as a teenager.
You get it: the man can play.
He’s won 25 mini-tour events
and owns 20 course records.
But none of it quite compares
to what he did earlier this year.
Just 45 days after suffering a
stroke, he advanced through local
qualifying for the U.
S.
Open
with a 3-under 69 at Miramont
Country Club in Bryan.
Catch
that? He had a stroke and a
month and a
Less