2023 will be my 38th World Am. I missed the first one – didn’t know about it – and skipped 2020 – the Covid year -for safety reasons. I won my flight for the first time in 2021, a year they used tee times. It was great to finally win on my 36th try and the Grande Dunes championship round was first class in every way, but on Thursday they did not have the leaders paired together and that sucked. I hope that changes just in case my A game decides to show up again.

This will be my 36th consecutive year to play, hopefully. Just got out of hospital so have some recovering to go but think I will make it. I have won my flight 2 times with several top 10 and now top 5 finishes.
It is great fun. In the past I have run several pre-tournament skins games and also ran skins with my flight. Doing so is a lot of work but also a lot of fun getting to actually meet lots of folks.
Coming back each year and getting to see guys I only get to see in MB every year makes it all worth it.
Hope to see everyone in August.

I’ve only played about a dozen times but my first was 29 yrs ago in 1994. The good ol’ days of the DuPont.

I started playing in the World Am in 1986. Have played in the tournament 33 times. I just decided today to play one more time just to have this unique experience one more time. The old days with DuPont as the sponsor, the grand prize sitting outside the convention center (cars). The year they gave away a condo. The two hurricanes I got to experience. The rains, the beautiful weather, good golf courses and not so good golf courses, but most of all the experience of meeting folks from all over the world that, like me, came in with great expectations, and left reflecting on the good times I had even though I did not have the good results I had hoped for.
This year, I come down to enjoy the whole experience one more time. I am very lucky to have been able to play in the first flight of my age group each of the 33 years I have participated. I am 78 and will still be in the first flight in my age group. That by itself is a unique accomplishment that I cherish.
This trip will be all smiles for me. To remember all those that I have lost along the way and to see the folks I have had the honor to meet and play with during this journey makes this an amazing trip that I will so thoroughly enjoy!

Bob Newman, I guess best way to describe how I am…alive. Been a hell of a year. I lost all the way down to 127#. Managed to get back to 145# but this latest fiasco back down to 134#. Weak as a new born kitten. My game is terrible. Can’t hit the ball out of my own shadow. I have numerous health issues I am dealing with but I really want to come this year. Just hope I can play just good enough to not finish DFL in my flight. Look forward to seeing you.

Rick, if you and I are in the same flight this year, we cam compete for DFL.
Glad to hear you are on the mend. Looking forward to seeing you again at the WA.
Travel safe my friend and I will see you in a few weeks.
Tom

This is my 37th year. Missed the first 3.

I’ve had the pleasure of playing with Rick Kimberly several times at the World Am. I don’t know about his health but I always thought his golf game was a little questionable.