Dartmouth meet Spring. Spring meet Legends.
The Legends have fully embraced the change of seasons and this glorious sundress and sleeveless shirt time of the year. Welcome to Dartmouth Spring.We took a break from our busy schedule of LAX lounging (verb to wear pennies in a public place) on the Green, intercepting frisbees and footballs (watch yourself, Sig Ep) and deciding which pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers to wear (black or black) to return to our Division I brethren and legendarize (verb making a mundane task look very athletic see Robby Pride '10 doing homework).
When the Legends first came across men's varsity golf member Teddy Overton '12, he was practicing his chipping outside Floren Varsity House by hitting every non-athlete he saw with a golf ball (no Muggles were harmed in the making of this athlete). This was our type of Legend.
Overton hails from Paradise Valley, Ariz., where the town motto is "Our winter is your spring break." Overton stood out in Paradise from a young age after dominating limbo competition for seven years and creating the Teddy Overton, a drink consisting of Arizona Iced Tea mixed with ice. By growing up around professional-putt-putt-players-for-parents, he developed into a scratch golfer by age six.
At age 14, while Overton was hustling some senior citizens for their 401Ks, Brophy College Prep head golf coach Skyler McFensworth noticed his flat-brim hat, fresh Nikes and unwavering determination (for that retirement cheddar) and knew immediately that this kid was a BROphy. Overton not only led Brophy's golf team to many victories, but won such Senior Superlatives as "Best Non-Lax Flow," "Most Likely To Divorce Paula Creamer and Marry Lorena Ochoa" and "Best Driver" (get it?).
Dartmouth head coach Rich Parker's recruiting pitch for Teddy was simply, "I promise, if the weather permits, you'll always be on the Green." Young Teddy packed up his clubs and headed north.
With Tiger Woods's words in their hearts, the Legends stopped cheating on their spouses and returned to the athletic field. They met Teddy at a Course-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and challenged the athlete to three holes. Ludlow claimed to captain golf at some point in his high school career (along with football, baseball, basketball, soccer, swimming, rowing and friendship) and strolled onto the course decked out in the proper apparel with a winning swagger. Katz, a watcher of golf on Sundays if Tiger is winning, showed up to the course in coat and tie with his grandma's Big Bertha driver because she had instructed him, "Golf is a true gentleman's sport, but I played once. Here's my club!"
Hole 1, Par 3:
Teddy knocks it to 10 feet, misses the easy birdie putt, and settles for Par. E.Ludlow aces. -2.Katz finds the Green after 6 shots, the putter after 7 shots and the hole after 11 shots. +Fun.
Hole 2, Par 4:
Teddy, rattled by Ludlow's ace, hits a 300-yard drive right down the Fairway, setting himself up for a sand wedge and easy birdie putt. -1.Ludlow aces. -5.Katz accidently pushes the R3 button and struggles with the Green View camera angle. You + Me = Us.
Hole 3, Par 3:
Teddy, statistically unable to catch Ludlow but still looking to "practice," hit three solid shots to take Par and finish at -1.Ludlow hits it to 6 feet, realizes he only brought a 7-iron, and 8-putts for a Sparrow (6 strokes over Par). He ends the day at +1. Good enough to walk on?Katz spends much of the final hole mesmerized by the ball-washer. Eventually he ends his day tin-cup style, repeatedly trying to hit over the water hazard, but never makes it and runs out of balls. +Still there.
The Legends would like to congratulate Edmund on a job well-done and good luck at the upcoming Ivy League Championships. Dartmouth has its best shot in a number of years to take home the Championship and wear the Ivy Jackets (these have to exist, right?), but in the meanwhile, the Legends would like to tell all the kids out there to get out and play for at least 60 minutes each day. Legends60. Until next week, Be Legendary.
