Being young gets a lot cheaper

Oh to be young again.

Or at least to find a way to look like a junior golfer.

Why?

Unless someone pays you to play, there's not a better deal than the one at Gambit Golf Club in Vienna, Ill.

According to Gary Squires, the director of golf at Gambit, the course allows all walking juniors to play the course for the low, low price of free.

"That's awful good for the youngsters," Squires notes of the freebie.

Once again -- why?

"That's the future of the game," Squires said.

Squires has been involved in golf in the area for years. He's a former assistant at Cape Girardeau Country Club, former interim golf coach at Southeast Missouri State University and former instructor at Cape LaCroix Golf Academy.

He was recently hired by Global Management of Jackson, Mo., to manage Gambit, just beginning its sixth season.

And if the voice is just a little too deep to be a junior golfer, the course offers a variety of attractive specials. Like $15 for 18 holes with a cart on Tuesdays, dollar days on Wednesdays (including a $1 a hole), $15 Ladies Day on Thursdays and a daily twilight special.

Eagles at Kimbeland

Memorable shots were falling at Kimbeland Country Club last week with two holes in one and an even more rare double eagle.

Rick Duffy of Jackson not only reached the green in two on the 515-yard, par 5 No. 13 on Thursday, he found the cup. Duffy used a 3-wood to cover the final 225 yards to achieve the rarity. Witnesses to the albatross were Doug Brown and John Lorentsen.

King Bradshaw of Jackson wrapped up his round on Saturday with a simple stroke of the pencil with his first career hole in one on No. 18. Bradshaw aced the 156-yard hole with a 7-iron as Harvey McVay, Bill Fadler and Woody Fadler looked on.

On the same day Brad Elfrink of Jackson had his first hole in one on No. 4, a par 3 playing 134 yards, with a pitching wedge. Witnesses were Kerry Hoffman, Jason Hoffman and Kurt Tarwater.

Chip A Ways

Dee Johnson captured A flight at the Chip-A-Ways' weekly event with a 39 on the front nine at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course.

Waunita VanDyke won B flight with a 50, while Caryn Michel won play of the day -- "Use Par 4 Holes for Score."

Melba Masterson, Lillian Angle and Carol Brown tied for the low-putt total.

Chip-A-Ways member Linda Williams helped her team to a second-place finish in championship flight at a four-person scramble at Caruthersville Country Club.

Cape Girardeau C.C.

Beth Mapes shot an 83 to capture the Flag Day Tournament held by the Women's Golf Association.

Linda Tewis and Marlena Jones tied for second and Janet White finished fourth.

Betty Price won the nine-hole competition.