Patrick Russell

A moment with Patrick that was so funny it brought tears to both of us. Patrick was about 10 and we were on a road trip through the Rockies to Banff, Calgary and on the way home by way of the Frank slide...spending a night in Nelson. After dinner we decided to go to place where you could drive a golf ball into a net which would then be translated onto a screen which showed an actual golf hole. Having golfed almost daily as a teenager, i was pretty confident taking my turn. To my great surprise I missed the ball..an uncomfortable moment but Patrick remained stoic. Whiff!! i missed the second time! Now Patrick was having a hard time suppressing a giggle. I had Patrick's full attention as I tried again. He knew what was coming and couldnt wait to see! After the 3rd miss Patrick was on the floor, tears streaming down his face. I looked at him, got over my irritation of missing 3 times and the 2 of us laughed together, continually, for the rest of the trip home. I have always blamed the artifcial lighting for my misses but thinking back, the wine I had for dinner may have had something to do with it. I dont think we talked about this over the years as I had forgotten about it until the last few days. If Patrick could read this post i know it would bring a smile to his face. Doug Russell A proud dad and long retired golfer.