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The 18th hole at the Plantation Golf Course in Kapalua is drivable in two. With a good strong trade wind at your back, the wind from God up above, anything's possible.
I was playing the course back in the 90s, yeah I'm old so piss off you young shit heads! I played with a club pro, and the wind was blowing probably in the mid 30 mph range. He tells me, "Ron, tee it up high, and aim for the clubhouse, just rip it high!" So I do, with my Freddy Couples Lynx Parallax driver, 10.5 degree loft, medium flex shaft, Foot Joy Dry Joys on my feet, a McGregor glove, a Kapalua shirt, Levi's Docker shorts, a Lynx visor (when I had hair).. I rip the shit out of the ball. From the men's tees not the back ones. But that ball traveled, it flew like an eagle. I heard Steve Miller's band singing, "Fly like an eagle, eagle let your spirit carry me." I saw the ball bank off the slope on the right, then rolled left, and kept a rolling. Then I heard Tina and Ike, "Proud Ronnie keep on rollin!" haha, I was a champ! That ball went a mile. Then I hit a seven to the green. But ended up with a bloody double bogey. My friends. Stay thirsty for golf!
Ron Sambrano
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