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A Golfer's Dream Book III Chapter Eighteen - Sarah Works Her Magic
 
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A Golfer's Dream - Book Three The Real Education Begins    Written by TheCaddy

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Chapter Eighteen - Sarah Works Her Magic

The week after the ACC Championship was filled with celebrations but Dave 
quickly settled back into his studies.  He had fallen slightly behind in his 
coursework with all the golf and trying to deal with Alec's problems of the 
previous month; but he knew one good week would get him caught up again.

He was studying in his room after lunch on Tuesday when his cell phone rang; 
caller ID indicated it was an international call but no name appeared.  He 
answered simply, "Hello?"

An authoritative British voice asked, "Is this Dave MacDonald?"

"Yes, it is." replied Dave with a slight hesitation.

"My name is Harry Cole and I am the chairman of the 2005 British Open.  I have 
been reviewing the list of applications of players with full exemptions and I 
noticed that you have not yet submitted an application.  Did you realize that 
you automatically qualified for our Open Championship when you won the Canadian 
Open?"

This was news and Dave was very surprised, "No, I didn't know I had qualified."

Harry explained, "There is still plenty of time to apply and I very much wanted 
to make sure you were aware that you had the full exemption.  We would love to 
have you play in our tourney.  I will give you my telephone number should you 
want to ring me for information."

Dave thanked him and marked down the number.  He immediately went on the 
internet and checked the dates.  The Open Championship was being hosted by the 
Royal and Ancient St Andrews Golf Club from July 10th to 17th.  Dave got very 
excited and called his father at work.  "Dad, you'll never guess who just called 
me?"

Roger laughed, "Harry Cole from the British Open."

Dave was stunned, "How did you know?"

Roger was still chuckling, "He called the house yesterday trying to find you.  I 
gave him your cell number."

Dave snickered, "I never thought of that.  What do you think?  Should I go?"

Roger replied, "That is totally up to you.  You will have to pay for the trip 
yourself this time - but I am sure we can work that out.  It will be a great 
opportunity and I wish I could go with you but your mother and I already have 
unchangeable plans for that week so we won't be able to go."

Dave was very disappointed, "I was hoping you would caddie for me again."

Roger answered, "Sorry, Dave, I can't make it but I have a suggestion.  Why 
don't you ask Alec to caddie for you?"

Dave agreed, "That's a great idea.  I'll ask him if he wants to help me prepare 
for the tournament and see if he is interested in caddying.  That's a fantastic 
idea, Dad.  Thanks."

Dave said goodbye to his father and was filling out the online application when 
his cell phone rang again.  He answered the phone and was surprised to hear 
another British voice, one which he recognized immediately.  "Hello, Dave, how 
are you?"

"I'm great, Lord Thurlow, how are you?"

Lord Thurlow replied, "I am very well, thank you.  It's good to hear your voice 
again.  I understand that you have qualified for the Open Championship; our 
family would like to invite you to stay with us during the week before the 
tournament.  Are you interested in visiting with us?"

Dave was surprised and happy as he realized this was what Sarah had meant when 
she said she would have to find a way to get him to England.  He replied, "Yes, 
sir, I would love to visit."

Lord Thurlow answered, "Splendid, I will book your flight and accommodations at 
St Andrews.  Will you be traveling alone?"

Dave replied, "You don't have to book my flight, sir; I will look after it."

"Don't be silly, my boy.  I would feel privileged if you allow me to look after 
this for you.  After all, you are very much the son I never had.  Please allow 
me to do this for you.  How many will be in your party?"

Dave thought about Alec and was about to say two when he also thought of Shauna 
and how great it would be for her to be along with Alec.  He asked, "Would three 
be too many?"

Lord Thurlow chuckled, "Definitely not.  Where do you plan to fly from - 
Greensboro or Edwardton?"

Dave thought for a moment and explained, "I'm not sure yet.  If my friend Alec 
comes with me as my caddie, I may just fly from here - but if not I may fly from 
home.  Can I call you back?"

Lord Thurlow replied, "Certainly, I'll wait for you to ring back.  Take care of 
yourself, Dave."

Dave said goodbye and hung up.  He looked at his exam schedule and realized he 
would be finishing exams the Thursday before going to London and would be ready 
to fly out on the weekend.  There didn't seem like much point in driving to QAI 
just to fly to London but he would need his car on QAI when he returned.  He 
thought about it for a while and decided the best plan would be a compromise: 
drive to Boston and then fly from there.  When he returned to Boston he would 
only have a twelve hour drive home.  As he thought more about the trip, he got 
very excited at the prospect of playing against the best golfers in the world 
including Tiger Woods.  The British Open was one of the four tournaments often 
referred to as the Majors.  The Masters, the first of the four majors, was 
starting in just two days.  Tiger had been playing well again so there was a lot 
of hype on the tournament.

It was time for practice so Dave logged off WIN and went to the golf center.  
The whole team was there except Alec who was taking a couple weeks off for 
therapy - both physical and emotional.  Dave didn't tell anyone about the 
invitation yet - he wanted Alec to be the first to know.

When he returned to his room there was a long e-mail from Sarah thanking him for 
coming to London and teasingly suggesting she could always find ways to get her 
Knight to come to England.  Dave had suspected she was behind the phone calls 
and now she confirmed it.  He replied with an equally long e-mail.

The week passed quickly and practice went well.  Dave got caught up on most of 
his courses; on Sunday he and Alec arranged to watch the final round of the 
Masters together.  Dave still hadn't mentioned anything about the British Open.  
They were drinking beer and enjoying the golf in Alec's room while Chris DiMarco 
and Tiger were battling head-to-head for the Green Jacket awarded to the winner.  
As they watched, Dave asked, "How are you and Shauna getting along."

Alec looked at him very seriously, "I can't believe I almost chased her away.  
She is the most wonderful woman in the world and I nearly fucked it up.  We are 
getting along great now, thanks to you.  I really don't know how I would have 
handled losing her."

Dave agreed, "She is a fantastic woman and she truly loves you.  You are meant 
for each other and I am pleased it is working out."

Alec nodded as he resumed watching the tournament.  Tiger looked as if he were 
in trouble on the sixteenth hole.  He missed the green left on the par three and 
had a difficult chip.  Chris was fifteen feet from the hole and putting for 
birdie.  Dave said, "DiMarco has him now."

Alec laughed, "Not yet!"

Tiger chipped his ball well left of the hole then watched as the ball rolled off 
the hill on the back of the green slowly towards the hole.  The camera work was 
incredible. Everyone could see the ball slowly rolling down the hill directly at 
the hole.  The ball slowed to a trickle just before reaching the hole then 
stopped on the edge.  The ball seemed to waver briefly then dropped to the 
bottom of the cup.  Both Dave and Alec were on their feet screaming.  Alec liked 
Tiger so he was yelling "Drop!"

While Dave, who was less of a Tiger fan, was yelling, "Stop!"

When the ball dropped in Alec said, "I told you he wasn't out of it yet."

Dave simply shook his head as he knew that that birdie by Tiger would probably 
swing the round.  DiMarco now had to make his birdie putt just to remain one 
stroke behind Tiger.  DiMarco missed and fell two strokes behind the leader with 
only two holes to play.  But DiMarco battled back and made par on seventeen and 
eighteen while Tiger made bogey on both leaving them tied.  Extra holes would 
have to decide the winner.

Dave was cheering for DiMarco and Alec was cheering for Tiger.  Tiger hit great 
golf shots and won the first extra hole to win his fourth Masters.  The chip on 
sixteen was the highlight of the tournament and Dave and Alec watched replay 
after replay of the spectacular shot.  Alec finally said, "God, it would be 
incredible to be there for things like that."

Dave saw his opening and asked, "How would you like to go to the British Open?"

Alec laughed, "Yeah, right, in my dreams."

Dave chuckled, "No, actually it's my dream, I got a call on Tuesday inviting me 
to play in the British Open at St Andrews, and I need a caddie.  Will you caddie 
for me?"

Alec's face turned pale, "Really?  Are you serious?"  As Dave nodded, a huge 
smile covered Alec's face, "That would be unbelievable.  Do you really want me 
to caddie for you?"

Dave smiled as he said, "I definitely want you to caddie for me.  And if you 
want, I'd like Shauna to come with us, too.  Do you two have plans for this 
summer?"

Alec was bouncing with excitement as he replied, "Nothing that can't be changed.  
I'm sure she'd love to go, but I will have to ask.  How did this all happen?"

Dave shook his head.  "I told you that Sarah called me from England when I was 
in Las Vegas.  Well, she cooked this up; she said she wanted me to visit her 
this summer but I told her I would probably be too busy.  She apparently went 
onto the British Open website and determined that I had qualified by winning the 
Canadian Open - then told her father about it.  Her father called a friend with 
the Royal and Ancient and shortly afterward I got a call from the chairman of 
the tournament.  When Lord Thurlow called shortly after the chairman, I 
suspected they had talked to each other because it was too much of a 
coincidence.  Sarah confirmed my suspicions in an e-mail on Tuesday night.  Lord 
Thurlow is paying for our flights and also our accommodations in St. Andrews.  I 
tried to convince him I would pay for it but he refused.  I told him there might 
be three of us."

Alec shook his head in wonder, "This will be an incredible trip.  I can't wait 
to tell Shauna.  Passports, we have to get passports; and clothes and luggage 
and ..."  He stopped and looked squarely at Dave, "You really mean this?  I have 
to pinch myself."

Despite Alec's string of questions, Dave just reassured him that the three 
friends could indeed travel to the tournament.  Dave then mentioned that he 
needed to get back to his room and study.  He told Alec to let him know as soon 
as possible so they could finalize the travel plans.  Alec shook his hand and 
thanked him again before he left.

The balance of April passed quickly.  Shauna, when asked about a trip to the 
British Open, had immediately confirmed that she wanted to go and privately 
thanked Dave for giving Alec something to look forward.  Alec returned to 
practice and was now more intent on studying Dave's swing as they worked 
together to get ready for the British Open.  Dave told Darcy and the three women 
about the British Open trip and they all congratulated him.  Alec's change of 
focus seemed to help with his own practicing as well and he slowly began getting 
more consistent with his own swing.  By the end of April, Alec's golf scores had 
dropped into the mid-eighties and he was suddenly feeling more optimistic for 
his own recovery.

When Dave called Lord Thurlow back he asked, "Can you arrange a round of golf 
for me and Alec on the Old Course at St Andrews before the week of the 
tournament?  I know Alec would love to play the most historic golf course in the 
world; and I think it will help both of us when the tournament starts."

Lord Thurlow said he would try to arrange a round for the Sunday before the 
tournament started and he would book the accommodations starting Saturday night.  
Dave thanked him for everything and asked again if he could pay for it himself - 
Lord Thurlow simply laughed at him, and then firmly refused.  Lord Thurlow said 
he had already booked the flights out of Boston on July 2nd and the return 
flights as well.  Dave thanked him and said he would see him soon.

The last week of the winter session arrived full with the final exams.  Dave was 
prepared and confident; he thought he did well in all six exams he wrote.  Colby 
left for home on Friday afternoon and he and Dave wished each other well before 
he left.  Dave spent a quiet loving evening and night with the twins on Friday.  
Just before they left on Saturday Kyra had a suggestion for Dave, "Danielle is 
taking some spring courses, right?"  After Dave nodded she continued, "I think 
you should consider sleeping with Danielle - one special time - before you go 
home for the summer.  She is still extremely in love with you and I think if you 
tell her that you will make love to her once - and only once, then she may be 
able to get over you during the summer."

Dave shook his head as he was still amazed that she was not jealous and asked, 
"Why aren't you jealous?"

Kyra kissed him, "I have made love to you all winter.  I hope to make love to 
you all next winter - I have no reason to be jealous."

Dave still couldn't believe her attitude but he said he would think about her 
suggestion.  He helped both twins load their belongings into their parents' van.  
He met their father, Victor, who thanked Dave for looking out for his girls 
during their first year of college.  Dave, without smirking or leering, replied 
that it was easy to look out for such wonderful girls and that it had been his 
treat to get to know them.  He watched the van drive down the road and he 
wondered if the following fall would be the same as the past winter.  He hoped 
it would.

Dave moved his belongings to his new room.  He initially questioned Alec's 
suggestion to share a Student Apartment; maybe it was not such a good idea 
because the Student Apartments were the farthest buildings from the golf center.  
After reflection, Dave decided that an early morning walk would do them both 
good and improve their overall fitness.  The apartment gave Dave and Alec 
private rooms of their own with a living room-dining room-kitchen combination.  
Dave liked the large fridge and went shopping for food to fill it after he had 
moved all his belongings to their new digs.  Darcy and Carl were sharing the 
apartment next to Dave and Alec; the rest of the men's and women's golf team 
were also staying in the apartments.

The women's NCAA Regional tournament was in Lubbock, Texas the same weekend that 
Dave finished exams.  The team started slowly and were in eighth place after the 
first round but Leanne and Rachael then played really good rounds the second day 
and moved the team into third place.  Danielle played two solid rounds and was 
sitting in twenty-fifth place.  Leanne, with her strong second round, was in 
eighth place while Rachael was in twelfth.  The other two team members were in 
fortieth and sixty-seventh.

While Dave had been moving his belongings into his new apartment, the women's 
team played their final round. Leanne played well again and moved to fourth 
place in the individual standings.  Danielle also played well in the final round 
and moved up to sixteenth place while Rachael held on to her twelfth place 
standing.  The other players finished thirty-sixth and seventy-second.  The team 
was very pleased with their third place finish which also qualified them for the 
NCAA Championships in Sunriver, Oregon the same weekend as the men's team played 
their Regional in Nashville, Tennessee.

With the twins gone, Danielle became even friendlier with Dave and she 
eventually spent more time in his and Alec's apartment than in her own.  
Although she did not make any overt moves toward intimacy, Dave knew he 
eventually had to have a very serious sit down discussion with her - but he 
didn't want to do that until after the NCAA tournaments.  The practice group 
worked hard and Alec's game continued to improve, albeit slowly.  Dave found the 
four academic courses a very heavy load and he spent all his free time studying.

His marks from the winter session came out the second week of May and he was 
very pleased that he had maintained his 4.0 GPA.  He had two A+s and four As.  
His parents were very proud of him when he called with his marks.  Jana and Kyra 
had both received all As and A+s as well and maintained their 4.0 GPA's as well.  
Dave talked to them on the phone regularly and Jana surprised Dave by telling 
him that she and Kyra were going to QAI in August to visit Jennifer.  She teased 
Dave by saying she might even have a little time for him.  Dave was happy they 
were going to visit QAI.

After two weeks of living in the apartment, Dave loved the privacy of his own 
room and he began working on Coach Dawes to make sure he and Alec had an 
apartment in the fall.  Coach Dawes teased Dave that if he helped WF win the 
NCAA title, he would get him the apartment.  Dave simply smiled and replied, 
"I'll hold you to that."

The regional tournament went well.  Dave was really pumped up and he shot the 
low round of the tournament the first day, a sixty-three.  Darcy had a solid 
first round of sixty-eight.  Keith was second lowest overall with sixty-five and 
Carl had a really strong round of sixty-seven.  Will was the highest with 
seventy-one.

Dave went for a swim then relaxed in his room.  Darcy was very nervous about the 
regional tournament but Dave settled his nerves by reminding him to remain 
focused and simply play the best he could.  Dave was two strokes ahead of Keith 
who was tied with two other players for the individual title.  WFU had opened a 
twelve stroke lead after just one day of the team event.  Dave convinced Darcy 
to call Leanne to see how she was doing.

The women's team had a good first day and finished in seventh place.  Leanne 
said she played fairly well and was in twenty-first place.  Danielle had the 
best round and was in twelfth place.  Rachael was in fifty-first place.  Leanne 
told Darcy that Sheri was tied for first place and that her Georgia team was in 
second.  Darcy wished her and the remaining women luck from both him and Dave 
before he said goodbye.

Dave and Darcy went to sleep shortly after the call to Leanne.  Dave woke early 
and showered before going to the restaurant for an early breakfast.  He sat and 
focused on his upcoming round.  Eventually the remainder of the team arrived and 
after everyone ate, they went to the course to warm up.

Dave had another solid round the second day and shot sixty-five.  He was really 
putting well and his two stroke lead doubled to four strokes.  Carl and Keith 
both had good second rounds shooting sixty-eight and sixty-nine respectively.  
Keith slipped to a tie for third place while Carl moved up to fifth place.  
Darcy's nerves carried over from the previous night and he shot seventy-three, 
the same as Will.

Dave went for a long swim and he mapped out his summer schedule in his head.  
The first three weeks of July would be needed to finish school, travel to 
England, and then travel home.  He would miss the provincial trials for the 
Canadian Amateur but he had already qualified by being the defending champion.  
The Canadian Amateur started August 14th in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Dave 
already had reservations at the Telegraph House where he had stayed previously 
with his father and uncle.  He had his practice round booked in the afternoon so 
he was going to drive over that morning.  He remembered Bell Bay Golf Course 
well from the Atlantic junior tournament held there two years earlier.  He would 
have to leave for North Carolina immediately after the Amateur to get back in 
time for the beginning of classes on August 24th.  That meant he only had a 
little more than three weeks on QAI.  He remembered his earlier plan to take two 
courses in the second summer session and immediately decided he wouldn't 
actually have the time to do that now.  He would have to revise his overall 
plan.

When he returned to the room, Darcy told him he had already called Leanne who 
reported that the team had moved up to fourth place.  She played well and had 
moved up to twelfth place while Danielle had moved up to sixth place with 
another very strong round.  Rachael improved to twenty-fifth place and the other 
two women also moved up several positions.  He mentioned that Danielle was 
totally excited and was going to call Dave later.  Darcy also said that Sheri 
was all alone in first place and her Georgia team had moved into first place 
after two rounds.

Danielle indeed called a half hour later and Dave congratulated her on another 
superb round.  She thanked him and promised to remain focused on her third 
round.  She congratulated Dave on leading the Regional tournament and he thanked 
her before they said goodbye.

The final round for the men's team went well and they won by twenty-six strokes.  
Dave finished first overall after shooting another strong sixty-six to win by 
four strokes.  Carl was the biggest surprise of the tournament as he finished 
with another sixty-eight, fourth overall.  Will shot sixty-eight and finished 
twenty-sixth.  Keith shot seventy-three to finish eleventh.  Darcy's final round 
seventy-three gave him a thirty-fourth place.  Coach Dawes was openly ecstatic 
with the victory but he remained focused on winning the NCAA Championship.

The team celebrated in the hotel that evening.  Dave was really pleased that 
they were all getting along well and he was confident they would have a strong 
Championship Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland.  Danielle called to congratulate 
the men on their victory.  She told Dave that she had another good round and had 
moved up to fifth place while the team improved to third place.  Leanne played 
well and maintained her twelfth place position and Rachael improved to 
eighteenth while both the other women moved up several more positions.  Dave 
congratulated her and wished her luck in the final round the next day.  She 
thanked him and said she would see him Saturday when they arrived back at 
campus.

Darcy received a call shortly after from Leanne and they talked for almost a 
half hour.  Drinking to their success, Dave and Darcy were both quite drunk when 
they finally fell asleep.

The trip home the next day passed quickly as most of the players slept off their 
hangovers.  Alec congratulated Dave on the victory as soon as he walked into the 
apartment.  Dave thanked him then went straight to his studies.  He had missed 
an entire week of classes and needed to catch up.  Alec told him he was studying 
too hard but Dave insisted he wanted to maintain his 4.0 GPA.

A very excited Danielle called later that evening and informed Dave that she had 
finished fifth overall and the team had held on for third place.  Coach Lloyd 
was very proud of them all and they were going to have a big party the next 
night when they arrive home.  They were flying out very early in the morning 
which would get them to WFU early in the evening.  Dave said he was looking 
forward to the party.

The men's team practiced the next day and Dave was really pleased to see Alec 
continue to improve.  He wasn't hitting his drives as long as he had before the 
accident but his consistency was getting steadily better.  Dave studied all 
afternoon until he was completely caught up on his courses.  He, Alec, and 
Shauna ate dinner in the apartment while they talked about the trip to England.  
Dave announced that he had asked Lord Thurlow about a practice round at St. 
Andrews so he and Alec could both play the Old Course; Lord Thurlow had called 
back and confirmed they had a tee time booked on Sunday.

Alec was again surprised and excited.  Shauna casually asked if the Thurlows had 
enough room for her and Alec; Dave choked but could not contain a loud laugh - 
then he had to apologize for laughing at her.  He described the Thurlow mansion 
and how he really could have used a map to find his way around on the first 
visit; he then added details about how many servants they had.  Shauna was very 
surprised at Dave's description of the household but said she looked forward to 
seeing it.  She then directly asked Dave how serious he was with Sarah; he 
calmly explained that they both realized they were from different worlds and 
probably would never become husband and wife - but the incidents in Vancouver 
and France had bonded them for life and they would always be very, very close.

Shauna asked exactly what had happened in Vancouver and Dave realized he had 
never told her about it.  He explained the whole trip to BC; then he told her 
and Alec about his previous trip to England.  They were both shocked to hear 
about what had happened in France.  Shauna asked what Roxanne was doing now that 
Sarah was at Oxford and Dave told her that she had gone back to work for 
Scotland Yard but he did not know her exact title.

They were all excited about going to England and the more Dave talked about it 
the more excited they got.  Dave also told Alec that Lord Thurlow already 
arranged for both of them to practice at the Royal Blackheath Golf Course where 
Dave had played two summers earlier; Dave spoke at length about the bump-and-
run.

After cleaning the dishes, they were watching television and sipping beers in 
the living room when there was a knock on the door.  As Alec opened the door an 
excited Danielle pushed past him and dove into Dave's lap.  She hugged and 
kissed him before she thanked him for helping her live her dream of being a 
competitive golfer.  There were tears running down her face as she squeezed Dave 
tightly.  His mouth was almost touching her ear as he whispered softly that he 
was just happy he could help.  Danielle then announced that the party was on in 
her room and that she and one of the seniors on the team had bought lots of beer 
and other refreshments.

The party was a huge celebration and Danielle got really drunk.  She hugged and 
cuddled Dave all night.  While Danielle was in the washroom, Leanne explained 
that Sheri won the national individual title and led Georgia to a national team 
title as well.  Dave thanked her for telling him when Danielle was not around.  
Near the end of the night Danielle asked him to take her to bed and he told her 
that he wouldn't.  He explained that if, and that was a big if, they made love, 
he wanted their time together to be special and not when either one of them was 
buzzing from alcohol.  She was so excited about the possibility that he might 
finally sleep with her that she didn't mind him saying no.  She kissed him 
passionately when he left and he didn't resist when her tongue slipped into his 
mouth to duel with his tongue.

Dave went back to his room and went right to sleep.  He spent most of Sunday 
studying and got ahead on all four of his classes.  He hit balls in the evening 
and, after picking up the balls and storing his clubs, he sat down in a chair 
outside the golf center and stared out over the practice range.  It had been a 
great first year of college and he had learned a lot.  The early season 
difficulties seemed years away and he looked forward to the NCAA Championships.  
He was also looking forward to the British Open and he wondered if he would have 
a chance to go head-to-head with Tiger.  Deep in his heart he just wanted to 
enjoy the experience of a major but he knew his game had reached a point where 
he could compete.  He sat in the chair and watched the shadows of the golf 
center get longer and longer as the sun set behind him and the center.

Dave had grown to love Wake Forest and began to wonder if rushing through his 
education was the best decision, but as much as he looked forward to the NCAA 
Championship he realized that the other tournaments were becoming less 
challenging and less interesting with each event.  He wanted to compete on the 
world stage and he thought his game was almost ready for that.

He thought about the short summer he would have and then how, if he turned pro 
after the NCAA Championship the following year, he would not likely have any 
relaxed summers for a long time to come.  He realized that his days of living at 
home with his parents were getting very numbered and he again asked himself if 
he was growing up too quickly.  He loved his parents and didn't want to leave 
home.  Then he thought how he had moved away from home ten months ago and, 
except for the one bad episode in October, hadn't really missed home as much as 
he had thought he would.  He had made new friends and that allowed him to settle 
into college life.

He wondered what would happen to his friends when he went to the next stage of 
his life.  He hoped Alec and Shauna would always remain close to him.  He 
thought about Jana and Kyra and he suspected their path would go in a different 
direction from his.  He thought about Danielle, Leanne, and Rachael and he knew 
they were living a dream not much different than his.  They were becoming very 
good golfers and their futures were filled with hope of professional careers.  
The last friend he thought of was Darcy.  He had matured so much over the past 
ten months and that bouncing excited kid had grown into a confident mature young 
man with a very good golf game.  Dave suspected that he and Darcy would 
eventually be competing against each other on the PGA Tour.

It was almost completely dark as Dave thought about his friends on QAI.  He and 
John would always be close but their lives were now on two totally different 
paths.  Katherine had already seemed to be slipping further away from him - her 
e-mails, which had originally arrived every two days, were now almost non-
existent.  She hadn't sent him a message since the first of April.  Rebecca was 
still e-mailing regularly and he looked forward to seeing her again.  Jennifer 
sent a note every two weeks and they remained close but he just didn't know 
where she was in his future.  The more he thought about her, the angrier he got 
at himself for letting her slip out of his life.  His thoughts always drifted to 
that last night they spent together in his dorm room and he wished he could 
somehow get her back.

The sky was now dark and the distant light of street lamps cast a foggy glow 
over the tree line at the end of the driving range.  Dave looked at the woods to 
left of the range and visualized Palmer Residence through the thick trees.  His 
first year at WFU and been a true adventure.  He still had over a month left but 
he already knew he would never forget his experiences.  He finally stood up and 
walked back to his apartment.  He climbed into bed.  Of all the friends he had 
been thinking about, he dreamed of Jennifer's warm smooth body beside him as he 
dozed off to sleep.

The next two weeks were filled with practice and study.  The three women golfers 
continued to practice in the morning group sessions with Dave, Alec, and Darcy.  
Dave was getting more focused on the NCAA Championship every day.

The week before they left for Baltimore, Dave wrote four mid-term examinations.  
He felt confident as he had studied very hard for them and when he left each 
exam, he thought he had done well.

The team left for Baltimore on Monday May 30th.  They arrived in the evening and 
checked into the Embassy Suites in Hunt Valley, Maryland.  Dave went for a swim 
before dinner.  After dinner the team had a meeting and talked about staying 
focused and working hard as a team.  Dave and Darcy both turned in early.

In the morning, Dave woke early and showered.  Darcy got in the shower when Dave 
got out then they went to breakfast together.  The whole team showed up shortly 
after and they ate a hearty meal.  They went to the course and practiced for 
several hours before their practice round.  The Caves Valley Golf Club was a 
very challenging layout, which required precision shot making.  Dave loved the 
course immediately.  The heavily wooded par seventy-one course was a true test 
of golf and Dave was pleased with his round of two under par sixty-nine.  Darcy 
was feeling nervous about the national championship and his lack of 
concentration showed in his round of seventy-eight.

The team returned to the hotel and Dave again went for a relaxing swim.  He had 
noticed a Starbucks coffee shop down the street from the hotel and decided that 
was where he would start each day.  When he returned to the room he had a long 
talk with Darcy.  He could see the nervousness on Darcy's face and he explained, 
"Darcy, this is what competitive golf is all about.  Feeling like your stomach 
is going to explode and that you're going to choke on that huge lump in your 
throat.  You have developed into a great golfer.  You have great mechanics, you 
hit the ball long, you have a great short game, and you putt as well as anyone 
on this team.  You know in your heart that you can play at this level - you 
proved that in Las Vegas when you dominated the final day of the tournament.  
You can do this.  Just focus on your game - think about your long fluid swing 
hitting big drives down the fairway, think about hitting those short irons just 
inches from the hole, and think about knocking those putts dead center.  You can 
do it; I know you can.  Don't think about the score on any holes you already 
played, don't think about what score you need to make on the hole you are 
playing.  Just think about your great golf swing and visualize your shots one-
by-one - let the score take care of itself.  Hit fairways and greens and let the 
birdies come as the may."

Darcy looked at Dave intently and listened to every word.  When Dave finished 
Darcy thanked him and promised to try and focus on his swing.  Dave then 
explained that he had a morning routine for big tournaments and would be leaving 
the room early the next day but would return for breakfast.  Darcy nodded 
understandingly before Dave called his coach to advise him about his morning 
routine as well.  Dave then turned out the light and they both went to sleep.  
Well, at least Dave went to sleep - Darcy tossed and turned for over an hour 
until he realized he needed to concentrate on what Dave had said about trusting 
his swing.  He fell asleep shortly after that.

Dave woke early the next day; after showering, he pulled on his Wake Forest golf 
shirt and walked to the Starbucks.  He sipped hot chocolate as he got focused on 
his round.  This was it, the US NCAA Championships, which he had been dreaming 
of for years.  He thought about his swing and he visualized the golf course.  
After a half hour he was ready and he walked back to the hotel.  He met the team 
in the dining room and after a quick meal he followed the team to the van.  They 
loaded up and drove to the course.  There were more media crews than Dave had 
seen at any college event and he noticed that all of them were taping both him 
and Ricky Morrison.  The media had been predicting a tight race between Dave and 
Ricky.  Ricky had won low amateur at the Masters with a one under score for the 
tournament and most sports casters were predicting he would use that confidence 
to win the NCAA Individual title but Dave had a different plan.

Dave putted for an hour and by then felt comfortable on the very fast greens.  
When he was finally called to the first tee, he wished Darcy luck and reminded 
him to play one shot at a time.  The WFU team was playing with Texas and UCLA in 
the first round.  Dave hit third on the first hole and, after watching both 
opposing players hit good drives into the fairway, Dave stood up and hammered a 
huge drive down the first fairway with a perfect draw.  The ball stopped just 
fifty yards short of the four hundred and ten yard par four and both of Dave's 
playing partners looked at him in shock - not only was the drive unbelievably 
long but it was dead middle of the fairway in perfect position.

After the other two players hit their second shots, Dave stood over his ball and 
focused on his long pitch shot.  He again hit the ball perfectly and it rolled 
to within two feet of the hole.  Dave pushed his wedge back in his bag 
confidently and strode to the green - the Canadian flag still stood out proudly 
on his golf bag.  The Texas player rolled a twelve foot putt in for birdie after 
the UCLA player missed his long birdie try then tapped in for par.  Dave rolled 
his short birdie putt dead middle then walked to the second tee full of 
confidence.  The second hole was a short par four so Dave hit his three-iron off 
the tee.  The ball rolled just short of the one hundred yard marker leaving Dave 
a full sixty-degree wedge to the green.  Dave was actually the farthest from the 
green after his tee shot so he hit first.  He hit the wedge smoothly and it 
landed fifteen feet past the cup and sucked back to four feet from the hole.  
The Texas player missed the green left while the UCLA player hit his shot ten 
feet from the hole.  The Texas player made a nice up and down to save par before 
the UCLA player missed his birdie putt.  Dave took his time reading his short 
putt then knocked it confidently to the bottom of the cup.  He was two under 
after two holes and he was in a real groove.

The rest of the round went extremely well for Dave and he finished with a course 
record ten under par sixty-one.  He hit every fairway and seventeen greens in 
regulation.  The crowd that followed him grew steadily larger as the day went 
on.  The large crowd cheered appreciably when he rolled the twelve foot birdie 
putt in on the last hole to break the course record.  Dave casually waved to the 
applause before he pulled his ball from the hole and shook hands with his 
playing partners.  They congratulated him and he returned the positive 
sentiments.  The Texas player had shot a very good round of four under par and 
the UCLA player had shot two under par.  Coach Dawes' face lit up when Dave told 
him he had shot sixty-one.  Carl was the only other team member to finish and he 
had shot seventy-two.  Dave left with his playing partners to sign their cards.  
Dave took his time reviewing the scores carefully - the last thing he wanted to 
do was be disqualified for marking down a score lower than what he had actually 
made.  He signed the card and returned to the eighteenth green.

As Dave stood by the green he recognized a familiar face and walked to the man 
who had followed him in Texas, Bob Duff.  He put out his hand and shook Bob's 
hand.  Bob immediately said, "That was the best golf round I ever witnessed.  
You were unbelievable out there today."

Dave thanked him, "My swing really feels good and I was really focused; thank 
you for that compliment."  Dave was getting used to having such conversations 
with fans.

Dave and Bob talked briefly before Dave walked back to stand with Carl and his 
coach.  Will was just finishing on the final green and, after shaking hands with 
his playing partners, he told the coach he shot seventy-three.  Dave could tell 
Will wasn't happy with the score but Dave knew that it was still a good score.  
Keith finished next and he shot seventy.  Will had just returned and they all 
congratulated Keith before he left to sign his card.  Darcy hit a good approach 
shot on the tough final hole but missed his ten foot birdie putt.  After shaking 
hands with his playing partners he strolled over to Dave and Coach Dawes and 
simply said, "Sixty-nine!"

Dave shook his hand and the whole team congratulated him on a good round.  The 
team went to the scoreboard and reviewed the results.  There were only fifteen 
of the thirty teams finished but Wake Forest was leading by three strokes over 
Texas.  Dave was four strokes ahead of the closest individual player.  As the 
team was leaving the scoreboard area, Dave was approached by several media crews 
so Coach Dawes agreed to wait for him to do the interviews.  He was familiar 
with most of the questions, which were by now expected.  How does it feel to be 
a rookie and shoot a course record?  Will you turn professional after the NCAA 
Championships?  How has an eighteen year old from Canada become the top prospect 
in college golf?  Do you think you can beat Tiger Woods?

After thirty minutes of interviews with five different media crews, Dave left 
with the team for the hotel.  Dave went to eat dinner with the team before he 
and Darcy relaxed in their room for a while.  Dave called his father to give his 
usual after round update.  After letting his meal settle Dave went to the pool 
for a swim.  He swam hard for forty minutes and was very tired when he climbed 
out of the pool.  He went back to his room and watched television with Darcy 
before going to sleep.

The next day Dave woke early again and went to the Starbucks.  He didn't like 
the hot chocolate as much as Tim Horton's but the time was more about getting 
focused than the taste of the drink.

After the team ate breakfast they went to the golf course.  They reviewed the 
leader board and Dave was leading the tournament by three strokes.  Ricky 
Morrison was in second.  The team was in second place three strokes behind 
Ricky's UNLV team.  The WFU team went to the practice range and warmed up until 
it was time to play.

Dave was the last one to tee off today so he urged his teammates to take their 
time and stay focused.  When it was his turn to tee off he hit a solid drive 
down the first hole, not quite as long as the previous day but still in the 
middle of the fairway.  He made a great wedge shot and sank a putt for his 
birdie to start his second round.  He played a little more conservative during 
his second round but his ball striking was still fantastic and when he made par 
on the final hole, he had shot sixty-four.  He congratulated his playing 
partners before he walked to his teammates.  They congratulated him before they 
informed him that Keith and Carl each shot seventy-four, Will shot seventy-one, 
and Darcy had another solid round of seventy.

The highlight of the day had been when he saw Jana and Kyra join the crowd 
following him after the ninth hole.  He took time between holes to walk to them 
for a hello kiss.  He noticed the still-present Bob Duff smiled at him when he 
kissed both girls passionately.

After talking to his teammates, Dave went and signed his card then headed to the 
scoreboard with his team.  The scoreboard showed UNLV still leading the team 
event by seven strokes while Ricky Morrison had dropped another stroke behind 
Dave and was in second place at thirteen under par.  Dave was again surrounded 
by media crews and he basically told them that while he was happy to be leading 
the individual tournament he was more concerned about winning the team title and 
that he would have to dig deeper to help his team win.

Dave promised to visit the twins who were staying at a different hotel - the 
Embassy Suites were full with all the NCAA teams.  As Dave sat eating his dinner 
with the team he thought about the night he had worn himself out with the twins 
and he told himself that couldn't happen again.  A night of release and 
relaxation couldn't lead to exhaustion this time.  He had to make sure his 
little head didn't entirely run the show that evening.
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