SEBRING – Poor George Puffenberger, the first golfer tabbed to play the new par-3 island hole at Sun ‘N Lake Country Club.
He pulled a 5-wood from his bag, listened to some friendly jabs and stuck his peg in the turf, looking up at a sea of blue.
And then he proceeded to dump his tee ball into the water surrounding the new 18th green on the Deer Run course.
“It wasn’t enough,” Puffenberger said, shaking his head, resting his hand on the clubhead of his underachieving fairway wood.
No worries, George. Many followed suit.