Tuesday, August 17, 2021
I only had the privilege of knowing Don a short time...just the last few years we have wintered at Heritage Oaks. Over dinner one evening, I was struck by his humility and sincerity...he had accomplished so much but was very soft-spoken and self-deprecating...a true gentleman. I remember him saying that if he could have the first chance to teach golf to someone before they had been taught and practiced bad habits, he thought he could give them a pretty good chance of becoming a decent golfer. I asked him what he thought was most fundamental to the game of golf, and he said "If a person would just swing the club...not worry about the path the club makes on the backswing, or cocking the wrists or shifting weight...just make a nice swing with the club. Every kid knows how to do that, almost instinctively, but teachers try to make it so technical...just have them swing it."
I wish I had known him longer...
Dr. Jon Kinne
