Congratulations Ted Fort...Champion!
 

Today at Stonemont Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the Georgia Section PGA held its annual Marriott Childrens Miracle Network Pro-Am. The tournament is the Section's largest charity Pro-Am, and it this year raised more than $100,000 for childrens' hospitals throughout the state.

The event attracts a field of Georgia's finest golf professionals, and as usual, it takes top-flight golf to win. Today, the winning score was 67.

And it was produced by a 'weekend golfer.' :scratch:

Namely, our own...

Ted Fort.

Congratulations, Ted!

2006 Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year.

Champion, Marriott Childrens Miracle Network Pro-Am.

And...

All-Around Good Guy.

You've worked hard, my friend, and you deserve everything that has come your way.

I am proud of you!

:salut:

That guy sucks . . . his address position stinks. :scratch:

Way to go, Ted! :clap:

Ted is one of the good guys. I'm so happy that more and more wonderful things are coming his way.

2006 is just the start.

way to go, coach

Thats great stuff Ted.... :)

That's funny!
 

Dude!!! You are killing me!!! Your tag line just made milk come out of my nose.

Congrats, Ted!

Congratulations
 

Congratulations Mr. Ted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Georgia Section, especially around Atlanta, has a lot of good players to beat.

Particularly these 2 PLAYAZ . . .



Shake it like a polaroid pitcha!!!! Give me some shuga . . . I AM your neighbor.

Smiles big :)

Very Nice Master Luke
 

Looks like someone woke up on plane! Was it a Hogan Tour de Force of 14 fairways and 18 GIRs or did you Crenshaw them to death by making everything you looked at and some you didn't? :eyes: Congratulations on a fine round and nice win! :dance:

The Scoring Game
 

Too early to tell, Steph.

Ted and I talked tonight on his way home, and all I heard was, "The fairways were as narrow as a bowling alley."

No matter.

His nines were 34-33, so he must have hit a few and made a few!

:)

We'll find out tomorrow when he logs on!

I can honestly say that that was the toughest Driving Course I might have ever played. They looked more like Bocci courts! Not only did Ted win and play great but he maintained his title of "Food Champion". Congrats!!!

P.S. Would you like another Crab Leg????

this stuff works
 

Thanks everybody. It was exciting.

My last three tournament rounds have been under par. Two weeks ago, I had finished my 9th lesson on a Saturday evening, and Yoda had finished teaching his all day'er. He wanted to see me hit a few (something we don't ever get to do). I'm not exaggerating that he spent about ten minutes with me, checking my alignments, etc. Having those green eyes on you any chance you get...priceless.

I played one of my matches in the Georgia Match Play Championship two days later. I shot five under on the par fives (eagle, birdie, birdie, birdie) for a two under total. In the stroke play event on the next day, I shot under par. Then, yesterday, I shot the 67 in the charity event.

Three consecutive under par rounds in tournaments...

For a guy that could shoot an 80 at the drop of a hat B.Y. (before Yoda), I can't tell you how much I appreciate him.

Congratulations
 

Congratulations on great play, Ted!
I am sure Yoda is bustin' his buttons also.
It is the best reflection on a teacher to have a student excel.

somewhat Hogan
 

It was more Hogan-like than I've ever been. Believe it or not, I had a lost a ball. Our 13th hole (#1, shotgun start), I hit a limb on the right side and lost the ball. My provisional was dead straight, gap wedge from 130 to 8 feet, drain-o, bogey. On the only other missed drive, I made a par.

The putter's been hot, as usual. But, I did miss a 3 footer for birdie on a 170 yard par three. One of my ams putted on the same line, and I thought he yanked the putt to the left. I was surprised when my putt broke out of the hole.

No complaints though. You have to take the good with the bad. The fairways were as tight as I believe I've ever played, and they slope from right/left or left/right. Landing in the middle of the fairway, doesn't mean it will stay there.

You Earned It
 

That is the way I like to shoot a good score. Fairways, GIRs, and make the putts you should make (throw in a little adversity :eyes: ). I always feel a little guilty if I hack it around, chip in, make putts I really shouldn't make, then post a low round. The numbers add up the same, but it just doesn't feel right. Keep those low scores coming; we do expect to see you qualify for the PGA Championship one day!:idea1:

Nice
 

Ted,
Great Round! But could you wipe the butter off of your face from yesterday's crab leg- OR go live with Bucket!

Fortuitious
 

Great round Ted. Nice combination; teacher and player all in one. Forgot, husband and father. Where do you find the time?

Congrats Ted - no surprise to me you did so well on a tough driving course, amazing how straight your ball flies.

Perhaps you can take a few days off from teaching and give tour school a shot? ;)

the food
 

They really go all out at this tournament. They had lobster, shrimp the size of lobsters, blue crab claws, Alaskan king crab legs, steak, and a dessert bar with lots of chocolate. So, it was always my favorite tournament, even before the 67.

stop sleeping
 

It's easy, just stop sleeping. ;) :sleepy:

Seriously, I would like to find some time to practice and play more. But, doesn't everybody?

if...
 

If I shoot under par in every tournament that I play next year, I'll start looking for investors. Until then, the lesson tee is my home. :)

PGA Tour = These guys are good.

I would have never made it to the first tee.

Congrats Ted man. Great playing.

Victory Super-Sized
 

The Marriott Childrens Miracle Network Charity Pro-Am is a major event in the Georgia PGA Section. This is not a 'little deal.'

Ted's victory is a huge accomplishment, and it deserves to be recognized as such.

Ted Fort is the Man!!!
 

Congratulations Ted!!!!!

This a well deserved win for a great professional. You guys don't realize how much Ted does, I really do wonder if Ted ever sleeps. He is one of the best ball strikers and putters in the section. He spends 8 to 10 hours on the lesson tee 5 days a week in season, and he's an incredible Mentor.

Ted and I talked the night before he went to play at Stone Mountain and I told him to go win it because it was narrow and it set up for him, so he did.

We've been playing phone tag because since his win he's been teaching as have I.

However I can't wait to hear what the round "felt" like.

Ted you've been an awesome Mentor to me this year helping me with my HIT, teaching FORTIFIED SHORT GAME schools together, and giving me advice on all sorts of things.

As any Mentor Student relationship goes, I can't wait to give your game a run when we play in the same event Monday and Tuesday.

Sorting Through the Instructors Textbook and Circuit Players Handbook.

B-Ray

P.S.
Maybe Ted's proving you can be a great player and teacher, in the past I was told you could only be one or the other.

Congrats...Ted...

That is some 'Great Golf'.

Everytime your name pops up, I still get the image of you from when I was at the swamp.

Yoda was describing what he was going to do and there stood Ted with a club in his hands making small back and forth motions (1 foot or so), practicing the alignments at Impact Fix. At that time it look like it was auotmatic for him, place a club in his hands and boom, motion starts.

Great Going...

You all just have to love it, seeing a plan come together.

Congratulations Ted...

Er, PGA Q-School is just round the corner...:)

Ted,

Nice work! I remember the plate of crab legs you ate at Dustin.

Lee