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Handicap: 24

How much do you play? Unfortunately, the last two years only three times a summer.

When/why did you take up the game? Began in high school with friends at a community course with borrowed clubs and balls I gathered out of ponds or woods.

What’s your best score? I have never broken 90.

If you had to choose one amateur partner in a four-ball, who would that be? Coach Broyles

If you could partner with one pro, who? Lee Trevino

“Caddieshack” or “Tin Cup”? “Caddieshack”

What’s your best golf memory? Winning a “Putt Putt Golf Course” 2 Putt Tournament. All holes had to be completed with two putts, one or more than two and you were eliminated. I still have the trophy somewhere.

What type clubs do you play/prefer? Ping, but possibly Nike in the future.

What’s the best course you’ve played? No. 1 is Alotian, but I haven’t played The Blessings yet. Oakmont, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst, Southern Hills.

What’s the best hole in Arkansas? All the holes at Alotian.

If they held a tournament of the top CEOs/businessmen in Arkansas, who would win it? Tie: Johnny Tyson, Warren Stephens, Joe Ford, Scott Ford and Gov. Beebe, AND [UA Chancellor] Dave Gearhart would be a close second.

(More at Arkansas' Top Executive Golfers.)