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  • Woodland and Kuchar make a young lady's day on #16 @ TPC Scottsdale

"Wow" might be an understatement! Loved how she stayed positive and kept reminding herself that she could do it.

Very special moment for her and everyone involved. Well played, Ms. Amy!

Impressive par, considering it took a bunker shot to get it. I don't think she felt any pressure either.

She is a fairly high functioning downs case. Not all can carry a conversation like she can. A buddy at work has a son who is 20 and is low functioning as he cannot carry on a conversation, all they can get are 2 words strung together and they don't always make sense. He loves arts and gaming though.

Great story. Thanks for sharing. I've played that hole a couple of times and that bunker is no easy shot.

That was fun to watch. It's also fun to see guys like Woodland that can get into it with her, be supportive, and genuinely enjoy the moment with and for her. It's too bad we don't get to see more of that, as I'm sure there are more guys out there that could have fun in those moments and genuinely enjoy it. Kudos to Gary, too. His support and cheering only makes it better.

Thanks for posting this. I heard the story this morning going to the course on PGA radio. I'm a big Gary Woodland fan now.

    Sneakylong - I've been a Gary Woodland fan for most of his life - ever since I first met him. His parents were members of my country club and you couldn't meet a nicer family, always respectful and good, honest business people - Dad was an electrician and owned his own company and Mom was a banker. Gary started playing in our men's club championships in high school and I was paired against him in the semifinals of our match play one year. I received just enough strokes...my claim to fame.

      Awesome moment there. She does seem very high functioning, which is great. It’s an unfortunate disability, but she is a great inspiration.

      I went to high school with a couple of kids with Downs. Heather was the sweetest person you could ever meet, I enjoyed her company and she lit up when she saw me, we went to the same Church, which helped that bond I’m sure. Derrick, had amazing physical ability, unfortunately he really struggled in the social aspect of things. He was quite a sweet kid too, but he had a temper that could be down right scary. Looking back, I don’t really know how it came about that I became their friend, but it was cool. I used to get called out of class because I could calm him down and his aide knew it, I didn’t really do anything, I just talked to him like he was “normal” and he accepted me as a friend and would calm down even mid-rage. It was 3 full grown adults to restrain him, he was so powerful. I’ll never forget watching him drag people down a hallway trying to get to another really big, extremely low functioning asshole that had insulted Heather. I wish they had let him go in honesty.. anyway, enough rambling. I miss them.

      Nice. First time I saw Woodland smile. He seems super serious on the course. Good to know he has a softer side. She was awesome!

      Thanks for posting that, made my day