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EDITOR'S
LE T T ER
Gone Too Soon
As we mourn summer's passing, we also
grieve the tragic loss of a bright young star.
A
" An early end
before one's
life has fully
blossomed
is unjust,
unnatural
and a
complete
tragedy. "
utumn is the yin and yang of a golfer's
season. It presents the absolute
best turf conditions for our northern
climate grasses while at the same time
signaling a full stop to our summer revelries.
It's also that vexing time of the year when
glorious red and yellow leaves carpet the
fairways and roughs of our favorite golf
courses, making some form of the " leaf rule "
almost mandatory for balls lost in the blanket
of leaves. Next autumn, with the new,
modernized Rules of Golf in effect, we'll have
a sanctioned alternative (a new Local Rule)
to the stroke-and-distance penalty for a lost
ball, but it'll cost two strokes!
Summer's end is an inevitability for golfers
and non-golfers alike. An early end before
one's
life has
fully blossomed is unjust,
unnatural and a complete tragedy. So it must
feel for the family of Iowa State golfer Celia
Barquín Arozamena, 22, of Spain, who was
found slain on a golf course in Ames, Iowa.
By all accounts, Barquín was a " sunshine, " a
positive ray of light in the lives of her friends,
fellow golfers and the people who came to
know her, including fellow Spaniard Sergio
García, who tweeted a photo of the two
when Barquín was a child. García tweeted he
was heartbroken.
Barquín had a shining future. She was finishing
her degree in civil engineering at Iowa
State-where she was just named the Female
Athlete of the Year-and was in the process
of qualifying for the professional tour.
She had a lifetime of achievement ahead
of her, but her potential, like her life, was
snuffed out. Her death is our loss and we will
never know what great things she could have
achieved on or off the golf course.
Last May, Barquín qualified for the U.S.
Women's Open at Stillwater Country Club.
I
took some photos of her attempting a
long putt on the first green (her 10th hole).
As the ball rolled toward the hole, she followed,
walking toward the camera laughing
and smiling. Did she make the putt? I cannot
recall. All I can remember is the sunny,
graceful way she accepted what happened on
that green.
I'm a parent, but I can't imagine the pain
that Barquín's family must feel. Inconsolable
comes to mind, but words do not suffice.
Like most golfers, I've always thought of
the golf course as a sanctuary; that Celia met
her end on one wounds me twice.
See you on the tee.
W.P. Ryan, Editor-in-Chief
mngolf.org
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