(Note: Long drive champions Bobby Wilson and Dan Boever are on a goodwill mission to visit troops stationed in the Persian Gulf. Bobby will provide updates on their travels).

Day One

Today Dan Boever and I met our companions for the trip: Tom Watson, Corey Pavin, Matt Snook, Tim Simpson and Rick Kell, the goodwill tour organizer with Troops First Foundation.

Our group conducted a golf clinic outside Walter Reed Hospital. Then we gave lessons to approximately 14 wounded soldiers, most of whom were missing at least one limb.

We also visited with soldiers who are recuperating in the hospital wards at Walter Reed. They are recovering from serious battlefield injury and trauma.

All the troops we met expressed a strong desire to get back to their friends on the line. Their commitment to duty is amazing. I was honored and humbled to be in their presence.

Bobby’s trivia question #1: What brand of golf ball did Tom Watson play when he won the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach?

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