Door County Golfer Profile: Eugene Jacobs

Age: 81

Occupation: Retired high school mathematics teacher

Home Course: Idlewild Golf Course in Sturgeon Bay

Handicap: 14 – The lowest was 7.

Best 18-hole score: 71 at Alpine; Red and White

Years playing: 57 years

Hole-in-one(s) (Course, Hole, club used): Idlewild, No. 13 before the gold tees, 7-iron; Cherry Hills, No. 8, pitching wedge; Cherry Hills, No. 18, 9-iron.

Nicest Golf Course Ever Played (Course, City, State): River Course at Kohler, Wis.

Favorite Golf Memory: Winning the club championship at Cherry Hills because I beat the best golfers at the club on those weekends, even though I did not feel I was the best golfer.

Golf Accomplishment Most Proud of: My three hole-in-ones and the club championship.

Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods

Fantasy Foursome: Arnie Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.

What’s in my bag? RBZ TaylorMade Driver and 3-wood, TaylorMade irons and rescue clubs, TaylorMade Rosa Monza Corza putter and Solus 61-degree sand wedge.

Strengths: Driver and short irons

Weaknesses: Fairway woods

Golf Tip to Share: Do not hurry the golf swing, complete back swing and accelerate through the ball.

When not Playing Golf, you can be found: Working in the yard and spending time with my grandkids.