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John Goettleman
Sturgeon Bay
John, a “seasoned” local golfer, competed this year in both the Senior State Amateur as well as the Cherryland Open.
Home Course: Idlewild
Handicap: 5.6
Years Playing: “Since I was nine…for 56 years.”
Best 18-hole score: “A 64 in Florida when I was in the Air Force. In Door County, I shot a 67 at Alpine, a 68 at Idlewild, and a 70 at Horseshoe Bay.”
Hole-in-one(s)?: Four – Cherry Hills (1989), Florida (1992), and two at Idlewild (1995 & 1996)
Favorite Golf Memory: “I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but it’s one I’ll never forget. My mother was a real good golfer, and when I was seven, I wanted to learn how to play golf. She gave me a 9-iron and put a bushel basket about 15 yards away. She said once I could hit ten in a row into the bushel basket, I could play on the golf course with her. It took me a year and a half.”
Nicest Golf Course Ever Played: Medinah #3
Favorite Pro Golfer: “I like the young guns, like Boo Weekly.”
Favorite Foursome: Don Strutz, Bill Boettcher, and Dick Hartl
Game Strengths: “I don’t hit it far, but I do hit it straight. And I’m pretty good around the greens.”
What Needs Work: “Definitely my putting.”
Golf Tip to Share: “Keep your head behind the ball. It keeps your body from sliding forward.”