“Down in back boys”
In 1975, Norm Lutz won the Rhode Island Open Championship in a two-hole playoff defeating Dana Quigley at Alpine Country Club. Norm hit his tee ball left on the first, not far from the water hazard. His approach shot was long requiring a pitch shot that he nestled to the cup for a tap in par and a halved hole with Dana. On the par five second, Norm hit his tee ball dead center and his second shot within 100 yards of the green. Norm hit his third about twenty feet, two putting for a par and the win.
After the match, Ozzie Kooloian called his fellow members at Pawtucket Country Club announcing Norm’s victory. The membership assembled at the club house anticipating Norm’s arrival and the ensuing celebration. Norm invited me to join him in the festivities. As we walked through the front doors at the club, over 100 fellow members stood and applauded for several minutes. Norman had brought home another championship!
