Charlie Van Kirk

But the superintendent, Keith Christina said, essentially the reason that a bunch of younger people, younger superintendents call me and ask for advice is that I've killed more grass than they have.

But the superintendent, Keith Christina said, essentially the reason that a bunch of younger people, younger superintendents call me and ask for advice is that I've killed more grass than they have.

Like, you know, I've figured out almost as many ways as possible to mess things up.

Like, you know, I've figured out almost as many ways as possible to mess things up.

And then I've not made that mistake again.

And then I've not made that mistake again.

And yeah, Pete kind of lived by that as well.

And yeah, Pete kind of lived by that as well.

Which after a while of wondering about where that came from, like

Which after a while of wondering about where that came from, like

He's speculating that maybe that was an Alice-ism, an Alice-di-ism rather than a Pete-di-ism.

He's speculating that maybe that was an Alice-ism, an Alice-di-ism rather than a Pete-di-ism.

It got confirmed when I interviewed Abe Wilson, who I mentioned a little bit earlier, who worked on a number of Pete's crews over the years shaping for him, that he was playing golf with them one day and he was standing behind Alice when she was hitting a tee shot.

It got confirmed when I interviewed Abe Wilson, who I mentioned a little bit earlier, who worked on a number of Pete's crews over the years shaping for him, that he was playing golf with them one day and he was standing behind Alice when she was hitting a tee shot.

And I've got the quote written down somewhere, but Alice turned around and said to him, don't stand behind me when I hit.

And I've got the quote written down somewhere, but Alice turned around and said to him, don't stand behind me when I hit.

I don't want you looking at my butt while I'm hitting a golf ball.

I don't want you looking at my butt while I'm hitting a golf ball.

And it was like, Oh yes, of course.

And it was like, Oh yes, of course.