St. Petersburg High School 1991 Yearbook (St. Petersburg, FL) - Full Access

Front Row: Dan Stone, Ross Anderson, Josh Gordon, Maxwell Elbe. Back Row: Donald Bly, Michael Schmidt, Anthony Natale, Brian Reed, Coach Steve Flanagan. Ironing Out Golf Team Searches For Place To Practice The clubs were swinging high in the air, and the grass was flying into the sky as the SPHS golf team took to the green. "I first got involved in golf when I was real little because I liked to drive the golf carts," said Dan Stone. Dan was in his fourth year on the golf team and had a likely chance of being the first golfer to be named an All American in SPHS history. "This is one of the best teams that SPHS has ever had," said Coach Steve Flanagan, "However, we have no course to practice on." The problem of no place to practice arose early in the school year when their previous site, Sunset Golf Course, closed for remodeling. "Most courses are public, private, or too far 132 • Sports/Golf "This is one. of the best teams that SPHS bas ever bad." - Coach Flanagan STATS SPHS OPP 2 Sem, Gibbs, Lkd 1 1 EL,BC 1 2 PP, Tarpon 0 2 C'Side, Gibbs, DH 1 .3 PP,.Ollc;ti?m 0 1 Largo, DH 1 3 Tarpon, BC, NE 0 3 EL, Dun, Sem 0 2 NE, Clw, CS, Osc 2 3 Osc, Lkd, Largo 0 22W, 6L away," said Coach Flanagan. Private courses did not allow anyone but their members to play on the course. Public courses were unable to accommodate the team until after six in the evening, and by then, the sun had set. There were lots of courses available far away, but the distance was too far to travel. Coach Flanagan believed that a golfer needed to "compete against the course" and not their opponent. "If you beat the course, you'll beat your opponent," summed up the coach. -Dan DiRoma