Another First

Many of you know that I grew up in Naperville and you know that I love to golf. That said, I really didn't play many different courses while growing up. For the most part, I played the one park district owned golf course as I frequently worked for the park district as was able to play there pretty inexpensively (I recall $6 for 18 holes!!). So maybe it's no surprise that I hadn't play Naperville Country Club, until yesterday at least. What a beautiful course. The event that drew me there was for charity (Chicago Youth Programs) which does great work with helping at risk kids further their education and to have a shot at a real future.

Now for the pictures!

This hand pump is the logo, per se, of the club. Hopefully you can click on the picture and read the stone below.

Hm, a not very clear picture of a portion of the course.

Like many clubs, they have an iconic clock near the practice range and putting green. Membership there starts with an initiation fee of $45,000 followed up with a $750 a month dues charge and $500 a quarter charge for food. Yowza.

The pasta station from which I partook several times!

The foursome was sponsored by Leopardo Construction and I was invited by my good buddy Mark Fenton. To show you what kind of guy he is, he's been going down to Haiti once a year with his church to help build schools and housing for the last 10+ years. He's the kind of guy that you just don't want to lose touch with, even though our business relationship ended over a decade ago.