Bob Crowther This is Me

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1. 1. may page 1 - DelmarvaGolf.com

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   Published on: 4/29/2002   Last Visited: 1/12/2003

   "People not fixing balls marks on greens is one of the areas that has to improve," said Bob Crowther, PGA, head professional at Cripple Creek Country Club in Dagsboro, Del.
   
   Using a divot repair tool, or a tee if nothing else is available, start by inserting the spiked end in the ground at shallow end of ball mark.
   
   "You never want to pry up," Crowther said. "You always want to pry toward the deeper area and work the tool until the mark is nearly level. Then flatten the ground with the bottom of your putter. It's very quick and easy and makes a big difference."
   
   The time it takes to repair a divot or ball mark is about 30 seconds, according to Crowther, who said an unattended divot mark takes up to two weeks to heal on its own.
   
   Golfers using loud, obscene language and mulligans are two additional etiquette no no's that the professionals wished would cease on the course.
   
   "They tend to forget that their group is not the only one on the golf course," Crowther said with regards to the use of profanity. "Voices tend to carry in open spaces and loud talking on the course can bother other players."
   
   The tradition of mulligans is one we wish we could all use from time to time but the bottom line equates to slow play - and a violation of the rules.
   
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   "There's no place on the course for mulligans," Crowther said. "The game is meant to be played stroke for stroke - you hit and you hit again."
   
   Perhaps the most disappointing factor related to course etiquette is the lack of respect showed the game. Funny illustrations aside, if golfers themselves don't take it upon themselves to uphold all that is good with the sport, than who will?
   
   "Some golfers tend to look at it like a party," Loving said.

2. 2. c022202

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   Published on: 2/22/2002   Last Visited: 12/12/2007

   Cape Region Pro-files: Bob Crowther
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   Bob Crowther knows the difference between bad news and really bad news.
   
   Crowther, the long-time head professional at Cripple Creek Country Club near Ocean View, Delaware, recently discussed his health problems and his ongoing recovery from major surgery.
   
   "I'm happy to be back to work," he said.
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   Some days I'd have no problems with running 10 or 15 miles, and on other days it was all I could do to get out of bed," Crowther explained.
   
   His mood swings were accompanied by a massive weight loss. Crowther said, "I dropped 50 pounds in five months, and we were getting scared. I was eating triple portions of everything, but I couldn't stop losing weight. It didn't stop until I reached 150 pounds."
   
   Unfortunately, a series of doctor visits produced a wide range of possible reasons for his difficulties. "We finally went back to my family doctor. He performed a complete physical, and he discovered a lump in my neck," Crowther said.
   
   That lump needed checking, especially since it was getting larger. Crowther traveled to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland for major surgery.
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   "Fortunately, the biopsy after the surgery showed that the nodule was non-cancerous, which was the good news," Crowther noted.
   
   "I'll be undergoing more tests soon to see if my right thyroid gland is still producing enough of the required hormones. If it isn't, then I'll have to start a regimen of synthetic hormone therapy. I'm still trying to get my weight back. So far I've only managed to add a single pound."
   
   Crowther stressed how his wife helped him. "Bonnie's been wonderful throughout this process. She had to handle everything for a while there, dealing with our kids and all with me laid up."
   
   Things were certainly easier when he started out in golf.
   
   Crowther graduated from high school in Wayne, New Jersey in 1979. The avid golfer was also an accomplished skier, and was on the developmental squad of the U.S. Ski Team for a while.
   
   Crowther joined the Marines, and was stationed at Camp LeJeune. After his discharge in 1984, he used his skills at golf and skiing by working for the Whiteface Mountain Resort in Lake Placid, New York. He then began a stint as an assistant golf pro at the Country Club of Ithaca, in New York.

3. 3. www.holebyhole.com

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   Published on: 4/21/2000   Last Visited: 3/16/2007

   Bob Crowther, Sean Fischbeck, and David Moran