Marcia_Neville's Blog

So…

Do parents ever get enough credit for their devotion to their athletic sons and daughters?  Probably not!  There’s car pool, entry fees, sports camps, etc..  But no one has broken it down quite the way D’Evelyn golf coach Jeff Seltz has.

At this week’s Ashley Forey Gold Tournament, at Rolling Hills Country Club in Golden, Seltz made a presentation to super-mom Karen Saunders, citing the hours, and miles, she put in during her daughters’ careers.  “2,016 holes watched, 720 hours logged, 262 miles walked… that’s the distance of ten marathons!”

It all began twelve years ago, when Emily Saunders, the first of four sisters, first picked up a club for the Jaguars.  And, it ends when the youngest, Caroline, graduates this spring.  In fact, it was Caroline who stole the “prize” out of her mother’s closet… a tennis shoe that Seltz had bronzed.  “Being out there on those forty-five degree days, riding the emotional rollercoaster of the girls’ highs and lows.  A bronzed shoe is the least we could do to recognize her dedication.”