{"id":6465,"date":"2013-03-10T22:24:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T02:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/?p=6465"},"modified":"2013-03-14T10:32:03","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T14:32:03","slug":"average-joe-meet-cory-mcalister-wny-passionate-golfer-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/average-joe-meet-cory-mcalister-wny-passionate-golfer-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Average Joe: Meet Cory McAllister, WNY Passionate Golfer #4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some Average Joe golfers love the game for the courses they play, others for the equipment that they use. Still others enjoy the handicap competition at their level. This week&#8217;s subject seems to take one thing away from each round of golf, be it playing or coaching: camaraderie. Meet Cory McAllister, Average Joe #4.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>1. State your name, home course and average 18-hole score or handicap, along with your profession.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cory McAllister, Gowanda Country Club, 77- Safety and Security Manager at National Air Cargo, Inc<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. How did you get hooked by this game? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was approximately 10 years old, played soccer avidly, my mother and father purchased me a junior set of clubs and from that day forward I played with dad and friends.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. How often do you play? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I used to play as much as 60 times a year, since having a daughter in 2011 I play approximately 10 times a year with my wife&#8217;s permission.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>4. Do you ever practice? If so, what parts of your game? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Not really, unless hitting an occasional bucket of balls before my round counts.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>5. Describe the best shot you have hit in this lifetime. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When I was 16 I was in a playoff to determine the Jr. Champion while playing at Cazenovia Golf Course, was under a tree approximately 120 yards out, hit a driver to approx. 2 feet, made the putt and secured the victory.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>6. Describe the worst shot you have hit in this lifetime. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Crown Royal- kidding- I&#8217;ve yet to hit a bad shot, each shot- good or bad gives you a unique opportunity to strive to hit a better shot each time you address the ball.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>7. Are you a walker or a rider most often and why? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Depends on who I&#8217;m playing with and what they would like to do- either way works for me.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>8. Reveal the best golf course you&#8217;ve ever played and what makes it &#8220;the best&#8221; from your vantage point. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stonehenge course at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfieldglade.cc\/Golf\/Courses\/Stonehenge.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Fairfield Glade community club<\/a>, Tennessee- it&#8217;s the best to me because I had the privilege to play with my late grandfather, Don Wettlaufer<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>9. What does golf do for you? What keeps you coming back? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a time to enjoy the weather, release the stress from my day to day lifestyle and occasionally enjoy a cold drink with friends\/family.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>10. What if anything is gratifying to you about playing the game? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a high school golf coach for the Bishop Timon Tigers (my alma mater)- this allows me an opportunity to spend time to fine tune the golf skills of high school boys at a very impressionable time of their lives. 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