Livingston Golf Course and Country Club
"I Presume"

Livingston, Montana
Part 1

by Anthony Scaggs
Golf Clubs, Golf Resorts, Golf Courses

General Manager Mark Olsen beamed with pride as he talked about the fairways and especially the greens. His favorite holes were #4 and #5 and all the greens. I asked him why he continued to mention the greens. A unique smile creep across his face and with a glint in his eyes he said,

"You cannot describe it. You have to experience it".

With that Mr. Olsen told me that his superintendent, Jeff Pace, was working on the greens for another tournament and if I had the chance, I should talk with him.

My putt shot across the green like a ball bearing on a plate, I thought of glass or highly polished tabletops or greased lightening. Finally, I got the feel of the greens and made the putt. I noticed a man with a sardonic smile watching me. I introduced myself and found out he was Jeff Pace. I asked him if he sprayed the greens with silicon or Teflon. 

With a straight face, he said, "this green had not been polished and was a little slow".

I asked him if he stayed awake at nights thinking of things that he could do to make the greens difficult for golfers. He assured me that he sleep like a baby and the rest came natural.