The 2005 Myrtle Beach reunion was just like all the other reunions, a great success. However there was good news and bad news for the scheduled golf tournament.

First the bad news. It rained all day Thursday, May 5th the day of the scheduled tournament, so the event had to be canceled.

The good news was that most of the golfers played practice rounds Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The format for Monday and Wednesday rounds was a $1.00 Nassau. Each player chipped in $3.00, $1.00 was awarded the player who shot the lowest score for the front 9, back 9 and total score. Ralph Link walked away with 5 of the possible 6 winnings, Pete Wasmund won on Wednesdays front 9. Each player donated his winnings to the VW-1 All Hands Alumni Association's general fund.

Several of the golfers had planned on staying an extra day after the official closing of the reunion for more golf but the rains continued into Friday as well.

The courses played were the Belle Terre and Heron Point golf clubs. Each course severely tested the golfing skills of our members. Scores ranged from 93 to 127, but we won't embarrass individuals by posting their scores. Most fell victim to the deep roughs, sand traps and of course the water. Several of us played the 200 yard long sand traps all along one side of some fairways. All played the 19th hole very well.

Even though none of us shot what we would have had we golfed on our home courses, the time spent together with old shipmates will be remembered for a long time and we look forward to the next golf tournament in San Diego.

Card for Belle Terre GOLF Course Myrtle Beach SC
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	in	TOT
PAR	4	3	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	36	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	36	72
Yardage	412	146	546	348	169	326	470	435	397	3249	339	471	388	405	125	359	319	176	537	3119	6368

Card for Heron Point Golf Club Myrtle Beach SC
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	in	TOT
PAR	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	3	5	36	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	5	36	72
Yardage	320	363	359	148	346	156	475	368	515	3050	385	158	337	323	345	340	484	176	482	3030	6080

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	Tee time for the VW-1 All Hands Alumni Association was 0915 at the Heron Point golf club. Scores would have been improved if we had taken the time to hit a bucket of balls and do some practice putting.
	Jesse Garcia (forground) and Jerry Kolterman load their clubs on the golf cart.
	Jerry Brice gets his clubs loaded on the golf cart at Heron Point golf club.
	Don Ray waits in the cart for his turn to Tee it up.
	Jerry Brice drives a nice one down the center.
	Jesse Garcia drives a nice one down the right center of the fairway.
	Don Ray finishes his first drive
	Pete Wasmund, finishes his first drive.
	Don Ray tries a chip shot to the green. The tree doesn't look all that big but it became very large for Don.
	Jesse Garcia assists Jerry Brice in his search for his golf ball after a wayward shot.
	Jesse Garcia watches his chip shot.
	Pete Wasmund, watches the results of a chip shot to the green.
	Results of approach shots from 100 yards out.
	Ralph Link blasts one out of the sand trap at the 18th hole of Heron Point.
	Ralph Link holds the flag while John Stevenson picks up the line to the cup and Jerry Kolterman walks towards his ball to putt.
	Ralph Link holds the flag while John Stevenson putts.
	Ralph Link smiles as Jesse Garcia pays up. All the others await their turn.
	Golfers replay the Heron Point course at the 19th hole. Pictured from left to right, John Stevenson, Don Ray, Jerry Kolterman, Scott Wagner, Jerry Brice, Ralph Link, Pete Wasmund, Jesse Garcia.

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