John Grace

SENIOR AMATEUR OF THE YEAR John Grace, North Texas 34 / TexAs liNks sigN UP fOR HOme deliveRY AT www. TexAsliNksmAgAziNes. cOm JANUARY 2011 PleAse Tell OUR AdveRTiseRs YOU HeARd AbOUT THem iN TexAs liNks even-year-old Elizabeth Ratterree doesn’t impress... More

SENIOR AMATEUR OF THE YEAR John Grace, North Texas 34 / TexAs liNks sigN UP fOR HOme deliveRY AT www. TexAsliNksmAgAziNes. cOm JANUARY 2011 PleAse Tell OUR AdveRTiseRs YOU HeARd AbOUT THem iN TexAs liNks even-year-old Elizabeth Ratterree doesn’t impress easily. The granddaughter of Fort Worth amateur John Grace is old enough to know that her “Papa” plays in a lot of golf tournaments. Her mother, Jennifer, tells Elizabeth and her 3-year-old brother, Michael, about their grandfather’s on-course accomplishments, but Elizabeth has skeptical tendencies. When her mother showed Elizabeth a Texas Links article about Papa Grace a few months ago, the youngster saw a photo of Grace hitting a shot out of a sand trap. She turned to her mother asked, “If Papa is so good, why is he hitting out of the dirt? Isn’t he supposed to be in the fairway?” Ah, kids. Fortunately for Grace, his granddaughter also saw a more recent article in this magazine about his winning the “Triple Crown” of Texas Amateu Less