Valley View a nine-hole public course The sky brightened as Ben climbed into his dad’s rusty dented pick-up and they drove When they pulled up next to Strongwood’s maintenance shed Ben got out and zipped up his hoodie The morning was chilly Ben’s dad drove a riding lawnmower out of the shed Hop on kiddo he said Time to maintain the fairways and greens Ben jumped on and sat on a small back seat The mower rumbled and dew glistened off the trimmed fairway Wet grass stuck to the side of the mower as they cruised along
Together Ben and his dad patched large divots in the tee boxes They artfully raked the sand in each bunker
When they were done the sun was up The morning chill had burned away Returning to the pick-up Ben’s dad said he had a surprise What is it Ben asked His dad reached into the truck bed He drew out a navy blue golf bag The clubs inside rattled against each other as he held it up Ta-da Uh Dad Ben said I hate to ruin the surprise but those are just my clubs I know said Ben’s dad Technically they’re my old clubs But I brought them along so we could play eighteen
