He pops out of his personal Club Car golf cart, strolls up to the tee box, jams his tee into the ground and places his ball on it, takes a warm-up swing with his driver and then proceeds to stripe a 200-yard-plus shot down the middle of the fairway.

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Doug Davison is a writer, photographer and newsroom assistant for the Houston Herald. Contact him by phone at 417-967-2000 or by email at ddavison@houstonherald.com.