Prototype Treasure Found!
September 8th, 2009
Looks like the Prototype Napa California headcover now has a happy home…
Dear Scotty,
As a subscribing member and avid collector I saw the article on my e-mail at about 4:00 PM, thought it was a great idea but also thought you must have done this earlier in the day, and it probably was long gone. So, I went down and practiced some chips and putts with my dogs Ice and Keiki.
I had the day off and I had just gotten back from a round of golf with my son Cole who also had the day off from school (he is a Marine Corps GYSGT student at UC San Marcos having spent 3 tours in Iraq). While I was practicing, I started to think what a great day it was with him, maybe it is my lucky day and the headcover is still there. So, I came back to the computer, looked again at the Blog, noticed you posted it at 3:05 PM and your watch in the picture at the hardware store showed 1:45 PM.
So what the heck, I jumped in the car at about 5:15 and drove down Del Dios Highway to Encinitas and to my surprise it was still there! There was a guy on the beach about 10 feet from the umbrella, he was all set up with his towels and cooler but there was the umbrella totally untouched in a mound of sand with the headcover still inside!! It was 5:50 PM who would have thought it would STILL BE THERE. Here are my pictures when I got back.
Thanks, sir. What a thrill and a great Labor Weekend present!!
Sincerely,
Gary N.
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Congratulations Gary!
Cheers,
Rob
What a great story. Exactly how we all hoped it would end.
Congrats Gary!
Hi Scotty,
Wish I lived in SoCal so I would have had a chance at the headcover!! It was still a fun adventure to follow on-line.
Did you sign the umbrella too–that would be a great proto 1/1!!
Way to go Gary. Congrats!!!
And Scotty….what a great idea and contest. Even though those of us up here in Canada and spread out across the rest of the world were unable to take advantage of your generosity, I just want to let you know how cool of an idea this was. Thanks for always thinking up something new! Or, as you might put it, thanks for having……JAT.
John
Congrats to Gary on finding the cover and a big thank you to his son for his service to our country! Gary we’d love to have you as a Cameron Collector member on TCC, if you aren’t already a member.
Greg
Greg,
Just registered, awaiting approval (GMAN),
Regards, Gary
To All,
Thanks first to Scotty for the great idea/generosity and thanks to all for the comments it really made my day and weekend !!
I still cannot believe it.
Cheers and good putting and hunting in the future!
Regards,
Gary N.
By the way my car sports a Scotty License Plate cover!
Man, outside chance I could have made it from Austin Texas on a really fast Southwest flight!
Congrats on your treasure Gary. What a great find indeed!
Gary, You are truly blessed. Not to have ventured out on a whim to cap off a wonderful day, but to have your son along with you after his tours. Thanks to Scotty for the treasure hunt, but thank God for men like your son. Semper Fi
Ricky B,
Thanks for the kind words words for my son.
I have had three children (Cole – USMC, Brandon – USAF and Erin – USN) in the military, for about 4 years running each one was either in either in Iraq, Afganistan or the Persian Gulf, and they all returned safety. I often think of the parents that were not as lucky as I have been.
Thank God for all the men and women that served over there and other parts of the world in our military for us all!
Cheers!
Gary N.
Scotty, can you next hide your vw double cab under an umbrella… maybe somewhere closer to the mid-west?
Gary,
I’d like to extend my congrats on this wonderful addition to your collection. You must have been thrilled when you saw that umbrella still sticking up out of the sand. Thanks so much for posting the pic’s!
And thanks to you and your son for his service to our country. You obviously taught him selflessness.
Hope to see you around TCC,
Paige (jayhawkpkd)
Great find, congratulations! Glad you had the opportunity to spend time with your son on the same day that you found the cover, must have made it extra special for you!
Wow.. Congratulations from Thailand. What’s a day, right!
Gary! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy! Love this story!
Congrats Gary!!!
I used to live in San Marcos California & I know Encinitas and Moonlite beach very well!!!
When I saw the post i was on the phone calling all my old golf buddies begging them to skip out of work to visit the beach….I even almost called a local business to send someone out to check on the umbrella…
What a great way to have some fun…way to go Scotty!!! Pick up some Island Brothers Extra Chicken All Rice!!!
Mike K.,
Mahalo for the kind words bra and it was an Aloha Friday to boot!!!
Really was a unexpected find.
Sounds like you in da’ kine, man, two scoops rice, know it well, used to work a lot at Barking Sands on the Garden Isle !
Cheers, Gary
hey Scotty,
Why don’t you make any limited edition putter for lefties?
I really want to get coming limited edition Napa. Could you consider to make some for lefties?
Mike, i know what your talking about after i found out that my family was too busy checking out UCLA I looked up some numbers and called a few homes that could see the head cover from their houses.