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| The late Doug Davis is pictured (right) with a golf companion. An invitational in his honor is planned for next Saturday. |
The Doug Davis Memorial Golf Invitational will take place at the Gladstan Golf Course on Saturday, September 14. Doug Davis passed away on December 1, 2018, and his family is planning the upcoming event at Gladstan to commemorate his lifelong love for golf.
His brother and event organizer, Eric Davis would like to get a head count before the invitational takes place.
Please call him at 801-494-7998 as soon as possible if you would like to participate.
Please call him at 801-494-7998 as soon as possible if you would like to participate.
The late Doug Davis’s golf accomplishments include having two holes-in-one within one week. He was 18 years
old and it was at the original Gladstan Golf Course. He expected to get several more in his life, but despite being
a scratch golfer for most of his life, he never got another one.
old and it was at the original Gladstan Golf Course. He expected to get several more in his life, but despite being
a scratch golfer for most of his life, he never got another one.
He was the winner of the Gladstan Men’s Golf Association Championship in 1972, having shot a 72-68=140
to win by 1 shot over Henry Andrus. Doug was a multiple-time champion of the LDS Golf Association of
Southern California.
to win by 1 shot over Henry Andrus. Doug was a multiple-time champion of the LDS Golf Association of
Southern California.
He was most happy on the golf course with his friends and family. He loved golfing with his brother Eric, his
nieces and nephews and his kids. One of Doug’s favorite golf experiences was playing the courses in Monterey,
California, with his son Stephen.
nieces and nephews and his kids. One of Doug’s favorite golf experiences was playing the courses in Monterey,
California, with his son Stephen.
Stephen reports, “I told my dad that I was taking him to go on a trip to play Pebble Beach Golf Links. He
mentioned that there is a course right next to it called the Cypress Point Club that used to be in the Crosby
Clambake (what is now the AT&T Pro-am). He said it was his dream to play there and did I think we could get
on? I told him that it was one of the most exclusive courses in the world and that I doubted it. I worked for
months to get us in there. When it came time for us to play our first round, I told him we were playing one of
the nearby public courses, when we pulled up to Cypress Point he cried. Anyone who knew my dad knows he
was a crier. He said, ‘Thank you son, BUT I thought I taught you not to be a liar.’ It was a perfect
mentioned that there is a course right next to it called the Cypress Point Club that used to be in the Crosby
Clambake (what is now the AT&T Pro-am). He said it was his dream to play there and did I think we could get
on? I told him that it was one of the most exclusive courses in the world and that I doubted it. I worked for
months to get us in there. When it came time for us to play our first round, I told him we were playing one of
the nearby public courses, when we pulled up to Cypress Point he cried. Anyone who knew my dad knows he
was a crier. He said, ‘Thank you son, BUT I thought I taught you not to be a liar.’ It was a perfect
Moment.”
Gladstan Golf Course is located at 1 Gladstan Drive, Payson, Utah. Website: gladstan.com
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