In her Ardmore, Alabama, home, Savannah Hodges will occasionally hear a knock at the front door.
She usually receives a little group of children on the other side of the door when she opens it and asks, “Is Mr. Lee home?”
Savannah refers to Mr. Lee just as Lee. Across the street in the small town, her high school lover. The man who, despite being a PGA TOUR professional, relocated with her to their 1,500-person hometown to be nearer to family.
One of the very few professional players to have ever called the small town on the Alabama–Tennessee border home, Hodges is revered as their hometown hero by the young people.
They merely want to be close to him, claims Savannah.
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Hodges’ local fame hasn’t yet spread beyond his hamlet in Northern Alabama. Lee and Savannah mostly remain invisible as they move from event to event. That might alter following Sunday.
Hodges’ final-round 67 at the 3M Open put a decisive cap to a stellar week that resulted in his maiden PGA TOUR victory at TPC Twin Cities by a seven-shot margin. Hodges improves from 74th to 33rd in the FedExCup and is granted an exemption for the Designated tournaments and major championships of the following year.
Jay Seawell, Hodges’ college coach at Alabama, who went to Minnesota early on Sunday to surprise him, said of him, “Oh, he’s a rockstar back home.” “…I’m glad that Americans and golf fans get a chance to meet him.”
Hodges’ hometown of Ardmore is where you should start if you want to learn anything about him. His high school pals are still some of his closest friends. His caddie, who is a few years older than him, is from there and played golf for Auburn University. The mayor of the town is his step-grandfather. The high school football and basketball games are announced by his father.
Jay Seawell, Hodges’ college coach at Alabama, who went to Minnesota early on Sunday to surprise him, said of him, “Oh, he’s a rockstar back home.” “…I’m glad that Americans and golf fans get a chance to meet him.”
Hodges’ hometown of Ardmore is where you should start if you want to learn anything about him. His high school pals are still some of his closest friends. His caddie, who is a few years older than him, is from there and played golf for Auburn University.
The mayor of the town is his step-grandfather. The high school football and basketball games are announced by his father.If you want to learn anything about Hodges, you should start in his hometown of Ardmore. Some of his closest buddies are still from high school.
His older caddie, who is from there and played golf for Auburn University, is a few years older than him. His step-grandfather serves as the town mayor. His father calls the high school basketball and football games.