Mabel Huber, a gentle soul and his wife of 56 years, seems to take it all in stride. Even so, six years ago, when Carl first told Mabel he wanted to build the course, she objected. Mabel is also not one to directly confront her husband, at least not in the company of strangers. But when he estimates that the golf-course superintendent business probably takes him about 12 hours a week, spread over a couple of days, she lets it be known that she guesses it's more. Carl Huber shrugs.
Long marriages involve all sorts of accommodations.
For him, a lifelong golfer who was once a 7-handicapper at Llanerch Country Club, there is still joy in playing. Charlie Price, who's about Carl's age, also plays, but he suffered a cracked rib in a fall not long ago and hasn't been playing much lately. Galen Herr, of the potato-chip family, also likes to tee it up at Huber's Alley. So does Helen Nemir, but her husband had a hip replacement a while back, so she's had to cut back. To get both of them back out, Carl Huber has granted them a special medical dispensation that allows her husband to drive the golf cart while Helen plays.