Typically it cost me a thousand dollars a week to be out there. Hardly a living wage - fortunately for him, his wife Laura Harris owns an insurance company. But Butch Harris toured to gain experience, not to pay his way. That will come later, he hopes. Doug DeSive, head professional at the Corpus Christi Country Club, where Harris plays, has little doubt Harris will iron out his problems.
Butch is a great ball striker.
He's got a very creative and very solid short game. He's a great putter and a really good chipper. Harris has been playing golf since he saw his father pick up clubs 30 years ago. He and his younger brother, Dallas, caught the bug, but it was a while before their father, Gilbert, would take them to the course in their hometown of Carrizo Springs. He let us use his clubs and hit balls out in the yard.