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Sharon Vogelpohl, left, and her father Ed Tallach,right, with 1955 U.S. Open winner Jack Fleck.Sharon Tallach VogelpohlTitle/Company: President/Mangan HolcombPartnersHandicap: +25How much do you play? The charity tournamentcircuit, plus a few client and familyoutings each year.Why did you take up the game? My father, EdTallach, was a PGA pro in the mid-1970s,so I literally “grew up on a golf course”— a small public course in Bismarck thatthe family still owns called Caddo Creek.Ironically, I never played golf, but playedpractically every other sport competitively,including tennis and volleyball on the D-Ilevel. My Dad never insisted I play golf competitively,but he did insist that I learn thebasics and etiquette of the game so I wouldbe prepared for the business world. I amvery thankful for that. It has served me well.Where do you play? Wherever the charityscramble of the month is being held.Diamante, Belvedere and, of course, CaddoCreek with the family.What’s your best score in competition (andif you want, add your best score just playingaround)? I rarely play 18 regulation holesand keep score. Let’s just say I’ve broken 100a few times.If you had to choose one state amateur partnerin a four-ball, who would that be? LadiesEvent: Gaye Lanford, first female presidentof the ASGA and as consistent as they come.Mixed Event: Ralph Williams, ASGA hall-offamerand at Clark County Hospital the dayI was born.What’s your best golf memory? Beingco-champions of the 1999 ASGA Father/Daughter Championship at Harbor Oaks inPine Bluff. That is the one tournament myDad and I always try to play in together.What type clubs do you play/prefer?When I was first learning, my Dad only letus carry a 5-iron and a putter. He’d say,“when you can hit it straight for 100 yardsconsistently, I’ll let you have another club.”As infrequently as I play, I should probablyonly carry my Maxfli VHL 5-iron and Bulletputter . . . adding my Titleist driver withAldila shaft.What’s the best course you’ve played?I was traveling Europe on my 21st birthdayand had the opportunity to play a smalllinks course outside of Edinburgh, Scotland.That was the first time I walked 18 by myself,playing it “down” and carrying a bag of ricketyrental clubs. It was a unique experienceand what I think the inventers of the gamehad in mind. I shot a 103.What’s the course you’d love to play that youhaven’t? I was in the gallery at Pebble Beachwatching my Dad as a very young child, andwould love to play it, of course. But, The FirstTee of Central Arkansas is on my list for thisyear. My firm had the privilege of assistingwith the grand opening of the facility in2001 that featured George H. Bush, ArnoldPalmer and Mr. Jack and the generous Stephensfamily whose vision and generosityhas brought the discipline and joy of golf tomany young people throughout the state. Iremember having to battle gale-force windsto avoid “unexpectedly” unveiling FirstTee’s iconic bronze statue before my cue. Ilook forward to playing this course with mychildren.What’s the best hole in Arkansas? All theholes at Diamante the day that I had theopportunity to play the course with my Dad,my business partner Steve Holcomb and1955 U.S. Open Champion Jack Fleck. I believeJack was 88 at the time, but we playedit from the tips.Who is the best business exec golfer inArkansas? Louis Lee — 2011 U.S. Amateursenior champion (State Farm Insurance,Heber Springs).Richard HenryTitle/Company: SeniorVice-President, StephensInsurance, LLCHandicap: 8How much do you play? Inthe warm months, 2-3 timesper month.Why did you take up the game? I played tennisgrowing up, but when I got to college, Ipicked up golf because it was just easier tofind golf partners than tennis partners.Where do you play?Country Club of Little Rock.What’s your best score in competition (andif you want, add your best score just playingaround)? I’ve never played in a stroke-playtournament format, but have shot 73 a fewtimes with friends.Career holes in one (and where, if you want tobe specific). I have one, and it was on No. 11at CCLR. Afterwards, Junior Lewis was in theMen’s Grill and asked me some questions,and a week later gave me a trophy with thehole, distance, club used. That was prettyneat coming from him, and it meant a lotto me.If you had to choose one state amateur partnerin a four-ball, who would that be? My cousinand buddy, William Clark.What PGA pro would you choose?Dustin Johnson.Favorite golf movie? Caddyshack.What’s your best golf memory? The WalterDaniels Father/Son tournaments with mydad Rick Henry.If you couldn’t be playing golf, you’d be . . .?Hanging out with my wife and kids or grillingin the backyard.What type clubs do you play/prefer? Titleist.What’s the course you’d love to play that youhaven’t? Pebble Beach.What’s the best hole in Arkansas?No. 6 at Alotian — beautiful hole.Who is the best business exec golfer inArkansas? Stan Payne.2013 / ARKANSAS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE GOLFER 25