golf bachelor
Richard Justin Havyer What golf apparel do you like to wear? Pants and Shirts: Adidas. Shoes: Nike. Hats: A-Head or Puma. Belts: Vineyard Vines, Pebble Beach, or Adidas. Whom do you most admire for their inner and outer beauty? The late Jim Valvano. “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.” His 1993 ESPY speech accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award has had the greatest impact on my life in so many ways. If you watch the video of his speech on YouTube, you can clearly tell he needed help getting on and off stage. Cancer was ravaging his body, but he still found the courage and strength to crack jokes, and to spread love and cheer to the world on that stage. Another one is the Stuart Scott. I grew up watching his commentary on ESPN. “Boo-yah!” was his catch phrase, and his passion for every sport and every athlete was unmatched. His ESPY speech accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award is also a must see.
Where were you born? Did you grow up there? Born and raised in Pottstown, PA. Is “acting your age” overrated? Without a doubt! We should all be children at heart, because those years go by so quick. I remember when I was young wishing that I was older so I can drive, be an adult, be of drinking age, etc. What do you do for a living? I’m an Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida specifically on the Loch Ness Golf Course. 22
What would you like to do for a living? I would like to become a Director of Agronomy at a high-end golf club, and then become a PGA Tour Agronomist. Aside from golf; what do you prefer for fun and relaxation? I like going out to eat at nice restaurants (all you can eat sushi is the key to my heart), watching the sunset on the beach, going on trail walks, playing video games from time to time, and going to bars with good music and a dance floor.
Tell us about your first kiss? I was invited as an honoree on a band trip in the 8th grade with the high school band to Wildwood, NJ. We traveled in separate vans and I was in the van with two chaperones, a couple other band members, and a pretty and talented flute player who was a freshman at the time. Over the course of the drive, she broke up with her boyfriend. I felt genuinely bad for her that she was feeling heartbreak, so I went to her room to check up on her. I knocked, she answered, grabbed me by the shirt, pulled me in the room, and kissed me. We made out for an hour. We woke up early to see the sunrise the next day and made out there too. Steak, chicken, or seafood? This is tough, because I am a sushi guy. If you know how to cook a perfect Golf Central • Volume 22, Issue 1
