my dear friend Dusty Schmidt passed away last night. I want to share a little bit about my friend. Dusty was a childhood friend of mine. We grew up playing golf together in SoCal. He was a top Jr. rank golfer who played pro golf for short a period. Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to some health issues. He later in life found passion for the game of poker and became very successful at it. He even wrote few books on poker. Dusty caddied for me in US Jr US Am and even in Asian Tour event in S. Korea. He was a true friend that always there for me and rooted for me throughout my life. I remember his 1st trip to the Masters with me. I’ve never seen him so happy. We talked about our young jr golf days and how we dreamed of playing the Masters some day… Recently he shared his goal and dream of playing the Champions Tour some day with me. I was really hoping this would happen some day…
Dusty leave his wife and 3 children behind. My thoughts and prayers to the Schmidt family. I will miss u my friend. Rest in Peace buddy.