Jerry JenkinsThere are four seasons on a typical American calendar — winter, spring, summer and autumn.
But there are only two seasons in Jerry Jenkins’ world.
“My wife [Trish] says there is tax season and then there is golf season,” Jenkins said. “The tax season is January, February, March and half of April. The rest of the year is golf season.”
Jenkins is in the heart of his favorite season. He plays the game a few times per week this time of year, including at Chattanooga Golf and Country Club. He’s been a member there since 1978, when he was in his late 20s.
“I was exposed to golf in my younger and teenage years, but I didn’t play regularly until I was older,” Jenkins said. “My dad, who joined in 1951, came to me and said the club had a good deal and that he would pay my initiation fee if I paid the dues.