Wounded Warrior On Top After Round 1 In Tahoe

((HT: Sacramento Bee))

A lot of eyes were focused on Annika Sorenstam playing her first competitive round of golf in six years. She was being penned as the champ of the celebrity tournament in Lake Tahoe over the likes of Mark Rypien, Billy Joe Tolliver, and Rick Rhoden.

But there was a really cool surprise after the first round...

Iraq War veteran Chad Pfeifer is trying to be the first professional golfer to play with a prosthetic limb. He lost his left leg above the knee serving our country and was the first round leader.

Pfeifer has won three straight Warrior Opens and shot a 70 on his round. The tournament is scored on a modified Stableford system and he registered a 24.

Ed Fletcher followed Pfeifer and found THE story of the day


Oh, Charles Barkley was next to last after the first 18 only ahead of Hilary Knight at a minus-32.

Never Forget On Memorial Day: The Story of Bob Kalsu

((HT: ESPN/NFL Films))

The HQ has seen people wish for it to be a happy holiday today and, having family who served in WWII and Korea, who wanted to serve in Vietnam but were too old, we fail to see it as such...

It's a day to remember, be reverent, and never forget why we are a part of the greatest political experiment in the history of this or any other planet.

To remember the day, we choose to re-tell the story of the only active professional football player to die in combat- Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Bob Kalsu


We fail to see why veterans are treated as shabbily as they are and we also fail to see the profound lack of respect they're shown at times as well. It disappoints, but sadly, it's part of our dynamic.

All the HQ asks is that: When you see a vet, someone who is serving, has served, or any of their families give them thanks.

We wouldn't be here without them...and we don't think that's hard to do...