July 19, 2002

ROCKY MOUNT, NC — What in the name of golf is going on in Rocky Mount, NC?  First it was Myers, now Don Cook has fallen off the golf radar.  Don has not posted a round since May 5, 2002.

Don Cook has not completely disappeared, however, as he has been seen on occasion.  ?I?m not sure if he?s playing golf or not.  The last time I saw Don was about three weeks ago.  He was loading up his Kawasaki crotch rocket onto a trailer.  I think he was going out of town to do some drag racing,? said Chris Lashley at a recent interview.  ? I also heard he got some kind of new sport truck.  Between the truck and the bike I guess he?s either Doin? the Dew or trying to get a cameo in the next Fast and the Furious movie.?

Another Rocky Mount local, Jeremy Myers, had this to say about Don.  ?I think Don?s lack of commitment to golf recently is not simply due to his need for speed.  I think Don may truly be suffering inside.  I went through a serious bout with depression myself recently due to the Cervic Outfit I wore at the 2002 Open Championship.  Don won the Dooty Award for worst putter at the Open.  Now it sounds like he has dooty on the brain.  I was able to get through my depression thanks to the kind people at the nut house and Lashley who drug me kicking and screaming back to the golf course.  Some how we?ve got to help Don.?

Myers and Lashley are currently working with the National Crotch Rocket Association on an intervention to confront Don about his dooty.