Alan Batiste, Durango High School boys varsity basketball head coach, watches his tee shot on Thursday as he takes a little ribbing from other DHS and Fort Lewis College coaches and members of the public as they got together for a golf tournament at Hillcrest Golf Club. With no spring sports and no games to coach, the crew had a chance to compete against each other on the golf course with 20 players split into five groups for the best-ball scramble.
One coach in each group was able to take a special kind of mulligan in honor of their respective sport. Girls basketball coach Tim Fitzpatrick, pictured, was able to pick up the ball and shoot it like a free throw or hook shot. Baseball coach Rob Coddington could hit the golf ball with his fungo bat, which he did with extreme precision with a made putt on the ninth green and a few 200-yard drives down the middle of the fairway. Tennis coaches could use their rackets, track and field coach Johnny Bertrand could throw the ball like a shot put or discus, and boys lacrosse coach Luke Miller could use his lacrosse stick. All mulligans were limited to one shot per hole.
