b'PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH Jim, Shelia says, resisted playing from the forward tees until Both Jim and Rusty were accomplished players at Prairiethe very last. He played, practiced, from the regular tees. No Dunes. PD Head Golf Professional John Lanham, PGA tellsone wanted to win more than Jim Elliott. No one hated to us Jim was a five-time Senior Club Champion, with fourlose more than Jim Elliott.of those victories happening in consecutive years. He was a captain for the 1994 Maxwell Cup Team and with his wifeTo the end, these PD friends and rivals, she says, played in Shelia won the Ross Wilson Couples Championship. the L.A.D.S. group. (. duffers.) Jimmy was anything but that.Rusty was arguably the best player in Hutchinson for severalOne son picked the music for his service, the Masters theme years. He won seven Club championships at Prairie Dunes;song. He left to the thrill of that victory song.six were consecutive. He also won several Hutchinson City Championships.COACHING WITHOUT NOTES It seems both men could vie for number of times someone Hilst tied with J.D. Steele Evans for the most (five)younger and less accomplished might say of them, He Hutchinson City match-play championship titles. He holdswatched me.the unofficial course record at Carey Park Golf Course (60). He won the Carey Park Spring Tournament seven timesJim was a good instructor, Shelia says, reminiscing about overall and four years in a row. He won the Carey Park Fallthe time he put her on top of a hill in the rough on 18. He Tournament four times. was a very good coach, and he helped a lot of people. We had a young neighbor . now a doctor in Dallas . at the end of Both players enjoyed practicing, Lanham says, socializingthe street. His parents didnt play a lot of golf. When that boy in the Card Room and visiting with members and guestsgot married a few years ago, and his photos were on the front about their rounds. of a magazine, his parents sent Jimmy a copy. Were told by Rusty himself in Banana Man that he beganWe went to a podiatrist in later years . she has a daughter playing golf before he entered high school using a verywhos really good . Anika Paulsrud. Jimmy watched her a lot rudimentary set of clubs. Paraphrasing, he played his firston the practice tee and rooted for her. He told me she has lots nine in 72 shots and improved rapidly to shoot nine-holeof potential.scores in the upper 40s within a few weeks. A member of the Hutchison High School mens golf team as a senior, he sankJims first son was born with Down Syndrome and lived until the winning putt to clinch a team state title in 1960 as his firsthe was 8. A tribute posted on schoolbusfleet.com tells us he major personal golf achievement.was drawn to help children with special needs.Hilst played at and worked for Forest Park Golf Course whenCollins Bus released this statement toSBF about Elliott: For he attended Valparaiso University. He became a studentover 20 years, Jim was part of the Collins Bus sales team and member and grew his game at Lawrence County Club,revered in the school bus industry. He was instrumental in developing friendship after friendship with the locals, heintroducing dealers and customers to Multi-Function School recounts for us posthumously through his autobiography,Activity Buses (MFSAB). He worked with major childcare while completing a masters in political science. companies and countless school districts to transition them 9'