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J the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier—combined with a stellar round—had John elated. "I was playing out of my mind, on my way to shooting a OHN CORBY WILL NEVER forget the first time he joined the WAC Golf Club for an outing at The Home Course in DuPont. Jaw-dropping views of Puget Sound, career low," he recalls. Late in the round, he teed off with a 3-wood and shanked the ball out of bounds. Then, he did it again. "It was just one of those golf moments," he says. At least he was in good company. John joined the WAC in 2004, soon after moving to Seattle from Southern California. The Club satisfied his desire to stay active and cultivate a social life in his new city. The following spring, John's wife, Alison, read about the WAC Golf Club and encouraged her husband to join. With about 100 members, the Golf Club hosts summer outings—from nine-hole twilight games to Club championship tournaments—at some of the most beautiful courses around Puget Sound. "I get to play a variety of courses at a price that's decent with really nice people," John says. "There are a whole lot of positives." APRIL 2012 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 27