I honestly had cold chills go up my back at the end of your story Shawnski. I know what it's like to have a pops who is a determined and stubborn ole son-of-a-gun, but he's never fought anything quite like cancer. Recently my dad found out he's got diabetes and I remember when they did find out, it hit him so hard, mom was calling me worrying we were going to lose him within days. Thankfully he pulled through it, but things like this really put everything else into perspective.
Anyway, here's to your dad crushing the competition at the tournament next year. Good luck to him, and I don't mean only with his golfing.