Koskov-Koskov's Great Celebrity Encounters - Episode 1

Celebrity: Fred Couples
Date of Encounter: Some time in 1997

I was at the big Australian skins tournament which was being played somewhere in Queensland (I can't remember where). The lineup of golfing talent was Larry Mize, Fred Couples, Roger Davis and Peter Senior. I was kneeling down at the side of one of the tees as the players were getting ready to tee off. I peered to my left where Fred Couples was standing idle. He was staring at me. I stared at him. He continued to stare at me. I looked away. I looked back and he was still staring at me. I got scared and moved to the back of the tee. After Couples and the other players had teed off, Couples' caddy handed me his 99% empty bottle of Powerade and said something to me. I think he said 'finish it'. To this day I'm not entirely certain. I got Couples' signature after the presentation. He signed my hat. He wasn't a very affable man. I lost the hat months later.