Zenith Hrdlicka turned 99 years old on Aug. 6, and her birthday wish was to play nine holes at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course with her family.
Hrdlicka still golfs once a week at Cochrane Riverside Golf Course but this outing was special.
“If I’m truthful, (my score will) be 62,” she said.
“That’s pretty bad, but not bad for 99. I’ll probably be the best 99-year-old on the course.”
Kimberly Smith, sales and marketing manager at the Rocky Ridge Retirement Community by Signature, says they grant wishes to residents every year.
It’s something like a bucket list but here, they call it a living list.
“We make a little competition out of it but basically, we ask them for things just to give us an idea of things that they want to do. … Things they haven’t done for a long time, and if we can make it happen, …