b'You cant tell the guy No, he said, adding how Black hadReal and comedic awards are given, for anything from closest spent several weeks clearing the land so that it could be seento the pin, to most creative attire. The tournament and golf as something other than a pile of rocks. course illustrate Borgs will to serve the town in any capacity.Today, Borg primarily maintains Lava Links, using his trustyWere a small town with a lot of hope, he said. And we live riding mower to touch up the Sagebrush twice each spring.in a community that needs to embrace itself.Hell also prevent weeds from sprouting out of the gravellyBeckwith, 80 years old and 49-year resident of Soap Lake, greens and has also painted rocks to decorate some of thespoke similarly, adding hopes that Lava Links is built to last.teeing areas. A local welder even pitched in, constructing a fewIm just waiting, hoping that someone will come along and benches for the course. love it as much as Nels and I used to, Beckwith said. Devote Highly involved within the community, Borg knows Lavathe time and the energy that it needs to make it work.Links serves a meaningful purpose.Its a gathering place, he said. For people who want to bring some old clubs and just get out in the open for an hour, do the nine holes and go home. I know a lot of guys who do itBurr Beckwith, one after work, just to get away from their desk. of the founders One of the ways Soap Lake gathers around Lava Linksof Lava Links, has is through the Sandblaster Open, a yearly tournament thatlived in Soap Lake for half a century. encourages pure enjoyment more than anything else and advertises itself as a community celebration.In addition to all but two of their clubs, participants can leave their Rules of Golf know-how at home, as circumventing them is part of the fun, according to Borg.We want everybody to be entertained, he said. If a guy nicks the ball and it rolls off the tee, well say, Just put it back on! Lets try it again, come on, lets go.Looking down the first fairway at Lava Links.'