Vance Redfern. Now THAT is a name worthy of an athlete, a news anchor, even a politician.
Those of you have visited The Blog of Funny Names already know my fondness for amazing names, and this ranks on the list of grand ones indeed. Have you ever met a Vance? It’s better than a Vince. Actually, the name Vance is of English origin, meaning “someone who lives near marshland.” I don’t think marshland when I think of New Mexico. I think Louisiana, which is technically where the Red Fern grows. But not where the Vance Redfern grows.
He graduated from Western New Mexico University in 1963 and still holds school records for his prowess on the golf course. His 73.6 stroke average is the lowest single season mark posted by any Mustang player, a fact not lost on these hat-donning ladies who witnessed said prowess.
Today we salute this awesome name. Together, we can encourage fertile young people to take this name from its current ranking of #838 in boys’ names and push it up where it belongs. And Vance (if you cannot surmise from the broad shoulders and the standard issue NASA astronaut flat-top) is second from the right.
I Don't Get It 
Have I ever heard of a golfer named Vance? Dear sweet summer child, you are obviously not a linkster. Heresy! I refer you to the 2000 classic starring Will Smith: The Legend of Bagger Vance!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Bagger_Vance
Oh, btw, nice double entendre on that 2nd photo. 🙂
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Dammit, Jim! I’m not a bright person. Oh, the shame. Of COURSE there was a Vance in this movie about GOLF. To be fair, I never saw it. But I DID see the trailer. Lovely how the IMDb page says it includes “magical negro stereotypes.” Everyone’s favorite! I don’t recall any brouhaha stemming from that. Now I see that Matt Damon played Rannulph Junuh, which sounds like a drunk slurring Randolph Journey. Vance shall fore’er be ingrained in my brain as a golf name now.
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That’s OK. The movie was a bit of a stinker. Not anywhere near Tin Cup, my fave golf flick.
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I did see that one. I remember there was a music video for it and my ex-boyfriend was in it.
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Well I swan. We’re in the midst of royalty on this blog!
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Golf- the world’s most fast moving game. Yawn. 😀
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