Great story and fantastic gesture on his part. You must have really made an impression.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time !
We've done 6-7 Orlando golf trips over the last 10 years and I looked hard at Tampa last year (partly for the cigar reason lol) but we went back to Orlando.
I'm making a mental note to hit you up the next time we talk about going to find out where to play and stay in Tampa.
We fly in to Tampa, spend some time and then head to Sarasota. There is a house we rent on Longboat Key, several fantastic golf courses
around plus some really good places to eat.
Let me know when you go and I'll get a list together.
Couple of things I've learned. I like good Bourbon and hate wet toilet paper.