Central Upper Peninsula golf courses are enthusiastically supporting Patriot Golf Day. My wish is that golfers — heck, all area residents — match that fervor once they learn about the event. Course pro Marc Gilmore already knew about Patriot Golf Day when I called to see if Marquette Golf Club was participating. “John Bordeau, who has been a member here for a long time, knows the father of the young man who whose death started this (Patriot Golf Day). He’s a friend of this soldier’s father,” Gilmore said. “When he told me that, I said we would do it just because of that. And it really is a special event.” Patriot Golf Day came to my attention in the Aug. 25 issue of People magazine. On page 72, the headline reads “Honoring the Fallen,” which naturally caught my attention. Bordeau’s friend is the father of Cpt. Brock Bucklin, whose death spurred Patriot Golf Day. Dan Rooney is featured in the story, part of People’s series called “Heroes Among Us.