Our story began on Hole 12 at Pine Knolls Golf Club. Ashley was working a tournament for her previous job and spent the day taking team photos. Hole 12 was the margarita hole, so everyone stopped there for a drink and a quick picture before moving on. Cory’s team showed up near the end of the tournament thanks to his friend Dillon, who invited him to play. As soon as Cory and Ashley started talking the playful teasing started. It was quick, easy, and fun. What started as simple teasing turned into a spark that neither of them expected. Cory mentioned his work building a pavilion for the Parks and Recreation Department and wondered why he'd never been Business of the Month. Ashley, standing there with her camera in hand, gave him a hard time about not being a member of the non-profit she worked for. The timing of the joke, the grin he gave back, and the way both of them leaned into the moment said more than either one planned. Before he walked off the tee box, Cory told Ashley he would call her office first thing Monday. She waited for that call with more excitement than she wanted to admit. Monday came and went without a ring, but he reached out in his own way, sending a message on Instagram that started a steady back and forth. From there the messages came easy, then constant. A week later they met again at Pine Knolls for their first date. The course that brought them together became the place where they took their first step forward. The teasing stayed, the comfort grew, and everything fell into place. What began on a golf course turned into something strong, built on laughter, timing, and the simple truth that two paths can cross in the right place at the right time. If Hole 12 had not lined up the way it did, they never would have had this story. But it did, and now here they are, ready for the next chapter.