Posts Tagged “Jack Nicklaus”
Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: 1955 U.S. Open, Ben Hogan, Bob Rosburg, Jack Fleck, Jack Nicklaus, Olympic Club, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, Sam Snead, Shelley Mayfield, The Longest Shot, Tommy Bolt
(Editor’s note: This is another in a series of stories and interviews about how I wrote THE LONGEST SHOT: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf’s Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open.)
At left: Tommy Bolt.
TOMMY BOLT, BOB ROSBURG, SHELLEY…
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Javier Ballesteros
LAST WEEK JAVIER BALLESTEROS, THE ELDEST son of the late Seve Ballesteros, made his professional debut at the Alps Tour Barcelona Open. The tournament was played at the same golf course (Sant Cugat) where Javier’s father got sta…
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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: 1955 U.S. Open, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Herbert Warren Wind, Jack Fleck, Jack Nicklaus, James Braddock, Jeremy Schaap, The Longest Shot, Tiger Woods, Willie Anderson
Jack Fleck tees off at the Phoenix Open circa 1955. (Courtesy of Jack Fleck)
(Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a four-part series about how I got to know Jack Fleck and wrote THE LONGEST SHOT: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf’s…
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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: 1955 U.S. Open, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Herbert Warren Wind, Jack Fleck, Jack Nicklaus, James Braddock, Jeremy Schaap, The Longest Shot, Tiger Woods, Willie Anderson
Jack Fleck tees off at the Phoenix Open circa 1955. (Courtesy of Jack Fleck)
(Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a four-part series about how I got to know Jack Fleck and wrote THE LONGEST SHOT: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf’s…
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WHY DID THIS TAKE SO LONG? The King, Arnold Palmer, has had his own drink for years. Now, at last, Jack Nicklaus will have his own drink. It will be called the “Golden Bear.”
Actually, Arizona Beverages is creating an entire line of lemonade dri…
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(Editor’s note: Following is the April 16 press release from Congressman Joe Baca on awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus. House of Representatives support of the bill was overwhelming, although four votes were cast against Jack. I …
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Posted by The Armchair Golfer in Golf, tags: 1955 U.S. Open, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Champions Tour, Dwight Eisenhower, Francis Ouimet, Jack Fleck, Jack Nicklaus, Olympic Club, PGA Tour, The Longest Shot, Tiger Woods, USGA
(Editor’s note: Part 3 of an ongoing series about how I got to know Jack Fleck and wrote THE LONGEST SHOT: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf’s Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4.)
WHO WAS JACK FLECK? NOT THE CAR…
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Gary Player (Allison)
THE GREATS ARE COMPETITIVE FOREVER, looking for any possible edge, more distance, more anything. Just ask Gary Player.
The Black Knight fiddled with his driver in anticipation of last Thursday’s ceremonial tee shot alongside …
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Tiger Woods
I DIDN’T SEE A SINGLE SHOT. While Tiger Woods was on his way to a five-shot victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his seventh win at Bay Hill, I was looking at colleges with my oldest daughter. I was unplugged: no golf, no March Ma…
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GOLF DIGEST HAS PUBLISHED AN EXCERPT of The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods by Hank Haney with Jaime Diaz. This book is bound to be an interesting read, a peek into the cloaked world of the era’s greatest golfer.
Following are five revelatio…
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