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George Archer loses battle with lymphoma

Goeorge Archer died at age 65 after a one year battle with lymphoma. I didn’t realize he was that young. He was a fixture on the Senior Tour for years. He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including winning…

Meeting some famous golfers

(This post is one of an ongoing series about my experience at The Champion’s Challenge) At The Champion’s Challenge I got to meet a bunch of pretty famous golfers. Hale Irwin (pictured putting) walked right by me and I told…

My Jack Nicklaus experience

(This post is one of an ongoing series about my experience at The Champion’s Challenge) OK, I’ve had a day to recover from having one of my life long dreams realized: Meeting Jack. Here’s the story… This event was a…

Category: Champions Tour, Miscellaneous

Helping Billy Casper find his way

(This post is one of an ongoing series about my experience at The Champion’s Challenge) After checking out all the golf carts and their players’ bags I went back up by the clubhouse. I was hanging out by Jack’s cart…

Goodbye Jack, and thank you

I couldn’t hold back the tears as I watched Jack Nicklaus’ last professional competitive round this morning. Above is Jack’s last tee shot on 18 at St. Andrews. He ripped one down the middle 300+. (The ball just goes too…

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