Bob ToskiYesterday was my final day at the Legends of Golf in Savannah, Georgia. The Demaret Division (age 70 plus) professionals wrapped up their two-day best-ball event. Jimmy Powell and Al Geiberger shot 18 under to win by five shots.I had wondered …
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Legends of Golf: Still Great
April 23rd, 2008 — , Billy Casper, Bob Toski, Fred Hawkins, Jack Fleck, Lanny Wadkins, Legends of Golf from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Legends of Golf: Mr. Underrated, Billy Casper
April 21st, 2008 — , Billy Casper, Fred Hawkins, Legends of Golf, Masters Tournament, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, U.S. Open from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
“Underrated” has been following Billy Casper around for years. Casper was a great player who many people either haven’t heard of or don’t know much about.Today at Legends of Golf when they introduced Billy on the first tee, his list of accompli…
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My Return to Legends of Golf
April 19th, 2008 — , Champions Tour, Charlie Sifford, Dow Finsterwald, Fred Hawkins, Gene Littler, Jack Fleck, Lee Elder, Legends of Golf, PGA Tour from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
(Jack Fleck denied Ben Hogan a record fifth U.S. Open title.)It began with Jack Fleck.A golf friend I made through this blog wrote me and said I might be interested in talking to the unlikely man who beat Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1955…
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April 9th, 2008 — , Arnold Palmer, Augusta National, Ben Hogan, Fred Hawkins, Masters Tournament, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
What’s that saying? Something about no one remembers who finishes in second?Fifty years ago, in 1958, Arnold Palmer won his first Green Jacket. Palmer’s play and charisma combined with television forever changed professional golf. Arnie went on to …
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Masters Coverage at Armchair Golf
March 26th, 2008 — , Arnold Palmer, Bobby Jones, Errie Ball, Fred Hawkins, Mark Frost, Masters Tournament from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
(Pocketwiley/Flickr)I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the Masters. So while I keep an eye on the Zurich Classic and Shell Houston Open, I’m going to kick off my Masters coverage tomorrow. Here’s some of what’s ahead.Q&A: SI’s Jim Go…
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January 20th, 2008 — Ben Hogan, Colonial, Fred Hawkins, PGA Tour from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Thanks to reader George McDowell for forwarding me the above photo of Fred Hawkins and Ben Hogan prior to their 18-hole playoff at the 1959 Colonial National Invitation Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.Hogan won with a 69. Hawkins shot 73. It was Hogan’…
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November 29th, 2007 — Ben Hogan, Fred Hawkins, PGA Tour from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
(Fred Hawkins, center, played on the 1957 U.S. Ryder Cup team.Also pictured are Doug Ford and Ed Furgol.)I met Fred Hawkins this year at Grand Champions events on the Champions Tour. Fred played on the PGA Tour from the mid 1940s to the mid 1960s. He w…
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Jack Nicklaus to Youth: Don’t Just Play Golf
November 28th, 2007 — Ben Hogan, Fred Hawkins, Jack Nicklaus, Sergio Garcia from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Sergio Garcia and Greg Norman watch Jack Nicklaus tee off.(Gunnsteinn Jónsson/Flickr)In a story published yesterday at Golf.com, Jack Nicklaus said that specializing in golf at a young age is idiotic.“To play all the sports is great,” Jack was quo…
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