Word: littler
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...plethora of traffic signs-many of which simply read "No, No, No"-that channel us through the Square, traffic is reduced to a stylistic minimum. One notes an occasional piece of litter, but hardly enough to suggest that, out of the city's neglect and our own apathy, littler here is the norm. Her people-most of whom resemble busy little dwarfs with sly little smiles-all hurry toward their destinies with a real sense of direction. American flags fly from the buildings...
...head of which was fashioned from an old doorknob. For a while Sam Snead tried putting between his legs, croquet style, with something that looked like an undernourished sledgehammer. Arnold Palmer prepares for a tournament by endlessly changing the grip and reweighting the head of his favorite putter. Gene Littler has been known to use a club he bought at a miniature golf course...
...refreshed himself with a five-week layoff and just one tune-up tournament to put a high gloss on his game. It paid off as he out-putted Bert Yancey and Gary Player in the final round and went into a play-off with his old boyhood friend Gene Littler. Relying again on his trusty mallet-head, Casper one-putted seven of the first eleven greens, holing snaking shots from 15 and 30 feet. He went on to win by five strokes. Throughout the 90 holes of play, Casper needed only 145 putts while Littler needed 166, a crucial difference...
After picking up the top prize of $25,000 and his first Masters victory, Casper said with a straight face: "I think most golfers overemphasize putting." Neither Gene Littler nor anyone else believed...