Word: pars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week Jack, still red-hot, deadly on the greens, fired a sizzling 68 on a local par-73 course. He clearly regarded himself as the happiest man alive. In a head full of dazzling prospects, he also found room for a little philosophy. Said he: "I like the word self-composure. Golf is a feeling-80% of it is in your mind. Composure is the one thing I ever tried to copy from Ben Hogan...
...again. It's just too hard on me to get ready any more." He seemed to have earned his rest. After four rounds on San Francisco's tough, tree-lined Olympic Club links, the "Mechanical Man" from Texas had posted a score of 287-seven over par. The fifth U.S. Open title that he wanted so much was all but in the record books. But Ben Hogan was too cautious to accept congratulations: out there on that tight, demanding course, a couple of contenders were still playing, and he well knew anything could happen...
...said, "Now I know I have a chance." He made the most of it. On the 461-yd., uphill 17th, Fleck's second shot was a bold and beautiful wood that landed 40 ft. from the pin. He just missed his putt and settled for a par. He was on the 18th in two, after driving into the rough...
...young competitor until he dropped a stroke on the fifth hole. After that Hogan never caught up. On the 139-yd. eighth he sank a soft, putt for a two; Fleck and his hot putter matched the birdie. On the eleventh Hogan picked up a stroke with a par four; Fleck promptly took it back on the twelfth. Going to the 18th, the bone-weary veteran was one stroke down. There was still a chance, but he hooked his drive off the high tee into thick, impossible rough to the left of the fairway. He needed three frustrating wedge shots...
...corny joke, the remembered name. He likes nothing better than an oldfashioned, razzle-dazzle political campaign, and he campaigns every year all year round. His harried staffers estimate that when he is in good form, the governor makes more than 30 speeches a month; during active campaigns, his monthly par rises to a breathless 250 orations. In the 19 months since October 1953, when he first sat down in the governor's green leather chair, Knight has traveled 95,000 miles around the state and delivered himself of 1,500-speeches. Goodie can think of only three towns...