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...majority, are doing things that basically come very easy to them. Once, in an extraordinary fit of conscience -- just for an instant -- the basketball star Elvin Hayes actually refused his paycheck out of a sense that he hadn't earned it. After nearly decapitating Jack Nicklaus during a pro-am tournament, a wretched amateur golfer wondered with a sigh if Nicklaus ever shanked one. Softly, almost apologetically, the game's ultimate champion replied, "Three times, when...
...mystery of life, and not even Steve Young, Magic Johnson, George Steinbrenner and the Dallas Cowboys know the answer positively. Only one senior tournament is televised, but real estate deals and deductible charities are involved. The trail of the old golfers is defined by condominiums, and, on two Pro-Am days a week, wealthy hackers or executives with expense accounts pay several thousand dollars apiece to have their putts read by Sam Snead, 71. "The funny thing is," Snead says without laughing, "my right eye is gone: no depth perception at all. I have to walk...
Former President Gerald Ford, 70, whose life seems to be dogged by minor mishaps, has a knack for turning even the genteel game of golf into a hazardous sport. At the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., all was going well for Ford and his partner, Jack Nicklaus, 44, until they reached the 15th tee. There, Ford hooked a shot that traveled 90 yards and bopped a woman spectator squarely on the head. The unlucky lady was knocked down, and Ford's round was delayed for 30 minutes as medics administered sympathy and stitches. Ford...
Even before sponsoring his illustrious Pro-Am, Crosby had hosted a tournament known as the Rancho Santa Fe Open as early as 1936. In 1937, his first year on the pro circuit, Sam Snead won the Rancho Santa Fe for his second tour victory. When someone showed "Slamming Sammy" a photograph of himself in the New York Times, he blurted, "How'd they ever get my picture? I ain't never been to New York...
Since its inception, the Crosby Pro-Am has always been played at Pebble Beach, perhaps the greatest course in the world, but the first two rounds are now played on two other courses on the Monterey Peninsula, Cypress Point and Spyglass...