Word: putt
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...time they reached the 15th hole, Stockton was still five strokes ahead, and that, to all intents and purposes, was it. Dave had room to bogey three of the last four holes and putt out at the 18th a clear two-stroke winner. Cool and self-contained all week long, he was suddenly seized by the enormity of his achievement. Looking up at his pregnant wife Cathy waiting for him, he suddenly burst into tears. "She just waved and that was enough." he said. "I was gone. I told my caddie to bring me a towel...
...Sherman-who sank a clutch putt on the 18thto win his match against M.I.T. Tuesday-did it again yesterday to tie his match. But he couldn't come up with another one on the 19th and lost, one-down. Tim Schaaf dropped his match on the last hole. one-down. while Skippy Kistner lost on the 17th...
...paced off the 39.6 feet. It was a good putt." he added...
...once the ball is on its way, they try to coax it along into the hole with some of the most astounding body English this side of a Martha Graham troupe. The stakes are worth it. As some laureate of the links once observed: "You drive for show, you putt for dough...
...great players in the game today. Though he likes to say that he attaches more importance to his driving, he will lecture for hours on the virtues of the "reverse overlap" putting grip, or the different consistencies of Bermuda and bent-grass greens. "If you don't putt well, it affects your whole game. It is the most delicate and precise thing you do," he says. "It takes more touch, more feel. You have to be mentally refreshed to do it well...