Word: tees
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Magdalenski is a strapping player who brings to the tee the tactics of an unruly hammer thrower. He birdied the 478-yard par five first hole both rounds with a drive and a wedge. Harvard Coach Bob Donovan said, "He's a fool who hits a wedge 170 yards or some ungodly number like that. That's prodigous length...
...biggest disappointment of the day was Vik's spotty performance, as he had taken medalist honors the previous two years. He played impeccably from tee to green, hitting every fairway and 11 greens in regulation in his second round. However, Vik found himself in much the same predicament as the painter who can only work in bold strokes and has trouble executing a miniature...
...following is a telling commentary by Fitzgibbons on his round. On the first tee he declared: "The key here is to set up to the right and boom it." His drive flew off to the right and disappeared from view, which led to the comment, "I want a mulligan, then I'll be ready." A second drive followed the line of the first, which prompted: "God damn it, I'm having trouble hooking it today...
While preparing to hit his fourth drive on the fourth tee: "If I don't hook this one I'm going to be ragged. That's one of the things I hate about golf--when you think you're doing something with your hands, and you're doing something else." Later on, a stray putt elicited: "What a rude putt. I just can't get the line right today...
During a tournament at Morris County his opponent, Foxhall Keene, purposely kept him waiting at the tee for over an hour for the express purpose of throwing his game out of sync. The strategy had the desired effect, which prompted a new ruling that any player who arrives late to a match is disqualified...