He’s a year older than I am and he damned near won the British Open. I was so stunned, I could hardly watch it. I had taped it and somehow hadn’t heard the results, so I found myself on the couch after teaching a writing workshop watching and cheering and moaning and then, as he lead by one shot going into the last hole, sitting in stunned disbelief. Now understand, I used to play professional golf mostly back in the 1970s, and I even had a dream about trying for the Seniors Tour back a decade
Back in the 1970s and even the early ’80s when NASCAR was becoming a bigtime sport, there were guys who would work for free during the week with the hope of a pay check if their driver did well. It was a family atmosphere that made for some great stories and some even better races.
