I'll post the daily entries. I need to catch up.
Jan 1
The tree overhanging the 12th hole at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, is Known as "Bogey's Tree". During the 1940s and 1950s, actor Humphrey Bogart would sit under the tree, eat his lunch, and watch the Los Angeles Open.
Jan 2
" If you lose your temper, you will most likely lose the match." -Horace G. Hutchinson (Father of Golf Instruction)
Jan 3
In 1592, the Town Council of Edinburgh, Scotland, prohibited golf on Sundays.
The following year, it issued a similar ban that eased the prohibition a little, applying it to only during divine services. That apparently gave the golfers an opportunity to play in the afternoon unless a sermon was unusually long.
Jan 4
" Tommy Bolt's putter has more air time than Lindbergh" - Jimmy Demaret
Jan 5
When asked why he tees the ball high, Jack Nicklaus replied. " Through years of experience, I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt."
Jan 6
"Those who cannot drive suppose themselves to be good putters." -Sir Walter Simpson
Jan 7
For a number of years, the honorary starters for the Masters were major winners Freddie McLeod and Jock Hutchinson. They would play nine holes at the start of the tournament and then adjourn to enjoy the festivities. One year, after they had hit their drives and began walking down the fairway, one fan was overheard asking, " Do you think they'll make the cut?" Freddie turned and replied, "I just hope we'll make the first hill."
Jan 8
" If you hit it crooked, you'll find it --- but you won't like it." -Motto at Southern Hills, 1994 Golf Almanac
Jan 9
Joe Kirkwood had a business card on which was printed:
Tell your story of hard luck shots,
Of each shot straight and true,
But when you are done, remember, son,
Nobody cares but you. ( That is also inscribed on his tombstone. )
Jan 10
When Arnold Palmer was asked how he made 13 on a hole, he replied. " Easy. I missed a 20-footer for a 12.
Jan 11
Perhaps the first lady golfer was Mary, Queen of Scots. At least she was mentioned in print. When her first husband was murdered, she was observed playing golf in the fields beside Seton a few days after his death. That fact was brought out at her trial and she was beheaded. She really lost her head over the game.
More tomorrow.
