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Westchester Golf Tournament
I was 19 and in the gallery early on the Friday round at the Westchester Golf Tournament. We were standing just off the fairway at the 11th hole waiting to catch a glimpse of Arnie who was on the tee 275 yards away. His tee shot just nicked a tree and landed right near us. I could not believe that in a few moments we were going to see Arnie up close.
When he got to his ball he looked at the crowd and looked direcly at me. He asked, "Did it hit the tree?" I could not speak. Someone else finally answered and the crowd started to cheer as he got ready to hit his next shot. He hit a great iron just off the green.
It has never happened before or since then that I was so in awe of someone that I could not get the words out. I guess Arnie has that effect on people. I've always imagined that I would one day get a second chance to speak with Arnie... but so far it has not happened.
Posted by scurry at December 9, 2005 12:56 PM