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An accurate count?
I believe the snapshot of public golf (“These Links Are Your Links,” May) is misleading. Some of the statistics fail to make the distinction between courses owned by a public entity and daily fee courses run by private companies purely for profit. It is an important distinction. In South Carolina, there are only a handful [...]
The new look
You did an amazingly good job of redesigning the magazine. I read the May issue from cover to cover. The pieces previewing each championship (“Sites to Behold”) were especially enlightening. Jean E. Miller, Arlington, Vt.
I just received my issue and am frankly disappointed with the changes to Through the Green. I enjoyed “Shag Bag” with [...]
We’d love to be 16 under
I enjoyed your recent article on older players (“Breaking Eighty,” May), and it brought to mind a question: Is there a national or world record for lowest score below one’s age? Earlier this year, Gen. Bill Ely, playing at Quail Ridge Country Club in Florida shot 74 from the blue tees. That is 16 strokes [...]
Farewell to the King
I had the privilege of seeing golfs greatest ambassador, Arnold Palmer, play his last competitive round at the Masters It brought tears to my eyes and sent shivers down my spine each time we offered him a well-deserved ovation. Throughout the day, we could tell where he was by the rousing applause from his Army. [...]
