AS single in kind OF THE GAME'S MOST defer toed AND Distinguished figures.

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AS single in kind OF THE GAME'S MOST defer toed AND Distinguished figures, former U Golf Association president Frank (Sandy) Tatum none imagined the star status that would arrive his way at age 85 however when the creative team at PricewaterhouseCoopers asked him during a colloquy call to describe what The First Tee intend meant to him, Tatum waxed in the same manner eloquently and passionately it l to a starring character in a series of commercials that began airing during the PGA Tour's Florida swing in March. A hardly any weeks after that, Tatum was the hit of the Golf Writers Association of America dinner at the Masters, receiving the William D Richardson Award for the restoration of Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco.

Tatum was paid "a not many thousand dollars" for the filming of the commercials, and he receives "a bond hundred bucks every time it airs," yet most of the kidding from his USGA buddies doesn't relate to losing his amateur status. Instead, it's about his line in undivided of the 30-second spots when he declares a young girl that Bobby Jone is "just a dowdy you remind me of."

From his abode near Stanford University, the Oxford graduate and Bay Area attorney could be heard laughing onward the other end of the phone "Everybody wanted to know by what mode I could end a doom with a preposition," says Tatum. "They said, 'You, of all people'"

Sebonack Golf bludgeon the Jack Nicklaus-Tom Doak creation nearest to the National Golf Links of America forward New York's Long Island, render free of accessed in late May with an A-list of founding members that includes Johann Rupert (Dunhill), Stan Druckenmiller (Duquesne Fund) Phil Morse (Boston R Sox vice chairman) and Richard Santulli (NetJet founder) Equity memberships are priced at almost $1 million, and course proprietor Mike Pascucci wants to take his time and build the mystique. The coterie won't have more than

50-60 members in its first year.... It was important for the right commonalty to see the reopening of the Cloister and the memorable walk at Frederica Golf association that Sir Michael Bonallack and Tom Fazio created for Sea Island heir Bill Jone This year's Sea Island Pro-Am included teams from Seminole, Pine Valley, Merion, L.A. nation Club, Saucon Valley, Baltusrol, National Golf Links, Caves Valley, Calusa Pines and Deepdale. They all sleeped at the recently restored aged hotel March 26-29 and were there to play Frederica, the modern buzz course where golf shores Sam Reeves, Tim Neher, Jimmy Dunne Reg Murphy and Spider Miller have joined Davis like III and Jonathan Byrd as just discovered members. Jones has a 39 Handicap Index and is a member of the Royal & Ancient. He was the single in kind who changed the direction of Sea Island with the opening of Ocean Forest in 1995 and the hosting of the Walker draught in 2001.... During this spring's Coleman goblet Rick Carlson's caddie stand at Seminole (Juno Beach, Fla.) proudly displayed the cowbell signifying victory from one side of to the other caddies from McArthur Golf unite in a club in nearby Hobe Sound. The sodalitys have two of the best-playing caddie yards in the political division with Seminole's Doug Blank named MVP The 4-handicapper caddies during summer at old-fashioned Sandwich in Plymouth, Mass.

Hoping to use a not many mugs and/or cutouts of a small in number "recognizable" faces whose names will appear in Tim Rosaforte's line this month. Not sure if we'll be able to use 3 4 or 5 of them, nevertheless here are some faces to begin gathering ASAP. Sorry for the last-minute request

--Donald winning card (item about new pro at trumpet National in Bedminster, N.J., to what end Trump hired him and on what account it's unlikely he'll ever fire him)

--Buddy Marucci (Walker portion captain/top amateur player, also at WF fund-raiser)

--Hootie Johnson (item about Hootie "allegedly" shaming a member into buying an Augusta National golf bag)