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To: altair19 who wrote (28222)	8/18/2003 4:09:04 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104216

Did you watch the golf yesterday? Nice battle between the unknowns. Seems the PGA tournament often results in newbies getting their day in the sun. I basically missed the entire tournament except for the last hole. Had a very busy fun-filled weekend but managed to catch a couple golf related things on the tube. I was watching CBS's Sunday Morning show and they had an interesting piece about Ouimet (not certain of the spelling) calling him perhaps the greatest American athelete that no one has ever heard of. It was an interesting story about how he entered the US open because it was being played in The Country Club (actual name of the golf course, I think) where he caddied, right across the street from where he grew up in or near Brookline, Mass. I probably would not have heard of his name before this unless you had not referenced his name when signing off a few of your golf related messages here. Anyhow the television piece highlighted a book called The Greatest Game. It seems that Ouimet played that tournament beating the two greatest golfers of his time but never seeked any fame. I think it was the only professional tournament he ever played in. I think they mentioned it was the first time an American ever one one of these majors and thus helped make golf popular over here. -JacksCleanBalls

To: altair19 who wrote (28222)	8/18/2003 4:54:41 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104216

I forgot to mention that his caddie was his friend's little brother who was only ten years old. It seems his friend could not show up to be caddy because he'd get into trouble for playing hooky again. So the ten-year-old volunteered. The little kid looked smaller than the golf bag. Anyhow, he was just what Oimet needed to help calm himself down. The kid idolized him and bolstered his confidence (and found every bad shot). He eventually won in a playoff round of 18 holes the following day (Monday) in front of twenty something thousand people or something crazy like that. Seems like an inspiring story. -Clapping