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The Tour Backspin Show With Bruce Devlin and Mike Gonzalez
 • Larry Baush, Bruce Devlin, and Michael Gonzalez
“What Am I Doing With My Life?”
 • Larry Baush
Tragedy at PGA Championship
 • Larry Baush
Irwin Comes Out Fighting in 1981
 • Larry Baush
"I Didn't Know How Difficult This Game Could Be"
 • Larry Baush
The Kings of the CBS Golf Classic
 • Larry Baush
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“What Am I Doing With My Life?”
New serious approach lands Chi Chi Rodríguez in the winner's circle at 1973 Greensboro Open
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Larry Baush
"I Didn't Want To Go To The Golf Course"
An exhausted Frank Beard was not motivated for the Minnesota Golf Classic. Then he won.
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Larry Baush
You've Got To Make That Putt—AND I DID!
Tom Watson loses the "choker" moniker by winning the 1975 Open Championship
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Larry Baush
The Gratitude Of Gary Player
Gary Player is grateful to play professional golf in America and around the world
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Larry Baush
Maltbie Makes Up Seven Strokes To Win
Roger Maltbie made up seven strokes to win the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
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Larry Baush
Irwin Comes Out Fighting in 1981
After being winless in 1980, Hale Irwin comes out strong in 1981
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Larry Baush
From Ross to Dye and a TPC Design
Pete Dye renovates Wethersfield Country Club, a Donald Ross design, into a TPC Course
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Larry Baush
Tour Backspin
Tour Backspin
Weekly long-form articles on the history of the PGA TOUR in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.
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