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Work in data processing near Sacramento. Attended Control Data
Institute, a trade school for computer technology in San Francisco;
biggest accomplishment in golf includes qualifying for the Senior
Open; Green Valley CC in Suisun, California, 66 players for two
spots, shot a 72, won a spot in a sudden-death three-hole playoff,
went birdie-birdie-birdie; turned professional three years ago,
and began playing mini-tours, generally playing only eight a year;
best he has finished is second place in 2002 at Bayonet Course at
Monterrey. Trying to earn spot in Champions tour events through
Monday qualifiers, will go out for the Q-school for Champions Tour;
has been playing golf for 12 years, grew up around golf because
father Jack was top amateur in the ’50s and ’60s, even having played
against Nicklaus in the round of 32 in the US Amateur. In Nicklaus
book described that match in 1960 as one of the toughest of his
amateur career; married to wife, Connie, has a son, Coleman, and
a daughter, Caroline, and four grandchildren, two from each child.
His brother Jim will be caddieing for him at the Open
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