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Since 1963, has worked for liquor company. . . in
1984 started his own liquor company, owned retail liquor stores
in Orlando and Tampa were he owns a mini-storage business now, with
total of 8 storage facilities. Long-time Florida State Golf Association
player, has won every amateur tournaments in the last five
years from state amateur, mid-amateur, match play to four-ball events. . . the
FSGA Player-of-the-Year in 1996 and 2000. Also the 2000 Coleman
Invitational Champion and four-time champion of the Invitational
de Avila. . . qualified for PGA Tour’s Tampa Bay
Classic in 2001, but event was cancelled because of 9/11. . . earned
a scholarship to University of South Florida in 70s, played two
years and won Florida Intercollegiate in final season. . . turned
professional after college for 6-month stint, went to Q-school in
1976 but did not make the tour, reinstated amateur in 1978. . . quit
playing after failure at Q-school, only to take the game up again
in late 1980s. . . married for twenty years. . . has
two girls, Cathy, 18, and Cindy, 16. . . qualified
for USGA mid-amateur in 1989, "opened door" to level of
competitiveness, spirit which he thought he’d lost. . . in
1990s, had good run, with qualifying for eight U.S. Amateur championships,
seven mid-amateurs. Remembers especially the young Tiger Woods from
those early championships. . . Has missed several
opportunities by one shot – missed qualifying for Champions Tour
by 1 shot in 2001. . . missed qualifying for this
year’s U.S. Open championship at Olympia Fields by 1 shot, playing
out of Rockville, Md., shot 140. . . in 2002, made
the cut in the Champions’ Tour’s Mastercard Championship in Mexico. . . made
the first stage of Open Qualifying at Innisbrook in Tampa, Rockville,
Md., missed that by a shot, 140. Qualified for Senior Open at The
Springhaven Club in Philadelphia.
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