Remembering the Firestone South Course and a horrible tragedy after the 1966 PGA Championship

The autographs of Tony Lema, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Ken Venturi, among other great golfers, were memorialized on my souvenirs

May 18, 2025

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NOTE: Today is the final round of the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The 1963 American Golf Classic

Sixty-two years ago—when I was thirteen—my dad took me to the 1963 American Golf Classic at the famed Firestone Country Club’s South Course in Akron, Ohio. While watching this great competition, I also collected au…

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