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By TIM flflCHNAUfl wood. And to thir
IpaHiWriMr U8 httVO trouble
regular way.
If you're cut out of the Wedgy Is a Ilk
same kind of cloth that 1 am, with an easy hi
the onset of spring means quick wit.
that it's time for pretty girls bespectacled wl
and good golf, For those of curly hair, he wi
you who could get Interested bright yellow shl
in elther-or both-thii past slacks with \
Monday at the Fort Jackson Sesame Street
Golf Club was the place to playing golf and
he, clubs. (Maybe
The pretty girls came read that again,
courtesy of some Army had a great tlm
lieutenants who brought he,
their wives out to the course To add an <
and some unknown college competition, the
fellas who obviously let their choose sides. C
girlfriends slip away for an nine, It was It
afternoon. The good golf against Klte-H
came courtesy of trlck-shot hester, On the
artist Wedgy Winchester and Winchester swl
four touring professionals: The main event
Tom Kite, 1981 Vardon at l p.m. and for
Trophy winner and TPA of $5, fans wer
Player of the Year ; Doug some good golf
r?umli iQftn Nnrltnfl* hilarious dlarfta
champion; Jo? Inman, ex of etiquette of the |
the U.S. Army and 1978 To touch on
Kemper Open champion; higher points:
and Mike Holland, former ITEM: The i
Ail American golfer at U8C, 504 yards fron
The event was the second pi on ship
annual "Get Tee d Off About straightaway |
Child Abuse" golf benefit Winchester was
sponsored by the Richland hit his secont
County Legal Auxiliary. about 210 ye
Winchester has taken his walked up and
trick shot road show to ali in presence
Greensboro and Las Vegas you'll look dowi
since his stop In Columbia, you'll see that
He has played quite a bit of shot lined up
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professionals and amateurs Tom Kite wi
and can keep up with all of waving his art
them. In a short exhibition yards further
before the players teed off, fairway, ant
Winchester sat on the ground "Klght over
with legs extended, teed up a Wedgy. Illghi
ball in the end of his shoe and you're on the at
gave It a whack wUh^0HowU^Ui
L
I Duffers
ik ? moat of ordered. Winchester ended
doing It the uj> about fib feet short of the
sable fellow P ITEM: Winchester and
amor and a Kite were sitting within
Tall and Inches at the back of the ?th
th dark red green. Winchester hit his
m attired In putt first and came up a bit
Irt and wore short. From almost the same
)lctures of line, Kite stroked his putt
characters with similar results,
I eating golf "Wedgy," Tom said, "you
you should gave me the ilne, you JuBt
) The people didn't give me the distance." (
e and bo did Wedgy replied, "! did ho. I
came up short, too.M
?dge to the ITEM: Joe lnman was
y decided to lining up a big birdie putt.
)n the front Kite tried everything to
tman-Tewell distract him - jumping
olland-Wlnc- jacks, singing, waving his
back nine, putter like a magician,
tched sides. Nothing worked. Kite struck
commenced a putt that hit lnman in the
1 an entry fee foot. Inman's birdie putt fell
e treated to in the hole, anyway.
and an often ITEM: On the 10th tee,
ipect for the lnman announced to the
tame. group: "Fellas, how about
some of the let's playing some semi*
serious golf on this nine,
sixth hole is OK?"
i the cham* "What's semi-serious
tees, a golf?" Kite asked.
w five. As In an effort to solve this
> preparing to problem, Mike Holland
1 shot from stepped on the tee wearing
irds, Inman his Gamecock hat - the
announced to black beanie with the red
: "Wedgy, If plastic feathers down the
i the fairway, middle.
Tom has this "This," he ginned, "Is
perfectly for semi-serious golf,"
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journalist types got in a few little mentally tired, that's A "
words with Tom Kite on the all." ?iu,i?v? ranked
way down the 10th fairway. . While he appreciates the mft ? Tnm aH
He didn't play In the Just recognition, Kite says he's JJJS 1fal!W u 5lllM?'t rnotter
completed Greensboro Open not that excited about the *>ut ttdrasnt *
because "I've played five fact that Golf Digest has ?ne way or the other Nobody
weeks In a row and I'm Just a tabbed him as the favorite in see HOIsM*. page ?
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