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Ben Wright: Frequent Flier

Appeared in the September/October 2005 LINKS

Gary Player is as much a legend for the countless miles he has traveled as for the worldwide victories he has amassed upon arrival. In 1974—arguably Gary’s greatest season ever—I...

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Ben Wright: Gutsy Recovery

Appeared in the May/June 2005 LINKS

What do we make of the hole-in-one: the proper outcome of a perfectly executed shot—or an outrageous fluke? My lifetime total of two aces in nearly 63 years of playing...

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Ben Wright: Southern-fried Seve

Appeared in the 2005 April LINKS

In all my years of covering tournament golf, I never heard galleries react with quite the same passion as those at the Masters. From my perch behind the 15th green...

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Ben Wright: Teeing off on TPCs

Appeared in the March 2005 LINKS

When Jerry Pate unceremoniously shoved Deane Beman and Pete Dye into a greenside lake after winning the 1982 Tournament Players Championship, a number of tour professionals may have secretly hoped...

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Ben Wright: Days at the Beach

Appeared in the January/February 2005 LINKS

It’s nearly time for another Bing Crosby National Pro-Am—I’m sorry, make that AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am—which means memories of that great event come flooding back to me like the...

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Ben Wright: Heroes In Harmony

Appeared in the November/December 2004 LINKS

Of the four major champions crowned in 2004, clearly the most unlikely winner was Todd Hamilton at the British Open at Royal Troon. As Hamilton holed out on No. 18...

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Ben Wright: A True Player

Appeared in the July/August 2004 LINKS

In a storied career that has netted nine major championships and more than 100 victories worldwide, Gary Player fashioned plenty of great golf shots under the fiercest pressure. With this...

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Ben Wright: Magic in Monterey

Appeared in the May/June 2004 LINKS

Over the years, hundreds of golf fanatics have asked me which was the greatest shot I ever witnessed. It’s been an easy question to answer, thanks to one man: Jack...

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Ben Wright: Southern Inquisition

Appeared in the April 2004 LINKS

A rude awakening was in store for me when I joined the CBS broadcast team for my Masters debut in 1973. On that first morning in Augusta, Bill McPhail, president...

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Ben Wright: Greeted at the Gate

Appeared in the March 2004 LINKS

Euphoria marked my first-ever golf assignment, covering the 1954 British Open for the Manchester Daily Dispatch. Time can’t obscure the tingle I felt when the cab dropped me off at...

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