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Joe Sponcia

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Bernard Darwin 1956 SI article
« on: January 02, 2019, 07:14:02 AM »
https://www.si.com/vault/issue/41988/61


I had no idea Sports Illustrated had these viewable articles?  For those of you who are fans of Mr. Darwin, I think you will enjoy this.
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Joe


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Tom_Doak

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Re: Bernard Darwin 1956 SI article
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2019, 09:15:03 AM »
Thanks for posting that.


The most impossible task in golf is to write something alongside what Darwin has already said, but the next to last paragraph of Mr. Wind's preface is as good an attempt as I've seen.
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: Bernard Darwin 1956 SI article
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2019, 09:17:54 AM »
That's lovely, thank you Joe
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Kyle Harris

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Re: Bernard Darwin 1956 SI article
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2019, 12:02:41 PM »
You've buried the lede. In that same edition is a shot-by-shot account of President Eisenhower playing Cypress Point with photos.
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Constantly blamed by 8-handicaps for their 7 missed 12-footers each round.

Thank you for changing the font of your posts. It makes them easier to scroll past.

Marty Bonnar

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Re: Bernard Darwin 1956 SI article
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2019, 06:25:15 PM »
Quote from: Kyle Harris on January 02, 2019, 12:02:41 PM
You've buried the lede. In that same edition is a shot-by-shot account of President Eisenhower playing Cypress Point with photos.


And it appears we’re going to have to rename it The Isthmus of Ike!
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