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John Kavanaugh

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The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« on: April 07, 2020, 05:53:09 PM »
A Calcutta team consists of an A, B, C and D player. The format is scramble and one of the highlights of every event is the auction. I have spent most of my life in Illinois so will propose a team of famous Illinois residents. Anyone who has ever played in one of these understand that the D player may not have ever touched a club in his life, or it sure looks like it.


Illinois:


A. Mike Small. Mike is both an excellent player and perhaps the finest college coach of all time. A fine Calcutta team always needs a strong captain.


B. Bill Murray. He has won the Pebble Beach pro am after all. A no brainer.


C. Al Capone. I understand he loves golf and hates to lose. He will be handling the bidding.


D. Abe Lincoln. A good conversationalist who won't ask his wife to tag along.


I like my team.
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Ira Fishman

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2020, 06:35:06 PM »
For Illinois, I am going with Stan Mikita, Tony Kukoc, Bryant Gumbel, and Paul Powell.


Ira
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Pete_Pittock

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2020, 06:38:21 PM »
Professional golfers excluded?
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2020, 06:42:54 PM »
Only the A player can be a professional. Mike Small is a professional.
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2020, 06:43:57 PM »
Quote from: Ira Fishman on April 07, 2020, 06:35:06 PM
For Illinois, I am going with Stan Mikita, Tony Kukoc, Bryant Gumbel, and Paul Powell.


Ira


Why? Don't make me look your team up. I'm really busy here.
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Ira Fishman

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2020, 06:50:25 PM »
Quote from: John Kavanaugh on April 07, 2020, 06:43:57 PM
Quote from: Ira Fishman on April 07, 2020, 06:35:06 PM
For Illinois, I am going with Stan Mikita, Tony Kukoc, Bryant Gumbel, and Paul Powell.


Ira


Why? Don't make me look your team up. I'm really busy here.


I thought you were from Illinois.


Ira
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2020, 06:52:16 PM »
From that part south of I-80.
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Ira Fishman

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2020, 07:04:09 PM »
Quote from: John Kavanaugh on April 07, 2020, 06:52:16 PM
From that part south of I-80.


Ok, I will swap in Bob Goalby for A and Doug Collins for C.


Ira
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2020, 07:06:26 PM »
Quote from: Ira Fishman on April 07, 2020, 06:35:06 PM
For Illinois, I am going with Stan Mikita, Tony Kukoc, Bryant Gumbel, and Paul Powell.


Ira


Ok, I did some research and using your criteria built a better team.


Bobby Hull, Michael Jordon, Harry Caray and Bill Cellini.
« Last Edit: April 07, 2020, 07:09:08 PM by John Kavanaugh »
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2020, 07:08:08 PM »
Quote from: Ira Fishman on April 07, 2020, 07:04:09 PM
Quote from: John Kavanaugh on April 07, 2020, 06:52:16 PM
From that part south of I-80.


Ok, I will swap in Bob Goalby for A and Doug Collins for C.


Ira


The problem with Doug Collins is that in a Calcutta you don't refuse second place money. Goalby is the best golfer ever from Illinois.
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Greg Tallman

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2020, 07:16:28 PM »
West Virginia


A. Bill Campbell
B. Jerry West
C. Nick Saban
D. Don Knotts
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2020, 07:35:21 PM »
Quote from: Greg Tallman on April 07, 2020, 07:16:28 PM
West Virginia


A. Bill Campbell
B. Jerry West
C. Nick Saban
D. Don Knotts


Great list. Bill Campbell was also the stepfather of Brad Dourif.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Dourif
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Tim Martin

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2020, 07:36:52 PM »

Connecticut

A. Julius Boros- Fairfield’s favorite son
B. Bob Crane- Colonel Hogan makes putts
C. PT Barnum- You know why
D. John Mayer- It’s a soulful squad

« Last Edit: April 07, 2020, 07:40:37 PM by Tim Martin »
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2020, 07:43:53 PM »
Quote from: Tim Martin on April 07, 2020, 07:36:52 PM

Connecticut

A. Julius Boros- Fairfield’s favorite son
B. Bob Crane- Colonel Hogan makes putts
C. PT Barnum- You know why
D. John Mayer- It’s a soulful squad


Crane and Mayer host movie night.
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Tim Martin

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2020, 07:48:46 PM »
Quote from: John Kavanaugh on April 07, 2020, 07:43:53 PM
Quote from: Tim Martin on April 07, 2020, 07:36:52 PM

Connecticut

A. Julius Boros- Fairfield’s favorite son
B. Bob Crane- Colonel Hogan makes putts
C. PT Barnum- You know why
D. John Mayer- It’s a soulful squad


Crane and Mayer host movie night.


Our team invests blindly with PT for all side bets. He will let us know at the end how we did.
« Last Edit: April 07, 2020, 07:50:56 PM by Tim Martin »
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Peter Pallotta

Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2020, 08:45:01 PM »
From (the province of) Ontario:

1. Moe Norman (as Tiger says, one of only two golfers -- with Hogan -- to ever completely own their swings.)
2. Wayne Gretzky (with great stories about his 'son-in-law').
3. Drake (or maybe 80s supermodel extraordinaire Linda Evangelista)
4. Dan Akroyd (or maybe Jim Carrey, to keep Moe comfortable)


(JK - you'll have to lose Bobby Hull, and I'll have him on mine)
« Last Edit: April 07, 2020, 08:48:47 PM by Peter Pallotta »
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Mike Bodo

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2020, 08:53:06 PM »
Michigan


A. Alec Ross (U.S. Open champion and head pro at Detroit Golf Club for 31 years)
B. Bill Laimbeer (Love him or hate him as an NBA player and member of the Bad Boys, the dude has/had a great golf game)
C. Gerald R. Ford (Bob Hope's favorite golfing companion and our country's 38th president. Need I say more?)
D. Stevie Wonder (Because every shot, is a blind shot. Ouch!)  ;D ;D
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Mike Hendren

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2020, 08:57:36 PM »
I Volunteer:


A. Dr. Cary Middlecoff
B. Andrew Jackson (Playing Old Hickories)
C. Wilma Rudolph (She’s gold, Jerry)
D. Sheriff Buford Pusser (Walks tall and brings the wood)
« Last Edit: April 08, 2020, 10:34:19 AM by Michael H »
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Philip Gordillo

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2020, 09:00:21 PM »
Louisiana - couldn't decide so I made two teams.


"A" Team:


Name / Profession / Special Skill


A) Hal Sutton / PGA Player / Practically unstoppable his first couple of years.


B) Nelson Whitney / Banker / Southern Amateur Champion from the Golden Age and former NGLA member.


C) Peyton Manning / Retired QB / Avid golfer and favorite blazer is no longer blue.


D) Lee Harvey Oswald / Assassin / Very accurate




The "B" Team


A) David Toms / PGA Player / 13 tour victories including the PGA.


B) Fred Haas, Jr. / Before turning pro / Stopped Byron Nelson's 11 win streak as an amateur.


C) Alton Ochsner / Surgeon / Operated on Ben Hogan after the accident which perhaps saved his life.


D) Louis Armstrong / Jazz Legend / Global Ambassador










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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2020, 09:04:22 PM »
Quote from: Michael H on April 07, 2020, 08:57:36 PM
I Volunteer:


A. Dr. Cary Middlecoff
B. Andrew Jackson (Playing Old Hickories)
C. Wilma Rudolph (She’s gold, Jerry)
D. Sheriff Buford Pusser (Walks tall and carries)


I'm sorry you didn't include the namesake of a song I sang for a full day earlier this week. Davy "A.G." Crockett.
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2020, 09:07:14 PM »
Quote from: Philip Gordillo on April 07, 2020, 09:00:21 PM
Louisiana - couldn't decide so I made two teams.


"A" Team:


Name / Profession / Special Skill


A) Hal Sutton / PGA Player / Practically unstoppable his first couple of years.


B) Nelson Whitney / Banker / Southern Amateur Champion from the Golden Age and former NGLA member.


C) Peyton Manning / Retired QB / Avid golfer and favorite blazer is no longer blue.


D) Lee Harvey Oswald / Assassin / Very accurate




The "B" Team


A) David Toms / PGA Player / 13 tour victories including the PGA.


B) Fred Haas, Jr. / Before turning pro / Stopped Byron Nelson's 11 win streak as an amateur.


C) Alton Ochsner / Surgeon / Operated on Ben Hogan after the accident which perhaps saved his life.


D) Louis Armstrong / Jazz Legend / Global Ambassador


Lee Harvey Oswald elicited a quarantined laugh. I would always put money on a team from Louisiana.
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Mike Hendren

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2020, 09:09:31 PM »
Crockett and Dinah Shore just missed making the squad. President Andrew Johnson was a cinch for F player.
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C. Sturges

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #22 on: April 07, 2020, 09:13:11 PM »
Team Ohio


A. Jack Nicklaus
B. Denny Shute
C. Tom Weiskopf
D. Dean Martin


Think it would be a pretty good team.
chris
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2020, 09:13:38 PM »
Johnson is playing in the one threesome. I hate it when that happens.
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John Kavanaugh

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Re: The finest Calcutta team from each State.
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2020, 09:14:56 PM »
Quote from: C. Sturges on April 07, 2020, 09:13:11 PM
Team Ohio


A. Jack Nicklaus
B. Denny Shute
C. Tom Weiskopf
D. Dean Martin


Think it would be a pretty good team.
chris


You don't want Capone checking your C players handicap.
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