The Seattle World’s Fair Open

The Seattle World’s Fair Open

by | May 1, 2019 | Blogs

Seattle surged with civic pride when it hosted the 1962 Century 21 Exposition, a world’s fair that welcomed visitors to the city from April to October. Trumpeting science and technology, local citizens built a fair that highlighted the “World of Tomorrow.” The fair...
Tony Lema’s First Masters Tournament

Tony Lema’s First Masters Tournament

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Blogs

After Tony Lema fell in love with Betty Cline in 1962 he went on a hot streak finally breaking through for his first official PGA Tour event in Orange County. That victory, along with his stellar play that fall qualified him for his first Masters Tournament in 1963....

Lucias Bateman, Legendary Instructor to PGA Stars

by | Feb 17, 2019 | Blogs

In the early sixties, Tony Lema, on a rare break from the tour, pulled his car into his mother’s driveway. He had spent the morning running mundane errands around San Leandro, a suburb of Oakland, California. He spotted his nephew, Marc Matoza, an eleven-year-old, in...