“I’m Hit!” Lee Trevino and Lightning
Tom Watson knew things did not look good as he stood on the first tee shortly after 1 pm to tee off in the second round of the U.S. Open at Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago. He noticed the gathering storm clouds and how the sky had darkened ominously. Being one...
The Seattle World’s Fair Open
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
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
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...Latest Release
Uncorked, The Life and Times of Champagne Tony Lema.
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