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Lee Trevino’s clever way of keeping Jack Nicklaus away from senior events after they both turned 50

Trevino is one of golf’s great storytellers.

Lee Trevino is one of golf’s great storytellers.

Trevino is at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he’s playing in the pro-am ahead of the Simmons Bank Championship on the PGA Tour Champions. He also spent some time with the media and rolled through a few of stories, including one about joining the then-Senior PGA Tour in 1990.

“I’ll tell you a real quick story. I was waiting to get out there and they were kind of waiting for me to get out there because [Jack] Nicklaus and I were both turning 50 about the same time, even though Jack, Jack never played a lot of tournaments. I don’t think he ever played more than six or eight tournaments in one year,” Trevino said. “As a matter of fact, when I realized that I was turning 50 that December and that I was going to go on the Champions Tour, and Nicklaus was turning 50 on January 20th or 21st and he was coming out to play with me, I actually talked to Nicklaus’ manager and the wife, Nicklaus’ wife. You can ask Barbara. I told Barbara, I said, ‘Listen, for every tournament that I enter, if you keep Jack at home, I will send you a dozen roses.’ That year I played 38 tournaments and I sent Barbara Nicklaus 30 dozen roses because she kept him home 30 of the tournaments. I was leading money winner that year.”

Trevino won $1,190,518 million in 1990. He noted that was more than the $1,165,477 that Greg Norman earned as the leading money winner on the PGA Tour that same year.

“You can look it up,” he said. “I won more money than Norman. Norman was the leading money winner on the regular tour and I was the leading money winner on the Champions Tour, but I played 38 tournaments that year, yeah.”

Photos: Lee Trevino through the years

Trevino’s first sponsorship was with Dr. Pepper, not a golf club company

Trevino played in the era before huge purses that PGA Tour pros today enjoy.

“Back in my day, I played, I chased the dollar naturally simply because we didn’t have that much as far as prize money was concerned,” he said. “If you look at the record, in 1971, I won seven tournaments and then I finished high in a lot of tournaments and I won a total of $153,000. That was when you won a tournament back then, a regular tournament, you won 20 percent of the purse, which generally was $100,000.”

Lee Trevino
Lee Trevino during the 1973 PGA Tour season. (Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY)

He then went on to talk about not having any deals with the golf club manufacturers.

“I think I would have a lot of trouble playing an equipment company. I think I would try ’em all and just play whatever’s best. So I might have a 3-wood that I can hit that somebody else makes, or a driver, irons. I remember when I started the Tour, I had seven different makes in my bag. I didn’t have a complete set of clubs, but I didn’t have a contract with anybody.”

Trevino still goes to the golf course every day

Trevino, 85, says he still visits his local club seven days a week.

“I go to the golf course seven days a week. I get there about 10. I’ll chip a little bit, putt a little bit. I’ll hit five balls with each club in my bag, then I’ll go home. I usually get home about 11:30. So I’ve got the whole day to do nothing, that’s the whole thing.”

Jack Nicklaus makes surprise appearance at PGA HOPE event at Congressional

The 18-time major champion participated in a putting contest with FOX News anchor Bret Baier.

Jack Nicklaus made a surprise visit at PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week on Sunday. The longtime North Palm Beach resident and 18-time major champion participated in a putting contest as well as a fireside chat with Fox News anchor Bret Baier.

Nicklaus, joined by his wife, Barbara, the 2019 winner of the PGA of America’s Distinguished Service Award, is a Trustee of The PGA of America REACH Foundation — which hosted 19 veterans and two veteran squad leaders from Oct. 10-14 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.

The veterans, graduates of their local PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) programs, participated in advanced golf instruction from PGA of America professionals and wellness training from the Cohen Veterans Network — covering topics such as social media, public speaking, stress management and mental health.

“Our veterans have given so much for this country, and some have paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom and safety, so it’s an honor, alongside Barbara, to continue to support them through PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week,” Nicklaus said in a statement. “Their courage, sacrifice and unwavering commitment are the true embodiment of our nation. Supporting our veterans isn’t just our duty, it’s a privilege we should all cherish.”

Photos: Jack Nicklaus through the years

A $2 million commitment supporting PGA HOPE and the PGA of America REACH Foundation was made in Nicklaus’ honor from real estate investor and PGA of America REACH Foundation Trustee, David P. O’Connor.

According to a release, PGA HOPE, the flagship military program of the PGA of America REACH Foundation, is a six- to eight-week developmental curriculum taught by PGA of America Golf Professionals trained in adaptive golf and military cultural competency. The program introduces golf to veterans and active duty military to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.

These golfers won the same PGA Tour event three years in a row

Tiger Woods won the same stop three times in a row six different times.

Only six golfers have ever done it. It’s only happened 11 times in all on the PGA Tour and Tiger Woods has done it six of those times. On two of those occasions, Woods won the same tournament four years in a row.

We’re talking about winning the same PGA Tour event three years in a row, something that hasn’t happened in 13 years, not since the 2011 John Deere Classic.

The list of PGA Tour golfers who have won the same tournament three consecutive seasons has some big names on it, for sure. Woods, as mentioned. Jack Nicklaus was the first to do it. Many of the game’s greats never pulled off this feat, though. Tom Kim has the chance to do it at the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas.

Check out the list of names and tournaments below. Source: pgatour.com.

Why is Mike Weir a left-handed golfer? Because Jack Nicklaus told him to be himself

Weir wasn’t originally sold on his southpaw style when it came to the game.

IVINS, Utah — Mike Weir will go down as one of the most successful left-handed players in the history of golf. He’s got 14 pro victories, a green jacket and a Presidents Cup captaincy all on his resume.

But truth be told, when he was growing up in a suburb of Sarnia, Ontario, which sits on the very southern tip of Lake Huron, Weir wasn’t originally sold on his southpaw style when it came to the game.

So a 13-year-old Weir penned a letter to the great Jack Nicklaus asking for advice on whether he should try to convert to a right-handed swing.

When asked during the leadup to this week’s inaugural Black Desert Championship, which is bringing the PGA Tour back to the state of Utah that Weir now calls home, the 2003 Masters champion said he took Nicklaus’ return message to heart.

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“I have no idea what would have happened. I was a natural left-hander,” said Weir, who played his college golf at BYU. “I wrote Jack when I was a kid and he said stick with your natural swing. 1983 when I wrote that letter, there was Bob Charles who had won the British Open. But Russ Cochran was on Tour and a guy named Ernie Gonzalez, but they were kind of middle-of-the-pack guys, good players. But the best players in the world were all right-handed, and I wrote Jack this letter, and he said, no, stick to your natural swing, so I did.”

More: The 16 left-handed golfers who have won on the PGA Tour

Weir cemented his legacy in the game by becoming the first lefty to ever win at Augusta, although Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson have since combined for five wins since the Canadian turned the trick. Weir has eight PGA Tour wins, tied for the most all-time.

But it might have all been different if not for the advice from the Golden Bear.

“If I switched to right-handed then —my dad was willing to do that, but when I got the letter back from Jack, it was, okay, we’re staying with it,” he said.

Would he have had the same success if he’d have switched?

“Who knows,” Weir said. “Probably not on Tour, I wouldn’t think.”

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International Team Captain Mike Weir talks to Captain’s Assistant Geoff Ogilvy of Australia and the International Team during a practice round prior to the 2024 Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club on September 24, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

This has been an interesting time for Weir, whose best playing days are in the rearview mirror. But coming off his captaincy in the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal, Weir is still displaying the scrappy nature that would have him popping up on leaderboards. He’s yet to make a cut through his first three PGA Tour events this year before Black Desert, but he’s played well on the Champions circuit, posting four top-10 finishes.

“This last month or so has been a special time in golf for me. Two weeks ago at the Presidents Cup was something that was in the works for a long time and put a lot of energy into that for a couple years. Although we didn’t get over the line and win the event, it was still such a special week,” Weir said. “Just the response of all the fans to our team, our players, having three Canadians on the team was really special, having a lot of family there. It was just an incredible week for me. Then here we are two weeks later playing at home in a PGA Tour event in my home state. It’s pretty cool. I’m trying to soak it up.”

And while he’s still looking to get into the mix at the new event, Weir has found a happy place where he can enjoy his surroundings and enjoy the success of others. The event marks the PGA Tour’s first appearance in the Beehive State in 60 years. He’s playing the opening two rounds with Garrick Higgo and Troy Merritt.

“At this stage of my life, I’m still super competitive, but there’s a lot of guys I’m rooting for out here, too. And I love to watch them as a fan of golf and watch the evolution of the game,” he said. “The younger generation that I had a chance to play with yesterday and then to see some of the veteran guys that I know still playing, it’s really cool at this stage of life to still be kicking the golf ball around a little bit and trying hard at it.”

A look behind the failed the pitch to create golf courses in a Florida state park — and what went wrong

“I told them, ‘You’re going to start a war,’ ” Jenkins said. “And guess what? That’s exactly what they did.”

Nearly a year before the state revealed its now-shelved Great Outdoors Initiative, a veterans organization met with three Treasure Coast officials to pitch building three golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Florida Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, said he thought he would never hear from Folds of Honor again after he met with the nonprofit’s representatives via Zoom in December 2023.

Snyder met with Folds of Honor founder and CEO Lt. Col. Dan Rooney and lobbyist Ryan Mathews, who was a Florida Department of Environmental Protection interim secretary under former Gov. Rick Scott.

Rooney and Mathews proposed building the courses over 1,000 acres of protected scrubland, and they asked Snyder to draft a bill that would permit such development.

“When we met, it was very exploratory — what I gauged as a temperature-taking,” Snyder told TCPalm. “I said this is not something we would be interested in, but hey, let’s keep the conversation open. We can perhaps revisit this in the future, looking at other potential land sites.”

What you missed: Catch up on all the news about Jonathan Dickinson State Park golf course proposal

Martin County Commission Chair Harold Jenkins

Two months earlier, Folds of Honor representatives had pitched their idea to Martin County Commission Chair Harold Jenkins over lunch at Casa Giuseppe’s Italian Grill on Southeast Indian Street. Jenkins said he didn’t recall the names of the representatives he met with in October 2023.

A rainbow appears over Jonathan Dickinson State Park during a protest against the proposed golf courses Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Martin County. Florida Department of Environmental Protection has proposed to build three golf courses in the park as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Great Outdoors Initiative. (Photo: CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALM)

They told Jenkins they wanted to build golf courses on land with “diminished environmental value,” and that there could be better uses for Jonathan Dickinson State Park, he said. Though Jenkins doesn’t have any state legislative power to aid their proposal, they still wanted his support, he said.

“I told them, ‘You’re going to start a war,’ ” Jenkins said. “And guess what? That’s exactly what they did.”

Florida Sen. Gayle Harrell

A month earlier, Folds of Honor had approached Florida Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart. Mathews and Rooney met with Harrell and her staff in her Stuart office in September 2023.

They played a video presentation from a tablet showcasing their work building another golf course in Michigan called American Dunes Golf Club. Mathews and Rooney also asked Harrell if she would sponsor a bill that would allow similar development in Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Though Harrell said she was impressed by Folds of Honor and their work, she was forward in her rejection.

“I told them their mission is good, but not in our state parks,” Harrell told TCPalm. “I think they should have rehabilitated an existing park or built somewhere else, but not here.”

Folds of Honor, Tuskegee Dunes Foundation

Snyder said he was surprised when he saw a Facebook post detailing Folds of Honor’s involvement in the Great Outdoors Initiative, which a now-fired DEP employee leaked to raise public awareness in mid-August.

“At the time, I was like, ‘This can’t be right,’ ” Snyder said.

Snyder said he also was surprised to hear the name Tuskegee Dunes Foundation again, which is the mysterious group tied to Mathews that took responsibility for the golf course plan.

“They presented Tuskegee Dunes as the organization and name to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, but I don’t know what happened since we spoke in September,” Snyder said. “Who knows, maybe they did create a whole new foundation.”

Although Gov. Ron DeSantis denied any knowledge of the Great Outdoors Initiative’s recreational development plans for nine Florida state parks, Rooney met with him on April 10, according to a copy of the governor’s schedule.

Folds of Honor did not leave Snyder, Harrell or Jenkins any literature that would be a public record TCPalm would be entitled to under Florida’s Sunshine Laws, officials said.

Neither Rooney nor Mathews have responded to TCPalm’s requests for comment.

Great Outdoors Initiative

After mounting public outcry over the golf course plan, Tuskegee Dunes Foundation created a website that stated, “No golf in Jonathan Dickinson State Park,” and “We have received clear feedback that Jonathan Dickinson State Park is the [sic] not the right location,” and “we did not understand the local community landscape.”

It’s unclear why, given the idea was just as controversial as a similar failed plan under Scott in 2011. A bill that died would have allowed famed pro golfer and course designer Jack Nicklaus to build courses in state parks.

Folds of Honor is associated with American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan, which also has ties to Nicklaus. American Dunes was used as an example in the presentation to demonstrate the nonprofit’s abilities, remembered both Snyder and Harrell. Snyder said he can’t remember if Nicklaus’ name was mentioned during the Zoom presentation, but he recalls “a variety of potential folks that were named” as sponsors.

Photos: Jack Nicklaus’ American Dunes Golf Club benefits Folds of Honor

DeSantis, an avid golfer, also has ties to Nicklaus. DeSantis appointed Nicklaus’ son, Gary Nicklaus, to the Florida Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2022. DeSantis awarded Nicklaus’ wife, Barbara Nicklaus, with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom two years ago, calling her the “First Lady of Golf” in a social media post.

At a news conference in late August, DeSantis disavowed knowledge of the Great Outdoors Initiative, calling the ideas “half-baked” and “not ready for prime time.”

“They’re not going to do anything this year,” DeSantis said of DEP. “They’re going back to the drawing board. … They’re going to go back and basically listen to folks.”

Jack Lemnus is a TCPalm enterprise reporter, part of the USA Today Network. Contact him at jack.lemnus@tcpalm.com or 772-409-1345.

Report: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus were involved in plan to put golf courses in Florida state park

Stearns said Nicklaus would have done the work free of charge.

NBC News is reporting that Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, two of the biggest names in golf, were included in the Florida plan to put golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The network cited a representative for the legendary golfers who confirmed their interest in the project.

The Palm Beach Post reported last week that two companies founded by Nicklaus, but with which he is no longer affiliated with, flatly stated they were not involved in the state park proposal. But the statement also made clear they were not speaking for Nicklaus.

Plans by the Department of Environmental Protection to add golf courses, lodges and pickleball courts in nine state parks drew an outburst of anger, especially the part of the plan that included putting golf courses in Dickinson, a state park on the Palm Beach-Martin County border not far from Woods’ Jupiter Island home and Nicklaus’ North Palm Beach home.

On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis distanced himself from the plan, saying it was “half-baked” and “leaked to a left-wing group to try to create a narrative.” He said that there had been some calls for improvements at state parks, but that the DEP needed to go back to the drawing board.

Documents were leaked to environmentalists a week ago showing plans for the installation of three public golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson as part of the state’s 2024-2025 Great Outdoors Initiative.

The fervor of discontent that followed led to the state postponing public meetings that were scheduled.

NBC News said Eugene Stearns, who represents Nicklaus, said Woods and Nicklaus would do course-design work on the project.

“There were actually going to be at least two courses; one would be a Tiger course and one would be a Jack course,” Stearns told NBC News.

Stearns said Nicklaus would have done the work free of charge.

“For Jack, it was a charitable issue,” Stearns told NBC News.

Nicklaus Companies, which is no longer affiliated with founder Jack Nicklaus, told The Palm Beach Post it was not associated with the recent golf course plans. The statement from Nicklaus Companies emphasized that it was from the firms — Nicklaus Companies and Nicklaus Design — alone, not Jack Nicklaus personally.

Nicklaus Companies reiterated that it had nothing to do with the courses at Jonathan Dickinson and called the project an “ill-conceived plan.”

“We cannot comment on what other parties may be doing, but Nicklaus Companies and Nicklaus Design oppose the development of golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson Park or any other Florida state park,” a statement sent to The Palm Beach Post said. “If asked to participate in such a project, we would decline.”

Jack Nicklaus resigned from Nicklaus Companies in May 2022 when he was 82 years old.

“Nicklaus Companies has no inside information regarding projects he may or may not have pursued over the last two years outside of our companies,” the statement added.

In 2011, legislators tried to add golf courses to state parks through bills that would have created the “Jack Nicklaus Golf Trail of Florida.” The only park specifically mentioned in the House’s version of the bill was Jonathan Dickinson, which is nearest Nicklaus’ North Palm Beach home.

The bills were quickly withdrawn after public outcry.

A yellow-crowned Night Heron is perched on a tree branch along the Loxahatchee River in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County, Florida. They are quite common in parts of the southeast, particularly in coastal regions. It often feeds by day as well as by night. Its stout bill seems to be an adaptation for feeding on hard-shelled crustaceans

(Photo: Greg Lovett/palmbeachpost.com)

The Tuskegee Foundation had a proposal for the golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park

The swift anger and outrage spurred a mysterious foundation — called the Tuskegee Foundation — that proposed golf courses for Dickinson to announce it was pulling the plug on the plan days after leaked documents revealed how the plan would change the park.

The Tuskegee Foundation withdrew its application for the golf course proposal two days after the foundation’s name was associated with the development plans.

The Delaware-registered foundation, which is not required to list the names of directors and officers in the articles of incorporation, has Florida lobbyists, including a former secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, according to Florida lobbyist records.

Before dropping its bid, the foundation said in a statement sent to The Palm Beach Post last week that the golf courses and other facilities would have told the “inspirational story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II.”

The anger against the plan prompted the foundation to release a statement through political commentator Daniel Bongino that it was no longer pursuing the proposal.

“Serving God and Country is our daily goal,” said the statement, which Bongino posted on Facebook. “That was the spirit for the idea to bring world-class public golf to southeast Florida … We have received clear feedback that Jonathan Dickinson State Park is not the right location. We did not understand the local community landscape and appreciate the clarity. We will not pursue building in the beloved Jonathan Dickinson State Park.”

DEP spokeswoman Alex Kuchta said in a statement late Sunday that the proposal was withdrawn.

“The Florida Department of Environmental Protection appreciates the Tuskegee Dunes Foundation’s good-faith proposal for a public golf course at Jonathan Dickinson State Park,” Kuchta wrote. “While they are withdrawing their proposal, the foundation worked with the state to pursue a project that would have created a public, world-class golf course for all, while supporting veterans, first responders and their families. Their plan to honor the Tuskegee Airmen was noble.”

 

Who had the iconic milkshake first: Muirfield Village or Castle Pines? Tom Watson settles the score

Leave it to World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Watson to break the tie.

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Jack Nicklaus designed both Muirfield Village Golf Club and Castle Pines Golf Club. He argues that Muirfield Village, his home course in Dublin, Ohio, was first to make the iconic milkshake a clubhouse treat. George Solich, the general chairman at Castle Pines, says hold on one second, we made the milkshake a thing during the PGA Tour’s 21-year fixture as the home of the International. Leave it to World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Watson to break the tie.

“Tom Watson says, ‘Let’s just set the record straight. Jack thinks they were there first. They weren’t. They were here first because these were really good milkshakes,’ ” Solich recounted the story.

“Muirfield, they made it with soft serve. We did ours with Haagen Dazs,” Solich added, noting that the rich, velvety ice cream is the secret ingredient inside the Hamilton Beach shake mixer. During the Tour’s annual stop at the Memorial, Muirfield Village’s clubhouse now uses Haagen-Dazs too. “So they started here. It’s a fun little thing to have, something that we are famous for, milkshakes.”

According to an Associated Press story, legend has it the International’s Haagen-Dazs bill reached $17,000, as players and their guests took down Castle Pines’ famed chocolate milkshakes faster than they could scoop it. On Wednesday, at one the concession stands, where the shakes are also available, they ran out of ice cream around 2 p.m. MT.

Chocolate is the most popular flavor of the super-creamy milkshakes but other options include strawberry and vanilla, as well as the favorites of a sweet tooth: peanut butter, heath bar and dreamsicle. Adults can enjoy strawberry reposado and banana rum, with additions like ginger snaps and their own baked chocolate chips.

“We expect to go through 70 gallons of vanilla ice cream a day making shakes – just in the clubhouse,” said Castle Pines executive chef Travis Teague.

Jack Nicklaus sent his family, friends to learn golf from Chi Chi Rodriguez: ‘He taught them a great deal’

Jack and Barbara Nicklaus lost a good friend Thursday when Rodriguez died at age 88.

Jack Nicklaus respected Chi Chi Rodriguez so much as a golfer — and a humanitarian — he sent his sons, and later, a grandson, to Rodriguez for lessons.

“Chi Chi came from very humble beginnings and worked very hard to become very successful, not only as a golfer but as a person and a humanitarian,” Nicklaus, the North Palm Beach resident, told The Palm Beach Post Friday.

“Beyond his tremendous record and impact on the game of golf, Chi Chi was a great teacher of the game. I sent my boys and even a grandson to Chi Chi to learn various aspects of golf, especially the short game, and he taught them a great deal. But his focus on educating young minds transcended golf.”

Jack and Barbara Nicklaus lost a good friend Thursday when Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, one of golf’s greatest philanthropists, died at age 88.

Rodriguez was a showman and entertainer on and off the course. He was known for his signature “sword dance.” But do not let that overshadow his talent on the golf course. Known as the greatest Puerto Rican golfer of all time, Rodriquez, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, won eight times on the PGA Tour and collected 22 victories on the PGA Tour Champions.

“Chi Chi gave us a wealth of wonderful quotes,” Nicklaus said. “I always got a chuckle out of the things he would say.”

One of those was when Rodriguez called Nicklaus “a legend in his spare time.”

“Chi Chi might have called me a legend in my spare time, but I call him a legend for all time,” Nicklaus, 84, said.

More: Social media responds to the death of Chi Chi Rodriguez with love, affection and great tales

Jack, Chi Chi shared passion for helping children

Rodriguez founded the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation in Clearwater in 1979. The foundation helps at-risk youth achieve academic, social and economic success. And he once credited Nicklaus for starting the Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy which opened in 1993 in Clearwater. The academy teaches academics and life skills to at-risk children.

“The credit for getting the whole project off the ground goes to Jack Nicklaus,” Rodriguez said. “Jack said we could raise a million dollars. It was called ‘Chi Chi and the Bear.’ ”

And they raised $1 million, in one day, which got the project rolling.

“His school in Clearwater and the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation have helped thousands of kids over the last 45 years,” Nicklaus said. “Chi Chi was just a wonderful all-around person, who always cared more about the health and welfare of others, especially children.”

The two shared a common passion. Jack and Barbara founded the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in 2004. The foundation pledged $60 million to the Miami Children’s Health System in 2015 and as a result the hospital’s flagship entity was renamed the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.

“Chi Chi and I played a lot of golf together, and we always had a great time,” Nicklaus said. “He and I also spent a lot of quality time together off the golf course. And we worked with kids together.

“Barbara and I were honored to work with his foundation and school on numerous occasions. Chi Chi has been a very good friend for a long time, and Barbara and I join so many who will miss him greatly.”

Tom D’Angelo is a senior sports columnist and golf reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@pbpost.com.

This North Carolina home with breathtaking views of a signature par 3 is selling for $4.69 million

Check out photos of this incredible home here.

Views of the Atlantic Ocean, the Intercoastal Waterway and a signature par-3 hole are all part of the package with this home up for sale in the North Carolina hotspot of Wilmington.

The home is named Point 3, and it was designed by architect Michael Ross Kersting. It sits on the par-3 fourth hole on the Landfall Country Club’s Ocean Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus. The club also has an 18 designed by Pete Dye.

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The home, which recently had a contract pending, was put on sale for $4.69 million and sits on a lot that’s just under two acres.

From the Sotheby’s listing:

The spacious lot is the largest on Landfall’s prestigious Ocean Ridge Drive, spanning over 1.85 acres of meticulously landscaped grounds, offering unparalleled seclusion and tranquility. Uniquely buffered by the signature 4th green of the Nicklaus Ocean Course, the setting further enhances privacy and offers expansive, unobstructed vistas that stretch as far as the eye can see.

The exterior of the home features extraordinary construction quality, including poured concrete walls, mahogany siding, and shell tabby accents that blend modern design with coastal elegance. The heated outdoor pool and covered porch with mechanical screens provide the perfect setting to enjoy the ocean views and breezes.

Inside, you’ll find exquisite interior details that define this home. African Sapele floors and Mahogany tongue and groove ceilings create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Oversized impact glass windows provide security and unobstructed views of the surrounding natural beauty.

This home is designed for both relaxation and entertainment. The 400-bottle wine cellar is a haven for wine enthusiasts, while the whole house sound system allows you to enjoy your favorite music in every room. The kitchen is a chef’s dream, equipped with double ovens, a warming drawer, a 5-burner gas range, a Sub Zero refrigerator, and a Miele dishwasher. The instant-on hot water feature adds convenience to your culinary endeavors. The 3-floor hydraulic elevator ensures easy access to all levels of the home. Impeccably maintained by its original owners, Point 3 is a rare offering of one of Landfall’s most iconic and architecturally significant waterfront properties.

Here’s a look at the home:

Ohio State football legend will dot the I against Akron

A huge honor for Archie

As you know, the tradition for Ohio State’s marching band when performing script Ohio is that a sousaphone player will dot the I.

Over the course of the history of this act, a short list of Buckeye legends have had the opportunity to replace a band member in the famous setting which includes [autotag]Earle Bruce[/autotag], [autotag]Jack Nicklaus[/autotag] and [autotag]Woody Hayes[/autotag].

You can now add 2-time Heisman Trophy winner [autotag]Archie Griffin[/autotag] to that group, as it was announced on Thursday that he will dot the I during the season opening game against Akron.

Griffin has been a mainstay with the Ohio State athletic department, holding titles such as president and CEO of the alumni association, and assistant athletic director.

It’s quite an honor to be selected to dot the I, and it’s a long time coming for Griffin. We can wait to see him on the field once again.

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