“Golf is hitting an object to a defined area with the least amount of effort and an alert attitude of indifference.” — Moe Norman, Canadian Golf pro and teacher
The first introduction many of us had to the Pebble Beach Golf Links was in the late 1950s, extending into the early '60s. It wasn't during the golf season (May, June, July) when our eyes saw the course that winds along Carmel Bay in California. It was February.
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