One of the facts that impressed me was Larry Nelson didn't take up the game until he was in his 20s. To go on and then qualify for the PGA tour and win multiple majors speaks for itself.
Larry Nelson is both a friend and fellow member at Atlanta Country Club. Some 25 years ago, when he was in his prime and as we walked from the club's practice tee, I asked him if his goal was to become 'the greatest golfer of all time.' He reflected a moment and said...
"Well, maybe the greatest ever who began the game at age 21. "
That has always flumoxed me why Larry Nelson was never considered a great player even after his Major wins. You never really hear much about him via the press. Maybe it is because he is a private guy and just goes about his business quietly.
Thanks for the link to the article.
Alex
Nelson could buy a small country with the money Tiger or Furyk would pay him for his 60 footer on 16, which he hit with a four wood the night before and waited a day to putt that monster. Great golfer, look at his sequence in golf digest when he won most improved in 1979, great swing.
Larry Nelson and his son, Josh, yesterday won the Del Webb Father-Son Challenge. Son Drew, with whom Larry won the same championship in 2002, was on the bag. Talk about your made-in-heaven photo op!
Alas, t'was not to be.
The photo accompanying the victory article on the pgatour.com website?
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