tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post7160267710699995510..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: The Good People of ConoverThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-22174595536474245422010-09-29T20:09:10.777-04:002010-09-29T20:09:10.777-04:00But he's right -- 19 PGA Tour wins and 2 major...But he's right -- 19 PGA Tour wins and 2 majors (1955 PGA & 1957 Masters) are solid numbers, even in the age of Tiger. Golf sometimes has a bad habit of forgetting its legends in favor of the newest "flavor of the month."<br /><br />It <i>is</i> about time.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719298227225074496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-7325465823036503672010-09-29T20:01:25.128-04:002010-09-29T20:01:25.128-04:00That's cool about the instructional book, Mike...That's cool about the instructional book, Mike. I congratulated Doug, and he told me he got a call from the commissioner (Tim Finchem). He said his first words to the commish were "It's about time." A typical feisty Doug Ford remark, but he was right. His numbers should have put him in the Hall long ago.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-47820575413512648872010-09-29T16:32:01.318-04:002010-09-29T16:32:01.318-04:00When you see Doug Ford, congratulate him for me as...When you see Doug Ford, congratulate him for me as well. Unlike a lot of other people who first learned golf from a certain Jack Nicklaus book, my first instructional book was Ford's "Getting Started in Golf." ;-)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719298227225074496noreply@blogger.com