"'Back to the clubhouse. I'm not going to live long enough to figure out that backswing.'"

John Garrity catches up with some of the older former Masters Champions, including '68 winner Bob Goalby and Jackie Burke, making his first visit to Augusta in seven years.

Goalby, for example, shares one about Jackie and another old pro, Miller Barber. "You know Miller?" Goalby arches an eyebrow. "He's got about 14 curlicues in his backswing, and then he sticks the club straight up in the air with no wrist cock. Anyway, he asked Jackie for a lesson. They went out on the range, dumped the balls out. Miller said, 'I'm mixed up on my backswing. Watch me hit some.' So he hit about a dozen balls before Jackie turned and started walking away. Miller's got this squeaky voice. He shouted, 'Jackie! Jackie! Where are you going?' And Jackie said, 'Back to the clubhouse. I'm not going to live long enough to figure out that backswing.'"

Comments

[KDK]

The game of golf needs more people like Jack Burke. Great article.

[Steven T.]

And Miller Barber too.