Mr. Cub And Golf

Ed Sherman empties his notebook of stellar Ernie Banks golf anecdotes, including the late Mr. Cub's affinity for watching the majors and getting to Augusta for the 1997 Masters.

Sherman writes:

It wasn’t the last time Ernie and I talked about golf. He loved the game and practically lived at Cog Hill, Chicago’s top public course, during the summer.

If his motto for baseball was “Let’s play two,” I’m sure it was “Let’s play 36″ for golf.

Ernie hardly was a casual fan of the pro game. Whenever we would meet, usually at Cog Hill, he wanted to talk about the majors. He always knew all the venues for that year and enjoyed handicapping the field.

Of course, Ernie always wanted to get the latest on Woods. It is hard to believe Woods had a bigger fan. He definitely didn’t have one who hit 512 homers.