It yielded one of the most famous lines in golf: “What a stupid I am.”
Bob Goalby, who died Wednesday at age 92, is remembered for his 1968 Masters win — not only his outstanding final round but the grace he displayed in the aftermath of a rules infraction that was not of his doing.Goalby’s death in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois, was confirmed by the PGA Tour and by Bill Haas, his great-nephew.
But Tommy Aaron was keeping De Vicenzo’s card that day and put him down for a 4 on the 17th hole instead of the birdie 3 he had actually gotten. De Vicenzo signed the card, and under the Rules of Golf, had to accept the higher score. Goalby was born March 14, 1929, in Belleville and was a multi-sport player through high school and college.
His first win was the 1958 Greater Greensboro Open. The last of his 11 PGA Tour titles was the Bahamas National Open in 1971. He played in one Ryder Cup, in 1963 at East Lake in Atlanta, with Arnold Palmer as the playing captain.
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