I.
"MY 55 WAYS TO LOWER YOUR
GOLF SCORE"
by
Jack Nicklaus, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY,1964, page 104. The great Jack Nicklaus writes about his last defeat as an amateur.
Match played in Memphis nine months before he won his first U.S. Open.
Excerpt:
"When
Greenwood eagled the 18th and birdied the first extra hole I was
beaten." ~ Jack Nicklaus
II. "MY STORY"
by
Jack Nicklaus, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1997, page 53.
The
famous match in the Colonial Amateur; Greenwood made eagle on 18 to get
even and made birdie on the first hole of sudden death hole to win.
III.
"THE HISTORY OF TENNESSEE GOLF: 1894-2001"
by
Gene Pearce, Hillsboro Press, Franklin, TN, 2002, pages 10, 21-22, 28,
77, 174, 199, 257-58, 270-73, 284-85, 308-9, 330, 347-48, 352, 375, 381,
399-401, 21, 271.
Greenwood wins over 100 tournaments in Tennessee before he turns pro and
plays seven years on the PGA Tour.
Excerpt:
"... in the
1960s there was no better amateur player in Tennessee and he was
one of the best amateurs in America. During the 1960s, he
earned All-America honors at North Texas University and was
ranked among the national's Top 10 amateurs by Golf Magazine
twice." ~ Gene Pearce, page 270.
IV.
"SOUTHERN GOLF ASSOCIATION, THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS"
by
Gene Pearce. Printed in Canada by Friesens, Altona, Manitoba, 2004,
pages 140, 142.
Bobby
Greenwood shoots course record ~ 8 under par ~ '64' at Lost Tree Golf
Club... home course of Jack Nicklaus. The record still stands... tied by
Calvin Peete.
Excerpt:
"Greenwood's
second round 64 at Lost Tree set a single-round record for the
tournament that still stands. The previous course record was
held jointly by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, a club member.
Greenwood's 64 was later tied by Calvin Peete during the annual
Lost Tree Pro-Am." ~ Gene Pearce, page 140.
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V.
"THE HISTORY OF SUNNEHANNA COUNTRY CLUB AND THE SUNNEHANNA AMATEUR"
by
John Yerger III, Smith Lithographic Corporation, Rockville, MA, 2004,
pages 95-96, 99. Bobby
Greenwood won the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions twice in
1965 and 1968. In 1965, he shot the second round 18-hole Course Record
of 63 and the 72 holes Tournament Record of 269. And 39 years later,
still a course record holder.
Excerpts:
"During the
final round (TV) viewers and spectators watched Bobby
Greenwood continue his scintillating play firing a final
round of 66. The North Texas State All-American's four-round
total of 269 shattered Gene Dahlbender's 72-hole total set
in 1960 by four strokes." ~ John Yerger III, page 96. (1965
Win)
"A testament to
Greenwood...fine play was that only three other players
managed to equal or break par. ~ John Yerger, III, page 96.
(1965 Win)
"The
Cookeville, Tennessee native birdied three of the final five
holes to win the tournament. With his dramatic putt on the
final hole, Bobby Greenwood joined Gene Dahlbender and Bill
Hyndman as two-time champions of the Tournament of
Champions." ~ John Yerger, III, page 99. (1968 Win)
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