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- An Interview With Lee Trevino
Golfing has been one of the topmost royal games since a longtime and has created a special place within the hearts of millions of people across the world. But, when we talk of golf and the greatest golfers, one name especially, can never be forgotten. Lee Trevino, one of the best known golfers and perhaps the sole golfer to have come this far with such a respectable intensity and courage.
GolfDigest Magazine
This Dec 1st, as he turns 70, I bring forth his interview with the GolfDigest Magazine about golf and all that he learnt and researched about this classy game. Trevino started golfing at an age of 5 and took it up as his religion. He later joined the Marines and joined the tours at an age of 27. Who could have imagined that this simple guy playing golf with all his might was a folk hero in the making? Well, the strength of the golfer was not suppressed for long and made news soon in the very second year by winning the U.S. Open which he won four times in a total. Trevino further went on to win 29 times with 6 major wins in the PGA Tour. However, just as always, life is not a fairytale story always, he also faced a few falls. He lost two of his fortunes and lost his grip on the game after being battered by lightening. But, he fought back and later went ahead to win 29 more tours. Well, today as he only plays a few games and stresses on spending more time with his family and entertaining fans, he speaks a few words about his experience till date. Have a look at a few questions asked to him in this interview with GolfDigest Magazine.
- So, did you leave competitive golfing mentally?
Oh, yeah. I left that quite a while ago. When I realized I couldn’t win, that took everything out of it. The only reason I go out on the Champions Tour is to talk to the guys, have some fun. I still get all the people in the gallery walking around with me because they know they’re going to hear some stories.
- How did you know that your competitive golfing days were over?
Every shot feels like the first shot of the day. If I’m on the range hitting shot after shot, I can hit them just as good as I did when I was 30. But out on the course, your body changes between shots. You get out of the cart, and you’ve got this 170-yard 5-iron over a bunker, and it goes about 138. [Laughs.]
