Fred Couples and Julius Boros

From Dick Hochman, of Savannah, comes a mild chiding...

Attribution. That's all that's missing; and it's really no big deal at that.

The important thing is that I LOVED Fred Couples' article:" Swing Easy, Hit Hard". What a joy to be able to re-visit this concept again, 43 years later. You see, the book, "Swing Easy, Hit Hard", was written by Julius Boros and published in 1965. Great 'stuff' then and, in this day of super-power golf, even more important now.

I guess it takes someone of a 'certain' age to recognize and enjoy good thing again and again.

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Dick, thanks for the note. We remember Boros' book and should have reminded readers, too. The two players have a bit in common. Boros won 18 times, including three majors. Couples has 15 wins, including one Masters and two Players Championships. Couples has made a living in the Silly Season and Boros helped start the original Silly Season, the senior tour.

Mostly they share swings that make the game look simple and power easy to come by.

--Bob Carney

03.27.08
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Fred Couples

Lots of mail already on one of the most popular players ever to play the game, most popular certainly with our readers. Here are a couple different takes on Jaime Diaz's piece on Couples in March:

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From Art Markey of Stuart, Fl.:

Late on a Sunday afternoon in 1991 shortly after the closing ceremonies of that year's Ryder Cup played at Kiawah, my wife and I and two friends from England were walking to the beach for one last swim in the ocean when we came upon a small gathering of perhaps a dozen fans who were waiting around outside the building where the players were all staying. Just as we got there, a courtesy car pulled up and three U. S. players got out. They ignored the fans who politely asked for autographs and hustled inside without saying a word or signing a single autograph. A few seconds later another courtesy car pulled up and Fred Couples, Chip Beck and Mark O'Meara got out. Each of them graciously signed autographs for several minutes. One woman who nearly fainted at the sight of Couples somehow got up the courage to ask him if he would mind if her husband took her picture with him. He cheerily obliged, putting his arm around her waist and asking her name. That woman is my wife and she treasures that memory and that picture to this day. We're both BIG Fred Couples fans.

And Lee Merrick of Newport Beach:

After reading the article about Fred Couples, I was left with an impression that I would never have imagined about him. No family, no home, a waning career, friends held at arms length...very sad.

In other words, it's not so easy being Fred. Though he's made it easy for us to love the pro game.

--Bob Carney

(Photo by Dom Furore)

02.12.08
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