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Dan Jenkins

American Author

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I used to never miss the 'New Yorker' or 'New York.' Now I never bother. Dan Jenkins

Bother Never Miss New York Yorker New York New Yorker Used Now

Though it was never a goal in life, it has occurred to me that I've met six presidents of the United States. OK, I met four of them before they became president, including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, No. 43. Dan Jenkins

Life Me Met Before Richard Nixon President Presidents States OK Though Nixon Never Became Ford Occurred Reagan George Goal George W George W. Bush Six Ronald Reagan Them Bush Richard Including United United States Four

Vijay Singh won a playoff in 2004 at Whistling Straits after a final-round 76, which was the highest last round by the winner of any major since 1938, when Reg Whitcombe won the British Open with a 78 in a storm that blew down the exhibition tent at Sandwich. Dan Jenkins

The recreational golfer who gives it careful thought will conclude that the favorite golf hole in his life played downhill, gradually or severely, and normally was downwind as well. Dan Jenkins

Life Will Thought Favorite Gives Recreational Well Conclude His Normally Gradually Golf Hole Golfer Who Downhill Played Careful

Of course, Dwight D. Eisenhower gets credit for doing more for golf than any other White House resident, a mid- to high-handicapper though he was. Dan Jenkins

White White House Other Though More He House Course Doing Than Gets Any Mid Dwight Golf Eisenhower Resident Credit

The Masters is a sell-out annually, and even the scalpers mind their manners. Dan Jenkins

Mind Manners Masters Even

I haven't looked for a golf ball since mulligans were free, which was a law I passed in 1995. Dan Jenkins

Law Free Since Looked Ball Passed Were Golf Golf Ball Which

I gather most people don't remember that when the U.S. Open first went to Pebble Beach in 1972, a big deal was made of the Open going to a public course for the first time. Dan Jenkins

Time People Remember Made First Big Beach Open Most Course First Time Deal Big Deal Going Public Pebble Gather

Putting is not an art, it's a dreaded evil. No wise man ever said that. Dan Jenkins

Art Wise Man Wise Man Evil Dreaded Putting Said Ever

I quickly discovered that trying to go play golf while living in Manhattan was about as easy as trying to grab a taxi while standing out in front of Saks Fifth Avenue in the freezing rain on the last shopping day before Christmas. Dan Jenkins

Christmas Day Rain Shopping Before Avenue Living Out Easy About Freezing Go Discovered Grab Quickly Trying Front Manhattan Golf While Taxi Fifth Standing Play Play Golf Last

Nobody can make a putt that breaks to the right. It's unnatural. Unless you're left-handed, of course. Standing over a putt that breaks to the right can actually make you dizzy. I've long thought that right-breaking putts are a major contributor to mental and physical ill health. Dan Jenkins

In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to have a defining moment and kick it to death. You gotta be able to recognize that, by the way. It probably takes experience. Dan Jenkins

Death You Experience Beginning Kick Way Defining Defining Moment Recognize Able Angle Takes Gotta End Middle Story Theme Moment

I can only tell you that eggs, country ham, biscuits, a pot of coffee, a morning paper, a table by the window overlooking the veranda and putting green, listening to the idle chitchat of competitors, authors, wits and philosophers, hasn't exactly been a torturous way to begin each day at the Masters all these years. Dan Jenkins

Day Morning You Listening Coffee Country Philosophers Biscuits Way Paper Tell Exactly Table Window Pot Only Putting Masters Idle Wits Ham Overlooking Been Years Begin Green Eggs Authors Each Each Day Competitors

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