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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME
BY MARK BUTTON
Texas Links Staff
anny Wadkins was standing outside the Thirsty Goat
Saloon near Big Bend National Park when he got the call
from Tim...
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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME
BY MARK BUTTON
Texas Links Staff
anny Wadkins was standing outside the Thirsty Goat
Saloon near Big Bend National Park when he got the call
from Tim Finchem.
The PGA Tour commissioner told Wadkins,
a 21-time tour winner and Dallas resident, that
he was elected to the World Golf Hall of
Fame and will be part of the Class of 2009 to
be inducted on Nov.
2.
Wadkins is too classy to say it himself, but
he had to be thinking, It’s about time.
“I am honored and pleased to be a part of
such a prestigious group,” said Wadkins,
whose youngest son, Tucker, plays golf for
Trinity Christian Academy in Dallas.
“I
never expected to wind up in the Hall of Fame
when I started playing golf.
I played for the
love of the game and to compete to win.
This
honor is the culmination of a lot of fun, which
I had throughout my career.
”
Wadkins played on eight Ryder Cup teams and compiled a stout
20-11
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