He was a contemporary and great rival of Bobby Jones, who was born in the same year ; Sarazen also had many great battles with Walter Hagen, who was about ten years older.

Sarazen had what is still the longest-running endorsement contract in professional sports – with Wilson Sporting Goods from 1923 until his death, a total of 75 years.

Gene Sarazen began to win tournaments in 1935 with a new club he had invented that was specialized for sand play.

Manero defeated Cooper, who had already finished with a then-record score, by two shots to win the tournament ; over the final holes, Manero was apparently receiving assistance in club selection from Gene Sarazen, a top player and fellow Italian-American, who had already finished his round.

Gene Sarazen won the 1932 British and US Open tournaments with a new club he had invented that was specialized for sand play.

The sand wedge also began to be used by top players for shots from grass, shortly after Sarazen introduced it, and this led to a revolution in short-game techniques, along with lower scoring by players who mastered the skills.

In spite of his height – he only stood tall – Sarazen could hit the ball a very long way, even when compared with larger, stronger players.

With the concave-faced wedge having been outlawed in 1931, Sarazen designed his sand wedge with a straight face.

After working as a commentator for " All Star Golf " in the early ' 60s, he replaced George Rogers as co-host for Shell's Wonderful World of Golf along with Gene Sarazen in 1966.

* 1928 Miami International Four-Ball ( with Gene Sarazen )

He'd invited Gene Sarazen to play an exhibition match with Emmett Kelly, the first course pro ; more than 1, 000 people came to watch.

Sarazen noticed the flaps on the wings that were lowered on takeoff to help create lift, and surmised that the same could be done to a high-lofted golf club to help the clubhead cut through and then lift out of the sand ( bringing the ball with it ).

The three showed they could compete on even terms with the best players in the world, and American dominance of golf would be established by the early 1920s, assisted by stars like Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones.

Sarazen invented the modern sand wedge, and debuted the club ( while keeping it secret during preliminary practice rounds ) at the British Open at Prince's Golf Club in 1932 ( which he won ).

The modern sand wedge was invented by Gene Sarazen.

Sarazen debuted his newly invented sand iron at the Championship, and his original club was on display at Prince's for many years, until insurance costs became prohibitively expensive.

The modern sand wedge, the first of the clubs to be called a wedge, was developed by Gene Sarazen after flying in Howard Hughes ' private plane.

The resulting plume of sand from such a shot was made famous by Sarazen as the " explosion shot " and is a common sight in televised golf events.

* 1902 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer ( d. 1999 )

* May 13 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer ( b. 1902 )

** Gene Sarazen, American golfer ( d. 1999 )

Until 1999, he was joined by Gene Sarazen, and until 2001, by Byron Nelson.

During the Florida land boom of the 1920s, New Port Richey became the winter home of silent screen star Thomas Meighan and golfer Gene Sarazen ; Meighan attempted to bring other Hollywood figures to the city.

Gene Sarazen, one of the top golfers in the 1920s, also built a home in New Port Richey.

Gene Sarazen ( Eugenio Saraceni ) won both the Professional Golf Association and U. S. Open Tournaments in 1922.

Such golfers have included Fred McLeod, Jock Hutchinson, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.

Gene Sarazen, who stood at the 18th Green of St George's later said of Norman's achievement: " I never thought I would live to see golf played like this.

Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern Majors at any time during their career, an achievement which is often referred to as a Career Grand Slam: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods.

Gene Sarazen (; February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999 ) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s.

Sarazen was born in Harrison, New York as Eugenio Saraceni.

Sarazen began caddying at age ten at local golf clubs, took up golf himself, and gradually developed his skills ; he was essentially self-taught.

Sarazen took a series of club professional jobs in the New York area from his mid-teens, and worked hard on his game.

Sarazen won his first major championships – the 1922 U. S. Open and PGA Championship – at age 20.

Sarazen, Jones, and Hagen were the world's dominant players during the 1920s.

The winner of 39 PGA Tournaments, Sarazen was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

Sarazen hit " The shot heard ' round the world " in the 1935 Masters Tournament.

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Isn't it a bit odd that the three states of Southern New England ( Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island ) have had state institutions of university status only in the very recent past, these institutions having previously been A & M colleges??

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In its ruling, the state Board of Education upheld Dr. Michael F. Walsh, state commissioner of education, who had ruled previously that the Warwick board erred when it named Maurice F. Tougas as coordinator of audio-visual education without first finding that the school superintendent's candidate was not suitable.

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A person with a good reputation for reciprocity have a higher chance of receiving help even from persons they have had no direct interactions with previously.

The development of the tourism sector in Algeria had previously been hampered by a lack of facilities, but since 2004 a broad tourism development strategy has been implemented resulting in many hotels of a high modern standard being built.

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