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>> Gaston: My guest today on

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"Sports Files" is professional

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golfer Loren Roberts.

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>> Hi everyone and welcome to

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another edition of "Sports

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Files."

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For over 30 years Loren Roberts

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has been splitting fairways and

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dropping putts at golf's highest

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level.

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He was an eight time winner on

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the PGA Tour and has gone on to

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win 13 times on the Champions

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Tour, capturing 4 Major titles

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in the process.

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This season Loren stands 22nd on

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the money list heading into the

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year's final two events, which

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includes the annual Charles

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Schwab Cup in two weeks.

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But for all his accomplishments

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on the links, the modest,

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somewhat quiet Roberts, is just

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as proud for what he's done off

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it.

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His association with the St Jude

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Classic has been a long,

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distinguished one.

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His Annual Pro-Am golf event

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benefits Le Bonheur Children's

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Hospital.

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Something extremely important to

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Loren and his family.

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And his commitment to the 1st

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tee of Memphis has been

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essential to the growth of that

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Organization, which you will

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find out first hand later in the

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show.

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We're talking birdies and eagles

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with the "Boss of the Moss"

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Loren Roberts, coming up next.

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>> Gaston: Loren, thanks so much

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for joining us.

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>> Roberts: Greg, my pleasure.

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Thanks for having me in.

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>> Gaston: Happen to have an

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open week here.

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We appreciate the "Boss of the

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Moss" being with us.

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Loren, you got a victory this

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year -- your 22nd on the money

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list.

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You're getting ready for the

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Schwab Cup coming up.

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How would you describe your

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season to date?

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>> Roberts: Well, you know, I

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got started good, obviously,

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with a victory early in the

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year.

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And then last week was my first

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top ten since then.

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So it's been a different year

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but, you know, I am 57 now.

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But, you know, I'm looking to

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hopefully keep playing 'til

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probably about 60 and stay

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competitive until 60.

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Hey -- Golf is a lifestyle for

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me.

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So anytime you're playing

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anywhere it's great.

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>> Gaston: You beat me to the

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punch.

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I was wondering about that as

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far as how long you want to

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continue to go in this

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competitive mode, week in, week

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out, all of the travel.

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So you're saying maybe three

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more years -- that's it?

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>> Roberts: Well, you know, I'm

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going to definitely hope I can

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stay competitive, you know, for

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the chance to win until I'm 60.

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And then after than, you know,

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I'm going to play some.

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It'll be fun golf.

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You know, obviously, I want to

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be competitive in the major

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championships for us which is --

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that's key for me, you know, for

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the Senior U.S., the Senior

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British, Senior PGA.

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That's where I want to be

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competitive.

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And we'll just see how it goes.

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>> Gaston: Has the Champions

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tour changed since you started

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in it to where it is now?

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>> Roberts: Oh, it really has.

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Really it's gone from really an

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exhibition tour from the older

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guys.

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You know, the guys that came

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from Nicholas and Palmer and

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even guys before them.

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It's gone from an exhibition

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tour to a really competitive

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your now because guys are

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staying competitive on the

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regular tour until the day they

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turn 50 and coming out on our

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tour and still keeping that

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competitive edge.

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So you look at guys that are

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coming out..

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Freddy Couples plays Kenny

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Perry.

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I mean, we've got VJ Singh

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coming out next year.

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Guys that are still very

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competitive on the regular tour.

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And I've noticed the length of

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the golf courses.

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We've gained probably two to

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three hundred years in length

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we're playing.

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Most courses are 7,000 yards now

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which it wasn't like that even

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when I started in '05.

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>> Gaston: You've accomplished

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so much.

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On the Champions tour, you've

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won four majors.

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What is your biggest

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accomplishment in the game of

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golf on both tours or anything

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else that comes to mind.

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>> Roberts: Well, obviously, it

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was nice to get some majors.

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I really enjoyed winning, you

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know, the two senior Britishes

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that I had because to me, that's

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where golf started.

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And I won a Turnberry which was

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great with Nicholas and Watson.

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So much history there.

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It was great to win that.

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Obviously, is till hurt a little

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bit from that US Open.

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A lot of stuff going on there.

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And it was tough.

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I had the chance to win there.

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But hey, it was great.

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I had a chance to win the

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Masters in 2000.

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I ended up third.

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That's probably the one thing

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that kind of sticks to me a

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little bit that I didn't get a

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major on the regular tour.

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>> Gaston: And obviously, if I

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asked you if you had to have a

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do over for a tournament, you

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would say the U.S. Open.

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You won a victory on the PGA

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tour, as far as the majors are

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concerned.

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But how about if I asked you if

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there was one shot you could do

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over or a putt you could do

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over.

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What tournament would it be in?

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>> Roberts: That's easy.

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I had a six and a half foot putt

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for par in the US Open.

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If I knock that putt in, it's

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over.

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I win the tournament outright.

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Then we had to go in to playoff

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the next day.

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So that's the one shot that I

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wish I had back.

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Especially when you're kind of

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known as a good putter "Boss of

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the Moss."

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To have missed that one.

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But that's the way it goes.

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>> Gaston: Was the a read

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miscue?

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Was that nerves?

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Was it just -- Hey, these things

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happen.

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>> Robert: Well, you know, it

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took me a while to get my career

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going.

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I played 12 and a half years

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before I won a tournament on a

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tour which as '94 at Bayhill

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earlier that year.

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And I had a six foot putt on the

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same type of putt on the 17th

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hole for par that I needed to

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make to beat VJ and Fuzzy.

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And I knocked it right in the

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hole with no problem.

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So I had the same putt, you

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know, three months later Open.

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And I missed it.

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That's the one thing that I

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really remember is that one shot

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-- that putt because you win a

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major championship, your life

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can change.

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It really can.

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And I'm very happy with my

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career I've had though.

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>> Gaston: Loren, how

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competitive would you describe

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yourself?

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And do you believe to be really

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successful as a professional

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golfer on any level, you have to

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be very competitive?

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You have to almost be downright

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-- I don't want to say cut

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throat -- but when you go out

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there, it's not a friendly

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Sunday afternoon with your

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buddies having a couple of beers

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and just playing 18 holes.

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>> Roberts: No, you have to be.

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I don't care what field that

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you're in.

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You have to be competitive.

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You have to want to continue to

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improve all of the time.

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That's the key no matter what

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you do.

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You want to always try to get

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better all of the time, improve,

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do what you can to get better.

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You know, I've always felt that

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I'm very, very highly

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competitive.

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But its kind of like, you know,

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the duck paddling across the

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pond.

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You know, those legs are going

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like crazy.

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You just don't want to show it

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above.

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You want to have that, you know

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-- that heart of fire.

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But you have to be able to

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handle it in the right way.

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>> Gaston: When you were growing

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up in California and trying to

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get to this level that you've

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gotten to, who did you emulate?

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Who were the golfers that you

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looked up to?

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>> Roberts: Well, I just

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remember that I would get these

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golf magazines and I'd cut out

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pictures of Nicklaus.

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I'd make these collages where

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I'd cut all these pictures out

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and paste them up on a big

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board.

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And I've have them up in my

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bedroom.

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He was kind of my idol growing

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up.

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But I had some interesting

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things.

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It's like any sport or any

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profession -- When you get to a

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certain level, you meet people

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and you develop relationships

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with guys that have been there

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and done that.

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And that's the great thing about

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it, at least for me in the golf

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world, is that the guys that

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have come before -- You get

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those relationships.

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And I had a couple of great ones

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that really helped me.

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Olin Dutra was the 1932 US Open

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champion -- '34 PGA champion.

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Gave golf lessons at this club

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in this town that I lived at in

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St. Louis.

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He took me under his wing and

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talked about putting.

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And we'd go out and play nine

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holes.

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And he was 70-something years

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old back then.

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And we would go out.

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And then I had a relationship

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with Byron Nelson that was just

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fabulous.

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You get those kind of things for

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me through golf.

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Those kind of really help to

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propel you.

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>> Gaston: You still have the

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collage of Nicklaus?

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>> Roberts: No, I don't.

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>> Gaston: It may be worth

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something today.

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>> Roberts: I think it's

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probably faded by now.

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>> Gaston: What would people be

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surprised to know about you --

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Something they don't know that

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they would be surprised to know

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about you.

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It could be away from the golf

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course, something you like to

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do.

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Do you like punk rock?

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I mean, what is it, Loren, that

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people would be like ,"Wow."

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>> Roberts: Well, you know, I'm

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a family guy.

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I love being around my family.

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And really, I spend so much time

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on the road, basically.

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I hate to say it, I probably

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spent more time with my caddy

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over the last 30 years than

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maybe I spent with my wife.

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But you know, I mean, I just

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love being at home with my

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family and spending time with

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them.

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And I like working around the

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house.

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And my wife and I kind of like

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to drive around.

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We're kind of into architecture

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which we kind of like to look

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around and look at different

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type of architecture, and

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houses, and buildings, and

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things like that.

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We're kind of like pickers.

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We like to go through and look

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at old antique shops and things

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like that.

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That's kind of what I like to do

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when I'm not at the golf course.

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>> Gaston: Most people know you

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played on the '95 Ryder Cup team

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that lose.

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You've also played on two

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winning president's cup teams.

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I know you were at Medinah on

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Sunday, the final round for this

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year's Ryder Cup.

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You risked losing four point

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lead.

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Your thoughts?

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Would there be anything you

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would have done differently if

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you were the captain?

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Talk about this -- I don't know

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if I want to call it a collapse

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but a loss by the United States.

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>> Roberts: It was a pretty big

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loss.

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And first of all, you mentioned

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the Presidents Cup versus the

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Ryder Cup.

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There's big difference between

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both.

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The Ryder Cup, obviously, is the

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preeminent event because it's

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been around for so long.

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And I don't know what it is.

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The US dominated that for 50

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plus years and no were just

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really struggling.

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It was great to get the win up

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the road to Louisville four

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years ago.

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It's been a tough road.

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It's hard to second guess,

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obviously, Davis.

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We were right there --

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Basically, had it.

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Really what it boils down to is

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emotion and digging deep and

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wanting it.

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You know, the fellowship is

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great.

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I mean, it's great to be there

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and spend time with the players

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because, basically, that is what

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would be our Olympics.

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I know golf is going to be in

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the Olympics but this has been

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our Olympics because this is the

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only time we play a team sport.

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We play individual games.

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So it's a team sport.

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And you know, its just a matter

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of wanting to dig down deep and

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want to get it.

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>> Gaston: So do the Europeans

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-- the last two times,  do they

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want it more?

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>> Roberts: Well, it just seems

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to me like they just have more

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emotion when they come out --

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more emotion.

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You know, its tough.

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When you come out of the second

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half of the huge lead in any

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sport, you know, you've got to

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be able to finish it off.

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And I know they're going to

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seriously look back at , you

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know, what we do.

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And I was on a losing team in

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'95 and we had, I think, one or

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two point lead going in to

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Sunday.

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And we ended up losing.

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It's the emotion of the thing if

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you do it.

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And I would question a couple of

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things about maybe course set up

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or something like that.

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>> Gaston: But not player

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selection?

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>> Roberts: No, not player

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selection.

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>> Gaston: And you were an

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assistant coach in one of the

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Ryder Cups.

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What year was that?

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>> Roberts: That was 2006.

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>> Gaston: So if you are a

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captain, assistant captain -- If

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you are the captain --

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If you lose, you're second

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guessed no matter what.

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You should have picked this guy.

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You should have not put that guy

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on the team.

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You should have not paired those

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two.

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>> Roberts: it's a tough

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situation.

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It's a lose-lose situation no

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matter what you do.

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You know, the captain gets

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blamed for the loss.

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But, basically, once you send

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the players out there, they have

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to play.

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I mean, you have to make the

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plays.

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You have to hit the shots.

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You have to hold the putts at

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the right time.

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It's up to the players to do it.

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Now how you space them and who

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goes up against who is the

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tricky thing.

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>> Gaston: Alright, I know

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you're very modest in what you

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do for the Memphis community,

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for the gold community, for the

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charitable events that you are a

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part of.

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Obviously, Le Bonheur is very,

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very close to your heart -- Le

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Bonheur Children's Hospital,

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where my wife works.

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Also, the First Tee of Memphis.

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The First Tee of Memphis has

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really taken off, especially

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over the last five to ten years.

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Nyrone Hawkins has done a

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tremendous job with that.

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Great young men and women --

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boys and girls I should say that

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are learning the game of golf.

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And you're a big part of that.

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Why is it so passionate for you

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-- The First Tee of Memphis.

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>> Roberts: I got involved

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originally back in 1994.

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And I have to throw it out for

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Cal and Melba Vincent and

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Charles Hudson because they were

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the ones who really started this

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program back early '90s.

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And it was down at Pine Hill.

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And I had actually -- I was

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looking for some sort of a

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junior golf program.

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You were talking about the

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Presidents Cup.

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That year was the first year I

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played in the Presidents Cup and

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they were giving players money

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to donate to their favorite

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charities.

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So I was looking for a youth

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golf program to make this

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donation to.

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I asked all the local

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professionals around town, you

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know, "What do you think is the

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best junior golf program around

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town?"

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And without a single one

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disagreeing they always said The

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First Tee of Memphis.

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At that time it was Mid-South

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Junior Golf Association.

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The kids are great.

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They come out and they play.

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They are the mot well-mannered

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and nicest kids that we have.

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And I said I want to find out

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about them.

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So I got in touch with them.

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It just started from there.

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It's obviously become the First

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Tee of Memphis now and grown.

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It's just a great program.

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It really is because it's just

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so diverse and kids from all

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over different parts of town.

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And it's just a great program.

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You know, there are scholarship

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possibilities through it.

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I'm just thrilled to be a part

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of it.

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>> Gaston: And they're very

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receptive of what you have to

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tell them and to teach them.

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>> Roberts: Oh, yeah -- without

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a question.

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I mean, obviously, golf is not

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the whole idea of First Tee.

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That's just one of the things.

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That's one of the thing to get

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them there, to have something in

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common, a game to play.

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You know, it's about the nine

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core values.

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It's about being a good citizen.

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It's about responsibility, about

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sportsmanship.

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You know, its about life.

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And that's why I'm so jazzed

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about it really.

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>> Gaston: And you have children

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of your own and you want to be

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able to help if you're in

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position to help.

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And that's what you've done.

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Again, you've flown under the

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radar.

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You don't make a big deal about

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it.

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We have to build it up more

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because we know how important

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you are to this community.

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>> Roberts: The whole thing is

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about the kids.

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The important thing is the kids

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in the program because they're

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going to be the leaders.

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They're going to be the future

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leaders and that's what's great

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about getting them going and

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making them the focus.

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>> Gaston: And, obviously, with

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Le Bonheur you have children

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there who have suffered who are

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trying to get well.

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It's -- Boy, you want to get

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emotional, go over to Le Bonheur

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Children's Hospital.

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You go and walk around there.

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But talk about that for a few

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moments -- about the passion you

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have for that.

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Well, it was great.

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It actually started out raising

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money for Le Bonheur and for

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their sickle cell center that

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they had down there which, at

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that particular time, was just

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kind of down in the corner of

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the emergency room down in the

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bottom of the hospital.

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So we thought this would be a

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great little thing to help raise

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some money.

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And we ran a tournament for 12

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years for them and raised a

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significant amount of money for

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them and grew that program.

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And now that program has moved

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over to St. Jude.

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And so now we're involved with

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other pre-natal care at Le

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Bonheur.

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So you know, during the

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tournament, we used to go --

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Players would go down and visit

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St. Jude because that was the

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recipient for the FedEx St. Jude

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tournament.

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I would go down there and see

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some of these kids that were

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suffering with these diseases

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that were unbelievable --

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different forms of cancer.

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And I want to tell you what.

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They would have better attitudes

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than maybe some pros I've seen

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who have just missed a seven

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iron out on the eighth hole.

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And to that -- That was amazing.

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So how could you not get

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involved and try to help

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someway?

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>> Gaston: Well, more power to

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you.

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Thank you so much for all you do

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as far as that's concerned.

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Alright, we got two more

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tournaments.

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You have the Schwab Cup coming

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up.

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Chances?

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>> Roberts: Well, I feel like

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maybe I've got a little

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something going.

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That's the thing in golf.

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You're always positive.

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You always think, "Well, next

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week I've got a little something

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working here maybe."

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>> Gaston: Until you miss that

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next five footer.

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>> Roberts: Yeah -- So I'm

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looking to maybe make a little

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noise hopefully the last two

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tournaments of the year.

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We've got the AT and T

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tournament down in San Antonio.

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Then we finish with the Schwab

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Cup.

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Kind of looking forward to

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already building towards next

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year.

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So I'd like to finish strong and

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get ready for next year.

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>> Gaston: We like to end our

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interviews with five for the

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road.

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Although, I might add a couple

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of more to make it seven for the

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road for you.

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Quick question, quick answers.

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First thing that comes to your

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mind.

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I'm adding these two.

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We don't normally do this with

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our guests because we don't

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normally have professional

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golfers.

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Favorite golf course?

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>> Roberts: Anywhere I've won.

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(laughter)

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>> Gaston: I thought you we're

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going to go St. Andrews or

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something.

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Maybe Turnberry.

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>> Roberts: If I had to give you

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my favorite golf course, I'd say

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Shinnecock.

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>> Gaston: Shinnecock -- okay.

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How about least favorite?

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You've struggled.

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>> Roberts: I have never played

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good at Olympic Club in San

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Francisco.

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>> Gaston: Really?

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>> Roberts: That's all I'll say.

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I've never played good there.

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>> Gaston: Wow, that's hard to

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believe.

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Alright -- Your favorite

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professional sports team?

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>> Roberts: San Francisco 49ers.

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>> Gaston: I didn't know if

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you'd go Memphis Grizzlies.

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>> Roberts: I still have

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California roots.

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I hate to say it.

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>> Gaston: We know, we know.

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You're a transplanted

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Californian.

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Your favorite professional

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athlete of all time?

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>> Roberts: Oh, gosh.

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Favorite professional athlete.

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>> Gaston: Well, you like the

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9ers.

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>> Roberts: You know what?

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When I was a kid, I was a

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baseball player.

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I wasn't golfing as a kid.

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And Johnny Bench was my favorite

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because I was a catcher all the

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way up through high school when

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I decided to start playing golf

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in high school.

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>> Gaston: Really?

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So you're a baseball player.

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>> Roberts: Johnny Bench was my

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idol.

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He was my idol.

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>> Gaston: What made you decide

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to change?

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Did your batting average dip

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under 200 or something?

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What happened?

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>> Roberts: This is a -- I hit a

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line drive to right field and

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got thrown out of first base.

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So that's what I figured.

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I figured it ain't my sport.

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>> Gaston: You had golf clubs on

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your back running to first base.

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>> Roberts: Exactly.

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>> Gaston: Wow -- Okay, favorite

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musician, signer, artist, group?

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What music do you like to listen

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to?

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>> Roberts: This is going to age

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me but Frank Sinatra is my

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favorite.

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I'm sorry.

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I love Frank Sinatra.

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>> Gaston: Old blue eyes.

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Ever pop in one of those iPods

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there and listen to it?

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>> Roberts: It's the CDs in my

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car right now.

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I was listening to it on the way

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to the stadium -- the station

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here.

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>> Gaston: There's something we

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found out that we didn't know

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about.

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Two more.

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Favorite television show of all

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time?

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You probably don't watch a lot

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of TV.

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>> Roberts: This is really going

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to date me.

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When I was a kid -- Remember the

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show "Mister Ed?"

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The talking horse?

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That's my all time favorite

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show.

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That and "Rat Patrol."

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Those are my two favorite ones.

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>> Gaston: You are dating

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yourself.

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And finally, what's your

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favorite movie?

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If it's a golf movie or --

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What do you like?

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>> Roberts: You know, I like the

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old classics.

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You know, "Gone With the Wind."

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I like "The Sound of Music."

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My all time favorite -- This

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might embarrass you.

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It might embarrass me -- "My

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Fair Lady."

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>> Gaston: "My Fair Lady."

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The things we find out about the

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"Boss of the Moss," Loren

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Roberts.

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Loren, thank you so much --

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absolute pleasure.

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>> Roberts: Alright, thank you.

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>> (instrumental music)

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>> Gaston: Last weekend golfers

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from the First tee of Memphis

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defeated their counterparts from

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the First tee of Nashville in an

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event called the I-40 Challenge

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Cup.

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Leading the way for the Memphis

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team with a three and zero match

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record was Malik Luckett, the

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First tee of Memphis player of

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the year, who joins me now.

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Malik, thanks for joining us

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We appreciate it.

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>> Luckett: Thank you for having

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me.

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>> Gaston: Alright, tell us

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about you're involvement with

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the First Tee of Memphis.

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When did you get started and why

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did you get started?

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>> Luckettt: I got involved with

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the First Tee when I was eight

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My dad played golf in college

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and he asked me if I was

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interested in it.

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And I said not really but I

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still joined it and I ended up

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liking it.

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>> Gaston: Why weren't you

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interested at first?

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Why did you say no to him?

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>> Luckett: Well, I was a

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basketball player when I was

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And I was really interested in

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basketball but I got interested

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in gold really easily.

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>> Gaston: yeah, once you got

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started, what was it about golf

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that you liked?

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>> Luckett: That you had to

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practice it.

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Once you hit that first solid

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shot -- the sweet spot, you just

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want to be able to repeat that

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shot over and over again.

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>> Gaston: And not like

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basketball when you can depend

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on teammates, it's all about

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So golf can be a team sport.

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But it is individual which I

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enjoy.

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>> Gaston: Alright, Loren

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Roberts -- What type of an

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influence has he had on you?

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>> Luckett: He has had a big

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He helps me with the game of

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golf whether it be incorporating

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the life skills, what to do on

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and off the course honestly.

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>> Gaston: Yeah, all you guys

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that are involved in First Tee

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of Memphis -- It's not just

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You're learning, as you said,

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life skills, life lessons --

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learning to be better young men

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and women.

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Academically, it helps you.

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It's more than just golf, right?

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>> Luckett: Yes sir.

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It helps you become a better

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person.

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It teaches you the life skills,

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responsibility, sportsmanship.

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And it helps you incorporate

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those on and off the course.

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>> Gaston: You're a varsity

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golfer for White Station High

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Spartans?

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>> Luckett: Our seasons over.

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I didn't qualify for state this

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year but I am a two time state

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qualifier my freshman and

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sophomore year and a two time

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all metro selection.

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>> Gaston: Well, congratulations

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And you've got a senior year

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still to go.

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>> Luckett:  Yes sir.

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>> Gaston: Alright, have you

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started to think about college,

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where you what to attend, what

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you want to study and will you

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play golf?

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>> Luckett: I would love to play

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college golf but as of where,

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I'm undecided right now -- still

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looking for the right place or

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what I have the most interest in

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>> Gaston: Alright, you just

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came off that challenge cup

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victory over Nashville.

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You kicked some butt.

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You went three and oh in your

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matches.

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How was that?

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It was like almost a mini Ryder

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Cup, if you will.

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>> Luckett: it is and it was

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This was our fourth year.

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This is the first year we beat

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Nashville and I'm also

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undefeated in my singles

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matches.

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I just want to put that out

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there.

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And yeah, this is the first year

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we wont and it was great.

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>> Gaston: Malik, who do you

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follow, as far as professional

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Who do you like to watch?

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>> Luckett: Of course Tiger

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I like Pafraig Herrington, as

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well.

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Anyone who's hot.

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>> Gaston: How about Rory

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Mcllory?

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>> Luckett: Yes sir.

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>> Gaston: He had a hot year.

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Talk about your game.

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Where do you feel you are very

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strong at and where do you

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really have to work at to be a

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>> Luckett: I feel I have a

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really strong short game.

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Around the greens, I can get up

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and down from virtually

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anywhere.

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And I feel I could improve my

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ball striking -- just getting on

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greens and regulations and

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splitting the fairways like Mr.

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>> Gaston: You were talking

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about being eight years old

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playing basketball.

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I'm sure all your friends were

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playing basketball or football

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and not golf.

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And then you got in to it.

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Do you see now more young men --

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young boys, girls your age

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>> Luckett: Yes sir.

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I see a lot of them become

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extremely interested in it.

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And if this keeps going, then

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golf will be more than just a

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game, as some people look at it

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as.

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It will be an actual sport.

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It is an actual sport but a lot

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of people don't view it as an

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>> Gaston: Alright -- First Tee

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of Memphis.

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How many more years are you

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involved in it?

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Is it up through high school?

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>> Luckett: Yes sir.

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Once you're 17, I think that's

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the max.

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And I'm 16 now so I have one

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more year.

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>> Gaston: Alright, you have 30

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seconds to tell the young boys

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and girls out there why its so

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important to get involved at the

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First Tee of Memphis -- if

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>> Luckett: First Tee of Memphis

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helps you with life skills.

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It will help you improve your

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grades, improve your social

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skills.

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Just it will help you become an

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overall better person and you'll

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learn a new game which is really

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>> Gaston: Malik, thank you so

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much -- absolute pleasure.

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Best of luck.

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And that will do it for this

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week's show.

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