Gardening unites kids, students at group home Jul 20, 2009
Priscilla Beman, , who has lived at the home for almost 28 years and is the daughter of World Golf Hall of Famer and former PGA Commissioner Deane Beman, said she likes everything about the farm. She's helped with clearing and with planting. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
A different time Jul 2, 2009
"I went on the national amateur tournament in 1959 [in Colorado Springs] and got a chance to play to play with Nicklaus. Even in that tournament, golfers didn't want to play with me. [Longtime amateur golf legend] Chick Evans was in his 80s at the time, but he came up to me and said he saw what was happening to me. He invited me to play with him and sit at the head table for the banquet with him. We played with two others, [future PGA commissioner] Deane Beman and a young Jack Nicklaus. He had... (Wwuvikings.com)
National golf tourney comes to Loomis Trail Golf Club May 19, 2009
" Charlie Sifford, the first black pro on the PGA tour, was a family friend and coach. At Western Wright developed a great bond with former coach and Dean of Men C.W. "Bill" McDonald. "Dean Mac," as he was called, supported Wright's journey to the national tournament, where he won. He was also scouted by the LA Lakers as a point guard. He joined the PGA tour after graduating and in his first year was invited by Chick Evans, the 1916 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open champion, to join him and Deane... (Wwuvikings.com)
The Wright stuff May 13, 2009
" Wright wasn't much of a showboat, but his teammates on the golf course had an interesting nickname for him, one that carried over to his days on the PGA tour. "I used to move my feet when I was about to hit, so my teammates called me `The Dancer," Wright said. During his first year on the tour Wright was invited by Chick Evans, the 1916 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open champion, to join Evans, Deane Beman, later the Commissioner of the PGA tour, and an 18-year-old named Jack Nicklaus to play some... (Wwuvikings.com)
He's the last person you'd think of May 11, 2009
Lunching at an upstairs table in the majestic clubhouse was PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and his predecessor, Deane Beman, whose dream it was to create the Players Championship and the stadium golf course concept. The 235-yard eighth played toughest yesterday, yielding only one birdie (by Ryuji Imada) and playing to a 3. (Boston Globe)
Golf World - The Backspin Issue - Bill Wright Mar 29, 2009
But Chick Evans, the 1916 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open champion, broke the ice by asking Wright to join him, Jack Nicklaus and Deane Beman for practice rounds and insisting Wright use the locker room and sit at the head table during a player dinner. Wright taught school for a couple of years then turned pro and played the tour sporadically in the 1960s. (Wwuvikings.com)
