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Bobby Nichols is a rector for Keenan Hall at the University of Notre Dame. He is preparing to join the Jesuits to discern a vocation to religious life. Bobby grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and earned a Bachelor's degree in Theology from Xavier University. He returned to Lousiville following graduation to teach theology and to serve as the assistant director of campus ministry at his alma mater, St. Xavier High School. He then completed a masters degree in Ministry and Theology from Villanova University. He is an avid walker and walked the Camino de Santiago in 2016 and 2019. SHOW NOTES Merton prayer: https://augustinianspirituality.org/2020/11/27/a-prayer-of-unknowing-by-thomas-merton/ Salve Regina: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/salve-regina-hail-holy-queen-12738 Bobby's Blog: https://nicholsrobert.com/
Bobby Nichols recounts his early PGA Tour wins, several of which Bruce Devlin later won including the site of their first victories, the St. Petersburg O pen. Bobby takes us back to his 1964 PGA Championship at Columbus CC where he played the final round with Ben Hogan and secured a wire-to-wire win, setting a scoring record that was to stand for thirty years. He gratefully remembers his relationship with Firestone CC as their Head Professional and remembers winning the 1964 Carling World Open at Oakland Hills over Arnold Palmer, again playing with Ben Hogan who was quoted as saying "you ought to pay me to play with you!" Bruce enjoys reminding Bobby of the drubbing Bruce and Bob Charles put on Bobby and Tony Lema in the 1964 CBS Golf Classic but Bobby turns the tables reminding Bruce of his win the following year at the Houston Classic by 1 over Bruce and Chi Chi Rodriguez. Bobby Nichols continues his life story, "FORE the Good of the Game."Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on: Our Website https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fore-the-good-of-the-game/id1562581853 Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/0XSuVGjwQg6bm78COkIhZO?si=b4c9d47ea8b24b2d Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzM3Mjc1LnJzcw About "FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.” Thanks so much for listening!
Bobby Nichols, winner of the 1964 PGA Championship, looks back on his later Tour wins and that fateful day in 1975 when lightning struck at the Western Open. Bobby recounts his close calls in the majors and his regret at not playing the British Open. He recalls his 1967 Ryder Cup experience with Captain Ben Hogan when Arnold Palmer was benched on the first day, presumably because he "buzzed" the golf course with his private jet during a practice round. After a brief look at his Senior Tour Career Bobby reflects back on his charitable endeavors supporting disadvantaged youth in SW Florida. Bobby Nichols concludes his life story, "FORE the Good of the Game."Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on: Our Website https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fore-the-good-of-the-game/id1562581853 Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/0XSuVGjwQg6bm78COkIhZO?si=b4c9d47ea8b24b2d Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzM3Mjc1LnJzcw About "FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.” Thanks so much for listening!
Sir Bob Charles, 2008 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame, takes us back to the start of his professional career at age 24, a career that included 80 professional wins. He recounts coming to America in 1963 to play on the PGA Tour where he picked up his first win here at the Houston Open that same year, the first by a lefty. Weeks later, Bob triumphed in the Open Championship at Lytham prevailing in a 36-hole playoff with Phil Rodgers and becoming the first Kiwi and southpaw to win a major. He and Bruce have fond memories of teaming to win the CBS Golf Classic in a 36-hole final versus Bobby Nichols and "Champagne" Tony Lema in 1964. Bob concludes this segment by recalling his win in the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play event, this time in a sudden-death playoff with Gene "The Machine" Littler. Sir Bob Charles continuing his life story with us, "FORE the Good of the Game."
1964 PGA Champion Bobby Nichols tells us about the offer that seemed too good to be true, being invited to be the PGA Professional at Firestone CC in 1967. His association with the club lasted until 1980, "FORE the Good of the Game."
Winner of the 1964 PGA Championship, Bobby Nichols, along with Bruce Devlin recall some unruly Texas A&M fans at the Houston Open, "FORE the Good of the Game."
1964 PGA Champion Bobby Nichols recalls the drubbing he and Tony Lema received at the hands of Bruce Devlin and Sir Bob Charles in the final match of the CBS Golf Classic later that year, "FORE the Good of the Game."
Major championship winner Bobby Nichols tells us about learning the game, as a young man in Louisville, Kentucky, while caddying for $1.00 a loop. Hoping to be the next Johnny Unitas playing high school football, Bobby was in a horrific auto crash that put him the the hospital for 96 days. With the help of an inspirational letter from Ben Hogan, he not only survived but was awarded a college football scholarship by Bear Bryant to attend Texas A&M University. With no ability to continue in contact sports, Bobby played college golf there before turning professional in 1960. Bobby Nichols shares his early days, "FORE the Good of the Game."
Bobby Nichols shares memories from his 1964 PGA Championship plus battling against the Big 3 in the '60s and '70s.
Polk Brown is the head men's and women's golf coach at Tennessee Tech. He competed for the Golden Eagles golf team (2001-06) for the legendary Bobby Nichols, earning All-Tournament honors at the 2006 OVC Championship. He was named TTU head coach in July 2011.
Mr. Nichols shared his story about starting out as a caddy at age 9 and being the personal caddy for Dodgers legend Pee Wee Reese. He recounted his victory in the 1964 PGA Championship over Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan. We also talked about the influence Dr. Cary Middlecoff had on him, his victories at the 1962 St. Petersburg Open, the 1973 Westchester Classic and getting a second life in golf when the Senior Tour started.
On this edition of Next on the Tee Golf Podcast I'm joined by 1964 PGA Champion Bobby Nichols, PGA Professional Joe Connerton, 1989 Senior PGA Champion Larry Mowry and Ben Hogan Golf CEO Scott White.
On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by PGA Tour Legend Bobby Nichols, PGA Professional Joe Connerton, PGA Tour Champions Pro Larry Mowery, & Ben Hogan Golf CEO Scott White.
Bobby Nichols, our favorite millennial homebuyer, comes back on the show to give us an update on year two of owning his home. Click here to check out Bobby's initial thoughts. Some questions answered in this episode: How has the second year of owning a home been different from the first? What caused the most stress when originally purchasing your house? What are some pros and cons so far of buying a home? What is the worst thing that went wrong since owning your house? How did you get over the fear of commitment when purchasing? When did you start thinking about your house as an investment? What is something you thought would be amazing in your house that you don't care about now? What is something you didn't originally care about when purchasing your home that you couldn't live without now? Why did you pick that house? Was there a key factor? What would you do with your house if you had to move away? How long do you think you will stay in your house? How has this opinion changed from when you purchased the house? What has been the hardest thing about owning a house? What has been the best thing about owning a house? Would you purchase this house again? Last call: What advice would you give to your 22 year old self? Save more money. Don't spend as much money on your friends' drinks. What advice would your 60 year old self give you today? You don't have to be an asshole. You should have spent more time and money on other people. What is your definition of success? Live a life that is energized and motivated on love and loving others, regardless of if the other person is worthy. How can you be of service to other people? What's the best thing you've spent money on in the last six months? Paid off his car so now he has more fun money. Bonnaroo What book/documentary would you recommend? On Being podcast Siddhartha The Spirituality of Imperfection What's your favorite thing to drink? Basil Hayden's Wild Turkey 101 Have any topics you want to be covered or amazing people you’d like us to interview? Let us know! You can email us at info@drunkenmoney.com. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin. Please be sure to subscribe to our weekly mailing list at drunkenmoney.com/subscribe.
On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by 1964 PGA Champion Bobby Nichols and LPGA Class A Teaching Pro Rhonda Ferguson. I'll talk with Mr. Nichols about his memories of that 1964 PGA. We'll hear what it was like being paried with Ben Hogan, starting the final round 1 stroke ahead of Arnold Palmer, and trying to hold off a charging Jack Nicklaus in Jack's backyard at Columbus Country Club. We'll also talk about the influence that Ben Hogan and Dr. Cary Middlecoff had on his career. Plus, playing in the 1967 Ryder Cup in his home state of Texas. Rhonda Ferguson will also join me and we'll discuss her college days playing at the University of Florida. We'll talk about teaching juniors and how she is able to keep them engaged in the game, how she teaches them to handle pressure and what she's doing to bring more women into the game. Rhonda also owns a golf course down in Jacksonville, Florida called River Bend Golf Links. We'll talk about what's inovolved with owning and marketing a course as well.
On Episode 4 Bobby Nichols, Founder of The Sports Syndicate joins me as we peel back the curtain on the realities of what it means to be a professional sports agent. Bobby was an early pioneer within the niche action sports world, at a time when it was truly the wild west. His area of focus was concentrated around surf, skate, snow and motorcross. We’ll learn how he built a successful company around niche sports and “Fringe" athletes. He shoots it straight about his early career set backs and failures, to how he turned the tide into eventually selling his business to the Wasserman Media Group.
The long awaited conclusion to the Drunken Money Mortgage Series is finally here. On today's episode, we interview a real-life millennial to understand the pros and cons about buying your first home. What does it really mean to make the biggest purchase of your life, and what will it mean moving forward? Is it right for you? What does Bobby Nichols have to say?
On this episode of Next on the Tee my guests are PGA Tour Legend Bobby Nichols and Top 100 Instructor Eric Johnson. Bobby Nichols - I'll talk with Bobby about what it was like caddying for Pee Wee Reece, his memories of playing against Ben Hogan, his wire to wire victory at the 1964 PGA Championship, being struck by lightning along with Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard, and winning the $200,000 event and the first $300,000 event. Eric Johnson - I'll talk with Eric about the best way to keep our golf swings in tact over the winter, putting drills we can do indoors and if working out like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day do is actually causing their back injuries or are their swings just too fast.
Joining me this week is PGA Tour Legend Bobby Nichols. Mr Nichols won the 1964 PGA Championship among his 15 Professional victories. He also finished 2nd in the 1967 Masters and 3rd in the 1962 US Open which was won by Jack Nicklaus in a playoff over Arnold Palmer. It was Jack's first professional win. You may also recall that he and Lee Trevino were struck by lightning at the Western Open in 1975. This year he was recognized as a Hometown Hero by his home city of Louisville which took place in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of his PGA Championship victory and the event being held this year at Valhalla Country Club located in Louisville. Mr. Nichols is a wonderful man and we hope you enjoy the show. Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday morning as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour pros, legends, equipment manufacturers, members of the media and those influencing the great game of golf on Next on the Tee.
This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro is PGA Tour Legend and winner of the 1964 PGA Championship, Bobby Nichols. Mr. Nichols won 12 times on the PGA Tour including the 1964 PGA Championship becoming the first wire to wire winner since the championship switched from match play to stroke play. He set a then record total score of 271. He won 3 times on the Champions Tour and was a member of the victorious Ryder Cup Team in 1967. Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday starting at 9:00 AM as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour legends, today's players, equipment manufacturers, club Superintendents, top instructors, members of the media and people influencing all aspects of the great game of golf.
As many of you know, Kelly Lancaster passed away last week. I had the privilege of doing some recording with Kelly. This is one of my favorites. It's a song off a demo we shopped around for gigging purposes. Bobby Nichols on guitar, me on bass and Kelly on mandolin. I thought some of y'all would get a kick out of Kellys break. It is Kelly at his best in my view. Absolutely awesome. I distinctly remember looking at Bobby when Kelly did this track and we couldn't wipe the grin off our faces!
As many of you know, Kelly Lancaster passed away last week. I had the privilege of doing some recording with Kelly. This is one of my favorites. It's a song off a demo we shopped around for gigging purposes. Bobby Nichols on guitar, me on bass and Kelly on mandolin. I thought some of y'all would get a kick out of Kellys break. It is Kelly at his best in my view. Absolutely awesome. I distinctly remember looking at Bobby when Kelly did this track and we couldn't wipe the grin off our faces!
The tall, handsome Monroe, whose signature tune was "Racing With the Moon", was very popular in the 1940s and early 1950s. His band was heard every Sunday on the radio in America (under contract to Camel cigarettes) and played to full ballrooms everywhere they went. Some of the musicians who regularly toured with Monroe included guitarist 'Bucky Pizzarelli', saxophonist Adny Bagni, Bobby Nichols, singer Mary Jo Grogan, Trumpeter Bobby Nichols, trombonist Ray Conniff, and well-known jazz pianist Arnold Ross.