"The Complete Concentration of Mr. Palmer"
Magazine article
By: Barry Furlong
Date: September 2, 1962
Source: Furlong, Barry. "The Complete Concentration of Mr. Palmer." The New York Times, September 2, 1962, 14, 43–44.
About the Author: William Barry Furlong (1927–2000) was born in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from the Illinois Institute of Technology, he was a reporter for the Chicago Daily News and correspondent for Newsweek. He also was a freelance writer for Harper's, Sports Illustrated, Good Housekeeping, and The New York Times Magazine. In 1974, he became a staff writer for the Washington Post. Furlong wrote or coauthored three books.
Introduction
In the 1950s, men's golf was still perceived by many as a country club sport played by the wealthy. The advent of television lifted golf's potential as a sport for the masses. What golf needed was a...
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