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  1. 10-02-2007 01:37 PM #1
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    Pro Golfers Who Started Late in Life

    Does anyone know of anyone on the tour who started later in life? Most I notice turn pro ~20.

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    Allen Doyle started after his professional hockey career ended. I believe I read he did not take up golf until he was 37.
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    I think Norman started when he was 18.
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    I seem to recall Larry Nelson didn't start playing until relatively late.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jvincent View Post
    I seem to recall Larry Nelson didn't start playing until relatively late.
    That is true. Nelson did not play golf until he returned from overseas military duty. The first time he ever played, he broke 100. After a couple of years in junior college, he turned professional in 1971. By 1974 he had already finished in the top 100 in earnings.
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  6. 10-03-2007 09:35 AM #6
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    Calvin Peete didn't start until his 20s:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Peete
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