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[QUOTE="Blakeon18, post: 2675332, member: 35"]
Years ago....after the UConn men won the championship in 1999 I read that Jim Calhoun had gotten to play at Augusta...he an avid, AVID golfer.
I ran into him at a convenience store in Storrs....I was down there to see...what else...a women's practice.
Anyway I congratulated him on the title and he gave a quick/practiced response...."thanks"....not exactly a lasting moment to remember.
I then asked him some question about his round at Augusta...don't remember what the question was....maybe about how fast the greens appeared to him.

Boom!   Payday!   We chatted for 10-15 minutes about the course....how he played etc.   I'm a life-long golfer/golf fan and knew all the holes just from annual watching on TV.
He was SO enthusiastic.....being Jim Calhoun he talked super fast....not always with impeccable elucidation....great Boston accent....he clearly remembered every blessed shot
he hit.   It was great fun listening to him.   Title #1 mention....OK.   Playing at Augusta National....now THAT was worth a conversation.
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