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SPORTS A17
Wednesday 6 April 2016

In this June 12, 1939, file STORIED
photo, Byron Nelson, right, of RUN
Reading, Pa., shakes hands
with Craig Wood of Mama- Story hits 2 HRs in debut as Rockies win
roneck, N.Y., before teeing
off during the National Open Colorado Rockies Trevor Story (27) walks to the
Golf Championships in Phila- dugout after an at-bat against the Arizona Dia-
delphia. Nelson won with a mondbacks during the seventh inning of a base-
score of 70 to Wood’s 73 at ball game, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Phoenix.
the Philadelphia Spring Mill Associated Press
course. Wood endured more Page 20
heartache in the majors than
anyone before he finally won.

Associated Press

Craig Wood, a
study in major
championship

heartache

DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) —
Dustin Johnson already
knows plenty of heartache
in the majors.
He just doesn’t know Craig
Wood. Johnson stared
blankly when asked if he
had ever heard the name,
which is understandable.
It has been 75 years since
Wood won the Masters. His
name also gets mentioned
on the rare occasion when
someone wins the Masters
and U.S. Open in the same
year. Woods did it in 1941.
Only five others are on the
list. Wood was known as
the “Blonde Bomber” for his
wavy locks and prodigious
length off the tee. The son
of a timber foreman in the
Adirondacks, Wood devel-
oped his broad shoulders
and strong grip by learning
to swing an axe has a boy.
He had style. He had swag-
ger.

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