May's proud parents

My own fondest memory of the 2000 golf season? It happened at Louiville Airport on the morning after the USPGA Championship, …

My own fondest memory of the 2000 golf season? It happened at Louiville Airport on the morning after the USPGA Championship, when runner-up Bob May's proud parents were surrounded by well-wishers and new-found friends. "People don't know very much about Bob, because he's such a good kid: there's nothing bad to write about him," said his father, Jerry. Then he added with a smile: "But they know who he is now." Indeed they do.

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