Note: The PGA Tour did not separate from the PGA until 1968, but for simplicity’s sake, all references to tour activities are listed under the PGA Tour entry.
African American golfers, 38, 156 – 65
amateur: UK definition, 32, 49; U.S. definition, 49, 51; standing vs. pros in U.S., 73
American golf history: amateur domination, 49 – 52, 53; ascendancy over Britain, 61; early years, 35 – 37; exhibition matches, 1920s, 57; first club, 3, 35 - 36; first pro matches, 38; Great Depression effects, 74, 80 – 81; national tournament, first, 37; number betting, 2; Ouimet impact, 52; popularity boom, 51, 52; Scottish pro migration, 38, 53; women’s boom, 68 – 69; World War I fund raising matches, 54
American professional golf: 38, 53, 54
Armour, Tommy, 82, 83, 86, 90, 98; 107 – 08
Augusta National Golf Club: founding, 89; “gambling holes,” 8; 19th hole, 8
Azinger, Paul, 200, 231
Baird, Archie, 16, 17, 33
Barkow, Al, 53, 101
Barnes, Jim, 54, 57, 88, 149
Bay Hill shootout, 1 – 2, 145
Bell, Peggy Kirk,114, 115
Besselink, Al, 149, 154 – 56, 197
betting advice, 13, 252 – 55
betting games,12 – 13, 256 – 65
scoring methods, 255 – 56
complete round, classic: Chicago, low ball, lo ball and low total, Nassau, Robbins, skins, Wheel, 257 – 58
complete round, tricked up: Bobby Jones, bridge, chairman, choose ’em, fairways and greens, instant replay, Lakewood golf, nines, pick up sticks, rabbit, six-six-six, sixteens, string, twelve, Vegas, weekender, wolf, 258 – 61
side bets, 261 – 64; 266
putting bets: eleven, horse, low putts, pullbacks, seven points, three points, 264 – 65
Bolt, Tommy, 118, 119, 170
Bon Air Vanderbilt Hotel, Augusta, GA, 11, 90, 123
Bond, James Bond, 137
bookies and bookmakers. See PGA Tour, bookies on tour; tournament betting
Braid, James, 48, 68, 98
British Open: betting by players, 12, 175 – 77, 215; betting on players, 213; early events, 29 – 30; origin, 29 – 30
Browning, Robert, 17, 24, 29, 40
Brunson, Doyle, 10, 188, 190
Buffet, Warren, 191 – 92
Bulla, Johnny, 66, 229
Burke, Jackie, Jr., 81, 126, 217
Bush, George H.W., 70, 208
Bush, George W., 208
“bye” holes, 8 – 9
caddie: becoming golf pros, 25; betting against player, 242 – 43; betting on players, 238 – 39; conniving instincts, 41 – 42; early activities, 21; expansion of role, 41; origin of term, 21
Calcutta, 11: auction pool in UK, 67; current status, 126; Deepdale CC incident, 121; description, 121 -22; high stakes, 125 – 26; Las Vegas Tournament of Champions, 123 – 24; at Masters, 11, 90, 118, 123; peak in 1940s and 50s, 123 – 24; “pool selling,” 121 -22; popularity in U.S., 1920s, 122; “selling sweep” in UK, 47; software packages, 126; USGA positions, 122, 124, 125; U.S. Open auction, 1929, 90, 122
Campbell, John of Saddell, 24, 25, 29, 30
Capone, Al, 61 – 62, 78
Carmen, Jeanne, 137 – 38
CBS TV, 100, 124 -25
challenge matches in America: first, 38; Hagen – Jones, 64 – 65; Hagen-Sarazen, 57 – 58; Nelson – Burton, 106 – 07; start of decline, 54;
challenge matches in Britain: betting on in 1800s, 31; Hagen-Mitchell, 58; Kirkaldy’s view, 41; lack of cheating, 31; Leitch – Hilton, 68; Morris – Adair, 67 – 68; Robertson’s role, 30; rising popularity in 1800s, 31; Vardon’s view, 48;
Chandler, Victor (UK bookmaker), 5, 11
cheating, 227 - 34: by amateurs, 232 – 234; Bulla story, 229; by businessmen, 229; Crosby Pro-Am, 233; Deepdale incident, 121, 232 – 33; equipment issues, 232; Floyd, 230; Hill, 229 - 30; obstacles to cheating in golf, 227 – 28; opportunities, 228; other sports, betting and cheating, 227; PGA Tour image, 229; PGA Tour problems, 229 – 32; PGA Tour rules issues, 230 – 32; Nicklaus’s view, 232; sandbagging and sandbaggers, 233 – 34
chole, 14 – 15
Clarke, Darren, 215, 242, 249
Clinton, Bill, 10, 204 - 05
colf (kolven, colve, kolf), 15 – 16
Corcoran, Fred, 86, 100, 115
Cotton, Henry, 46, 82
The Country Club, Brookline, MA: 37, 51 – 52, 193 - 94
Crosby, Bing: 10, 91, 92
Crosby National Pro-Am (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM), 91, 233
Cruickshank, Bobby, 65, 83, 86, 94
Daly, John, 16, 237, 239
Davies, Laura, 177, 194 – 96
Deepdale Country Club,100, 121
Demaret, Jimmy: betting on himself, 124; Champions Golf Club, 81; clothes, 100; distance control bet, 138; on Hogan, 116 – 17; syndicate golf, 149
Dickinson, Gardner:105, 174,179 – 80
Didrikson, Mildred “Babe” (Mrs. George Zaharias), 95, 111 – 15
Diegel, Leo, 83, 84, 86, 94
Doyle, Jack, 83 – 84, 117, 209
Dreesen, Tom, 234, 249
Dudley, Ed, 66, 77, 86
Dunn, Willie, Sr., 28, 38
Dunn, Willie, Jr., 38, 39
Duval David, 173 – 74, 236
East Potomac Park Golf Course, 163 – 65
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 100, 130, 132, 207
Elder, Lee, 156, 161 – 62
El Paso Country Club, 250 – 52
Els, Ernie, 8, 98, 238, 248
European PGA Tour, 5, 7
Faxon, Brad, 5, 236 -37
Finchem, Tim, 5, 184
Floyd, Raymond, 7, 9, 10, 172 - 73: betting as a kid, 172; betting experience, 10; on cheating, 230; El Paso match with Lee Trevino, 170 – 72; on money golf, 172 – 73; and Palmer’s farewell British Open, 145 – 46; practice round betting, 235; Tenison Park, 171
foursomes, 6, 12, 19, 256
Furyk, 200 – 01, 236
gambling vs. betting or wagering, 6, 85
gambling scandals, golf, 4, 84 – 85
golf associations and clubs: first American clubs, 35 – 37; first Scottish clubs, 22 – 24; uniforms, 23; golf bags, 34
golf balls: dimples, 45; feathery, 19; gutta and golf popularity, 29; gutta percha, 26 – 27; gutty, 27; Haskell ball and impact, 45 – 46, 51; standardization, 70; wooden, 17
golf betting:
by caddies, 238 – 39, 242 – 43
cross country golf bets, 39, 58
by gallery, 47, 82, 111, 238
games. See betting games
general: origins, 4, 5 – 6; betting – golf relationship, 32 – 33, 81; British view, 210, 216; legal issues, 248; men - women survey, 245 – 46; scandals or corruption, 4, 84 – 85, 121
“foot soldiers”: Goat Hills, 135 -36; Ponkapoag, 193 -94;
high stakes, 10 – 11; 184 – 92
history: American, 36; appeal, 1840s, 26; betting origins, 14, 17, 32 - 33; handicaps, 43 – 45; Scottish adoption, 17 – 18; Scottish customs, early, 2; Scottish royals, 18 – 19; written account, first, 18
novels, 246 – 47
by players during tournaments, 6, 7, 82, 117 -18, 124, 154 – 55, 156, 175 – 78, 199, 247 - 48
one-legged bets, 83, 119 – 20
PGA Tour practice rounds. See practice round betting
pressure, 249: Floyd, 172, 265 -66; Ford, 175; Jones, 90; Sarazen, 87; Travis, 50 – 51; Vardon, 47
proposition bets: 6, 11, 78 -79, 83, 93, 96, 119 -20, 136, 162, 170, 193, 210, 212, 215 – 16, 217
starting young: AJGA players, 174; Burke, 81; Dickinson, 174; Duval, 173 – 74; Floyd, 172 – 73; Ford, 175; Nelson, 47; Rodgers, 173; Sarazen, 87; Trevino’s partner, 175; Venturi, 127
on tournaments. See tournament betting
as training, 175: Burke, 81; Hogan, 117; Nelson, 47, 107; Picard, 87; Sarazen, 47; Sarazen, 87; Vardon, 47
window chipping, 96 – 97
women, 67, 69, 111 – 15; 179 – 80, 194 – 96; 243 – 46; 248
golf bookmakers, 11, 83, 84, 117 – 18, 208 – 16. See also tournament betting
golf clubs: baffing spoon, 29; bulger driver, 24; early irons, 19; early models, 17; 14-club limit, 96; hickory shafts, 27; irons and gutta ball, 27; mashie, 3, 27; nature in 1600s, 19; niblick, 27; playing club (driver), 27; sand wedge, 86, 88; Schenectady putter, 50; spoon, 19; steel shafts, 71
golf courses: American classics, 61; links, 21 – 22; maintenance, early, 40; number of holes, 21; rating for handicaps, 44
golf course design and betting, 8 – 9
golf etiquette, 4, 36, 228, 245 – 46
golf history through 1920s: first written reference, 2, 16 – 17; American ascendancy, 61; Britain, late 1800s, 39 – 41; diaries as source, 20; emerging private clubs, 22 – 24; long golf, 16, 17; newspapers as source, 20; 1700s, 20 – 23; poems as source, 10; precursor games, 14 – 16; Scottish royals, 18; 1600s, 18 – 20; short golf, 16, 17, 20
golf honor code, 4, 36, 150
golf professional emergence, 25, 40, 62
golf tees and tee box, 21, 71
golf writing: betting, 133 – 34; betting terms, 10; Gruenfeld, 246 – 47; Hagen, 133; Jenkins, 135 – 36; Peper, 133 -34; Wind, 133 – 34; Wodehouse, 134 – 35
Golfiana, 24 – 25
“Golfers, The” (painting), 25, 26
Goosen, Retief, 7, 98
Grand Slam, Jones, 62, 84, 89
“Great Foursome” match, 1905, 48
“Great Triumvirate,” 48, 98
Guldahl, Ralph, 82, 101
Hagen, Walter, 6, 52, 55 – 60, 81, 86, 89, 98, 133, 197: Compston challenge, 59; confidence, 56 -57; earnings, 57; exhibition match betting, 54 – 55, 56, 57; gamesmanship, 56 57 – 58; “the Haig,” 6; and Harlow, 86; impact on pro golf, 56, 60, 62; Jones challenge, 64 – 65; Jones, view of, 63; Kirkwood, 54 – 55, 58; Mitchell challenge, 58; putting, 55; Sarazen challenge, 57 – 58; scrambling 55; style and dress, 55 – 56, 60; swing, 55; syndicate golf, 149; touring pro, 59
Hamilton, David, 16, 32
handicaps, 2: and betting, 43; bogey/par, 44; cheating, 232 – 34; history, 43 – 45; origin of term, 43; rating, 44; “vanity,” 234
Harding, Warren, 10, 131 – 31
Harper, Chandler, 81 – 82
Harrison, Ernie Joe “Dutch, 109 – 10, 197: betting, 100; hustlers, 74; hustling, 109 – 10; and Titanic, 75
Heafner, Clayton, 109, 110, 148
Hicks, Helen, 97, 114
Hill, Dave: on Snead’s netting, 104; in-tournament betting, 156; on cheating, 229 – 30; practice round betting, 235
Hilton, Harold, 61, 68
Hirsch, Joel, 144 – 45
Hollywood golf, 10, 90 – 93
Hogan, Ben, 50, 98, 100, 107, 115 – 21, 140: Army service, 108; auto accident, 1949, 116; betting as a kid, 117; betting as training, 117; betting preferences, 6, 116, 118; betting rules, 118; betting with friends, 99, 119 – 21; betting with women, 115; Five Lessons, 134; Hogan-Penna match, 117 – 18; “jolly golf” and Wadkins, 119; money golf in heaven, 116; Nelson and 1938 Masters Calcutta, 118; one-legged bat, 119 -20; personality, 116, 132; practice round betting, 118 – 19; record, 116; Shady Oaks betting, 120 – 21; size, 116 – 17; “the swing betting,” 120 -21; turned pro, 117
Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers: “Bett Books,” 6, 23 – 24; betting customs, 22 – 24; dinner matches, 6, 23; founding, 6, 22; motto, 24
Hope, Bob, 91, 123: betting with Crosby, 10; Desert Classic (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic); 91; money golf with Del Webb, 92
Hughes, Howard, 92 - 93
hustlers and hustling: and Great Depression, 74; Harrison, 109 – 10; in fiction, 246 – 47; misuse of term, 12; paper cup trick, 182; techniques, 12, 74. See also Thompson, Titanic
Jenkins, Dan: Dead Solid Perfect, 181 – 82; Goat Hills story, 135 – 36; on Hogan bets, 119; and Palmer’s 1960 U.S. Open win, 139
Johnson, Lyndon B., 206 – 07
Jones, Bobby, 62 – 66, 86, 96: amateur standing, 65, 73; Augusta National, 8, 89; betting on Jones, 65, 66, 90; betting with opponents, 6; Bob vs. Bobby, 63; “Bobby Jones” betting games, 73; club-throwing bet, 63; college, 63 – 64; competitiveness, 63; Depression, 74; Double Open wins; 65; “Emperor Jones, 63, 72; golf betting, 62, 65, 66; golf course humor, 65; Grand Slam, 62, 84; Hagen challenge match, 64 – 65; informal round betting, 66; in-tournament betting, 65; Keeler, 62, 65; Masters play, 90; movies and movie income, 73; pressure from friends betting on him, 90; real estate sales, 64; retirement, 66, 72 – 73; Stirling, Alexa, 69; temper, 63; World War I fund raising matches, 69; youth, 62 – 63
Jordan, Michael, 3, 183: baseball career, 186 – 86; betting publicity, 185, 186; Esquinas betting, 11, 184 – 87; and Sorenstam, 244
Keeler, O.B. “Pop,” 62, 65
Keiser, Herman: 77, 123
Kennedy, John, 10, 131, 205 – 06
King Edward VIII: as Duke of Windsor, 147; as Prince of Wales, 56, 96
King James IV (Scotland), 2, 18
Kirkaldy, Andra, 24, 40, 41- 42, 65
Kirkwood, Joe, 54 – 55, 58, 96
Knuth, Dean, 44, 233 – 34
Ladies Golf Union (UK), 44 – 45, 66
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA): founding, 114; money golf, 1970s, 179; players betting on themselves, 177; popularity surge, 1970s, 178 – 79; position on betting, 5, 177, 196; practice round betting, 115, 179, 194 – 196, 244
Laffoon, Ky, 85, 86, 97
Lakeside Golf Club, 91, 92
Leitch, Cecil, 68, 69
links: features and uses, 17; origin of term, 17; routing of play, 21
Littler, Gene, 124, 155
Locke, Bobby, 110 – 11
Lopez, Nancy, 178 - 79
Louis, Joe, 58 - 59
Love, Bill (ASGCA), 8
Low, George, 141, 144, 146 – 47
Lowery, Eddie: Crosby win, 108; Hogan-Nelson-Ward-Venturi match, 1956, 127 – 28; Masters bets on Venturi, 126; Nelson, 108; Ouimet, 51 – 52; Venturi, 100
Macdonald, Charles Blair, 37, 49 – 50
Mackenzie, Alister, 8, 61
Manero, Tony, 84, 86
Mangrum, Lloyd, 82, 110, 123
Martin, Dick, 12, 129, 170
Mary Queen of Scots, 18, 34
match play, 19 -20, 256
Masters Tournament: betting by caddies, 238 – 39; betting on Jones, 90; Calcutta, 90, 118, 123, 124 - 25; first, 89; “horse races” betting, 124; in-tournament betting, 107 – 08; Jones as player, 90; par-3 tournament, 237 – 38; practice round betting, 66, 153, 220 – 21; 236 – 39
May, George, S., 106,149
McDermott, Johnny, 51, 53
Meadow Brook Golf Club, 39, 68, 103
Mechem, Charlie, 196
Mehlhorn, “Wild Bill,” 81, 86
Mickelson, Phil, 7, 98, 197 – 202: aggressive play, 197 – 99; Air Hammer with Azinger, 200; betting on himself, 176 – 77; Burke putting bet, 217; in-tournament betting, 200; Leonard bet, 202; MacKay, 199, 200; “the Mick” bet, 198; money golf, 199; practice round betting, 237, 240, 241, 242; spontaneous betting, 199 – 200; sports betting, 201 – 02; Tarde bets, 198 – 99; wagering on, 11; Weir bet on Furyk, 200 – 01
Molesworth, Capt. Arthur, 31, 32
Montague, John “Mysterious,” (La Verne Moore), 12, 93 – 96: bat, shovel, rake wager, 93, 217; course records; 94 – 95; crime and trial, 95; death 96; Hollywood friends, 94; identity disclosed, 95; Lakeside CC, 93 – 94; “Sphinx of the Links, 95; trick shots, 93 – 94, 95 - 96
Morris, Old Tom, 4, 25, 27, 30 – 31, 61: British Open, 30, 31 challenge matches, 28, 30; Park match, 1862, 31; Prestwick, 30; Robertson, 30; St Andrews, 30
Morris, Young Tom, 31, 32
Murray, Jim, 10, 115 – 16
Nelson, Byron, 47, 98, 106 – 08, 108: British reaction to 1945 record, 106 – 07; Burton challenge match, 106 – 07; death, 108; Hogan caddie match, 107; Masters betting, 1942, 107 – 08; money golf as training, 107; money match with Lowery, 108; Nelson-Ward-Venturi match, 1956, 127 – 28; purse splitting, 148, 149; record, 1945; retirement and ranch, 108; Titanic match, 107; turned pro; 107; youth, 107
Nicklaus, Jack, 40, 98, 150 – 53: betting perspective, 150 – 51; betting with Palmer, 6, 143; betting with Woods, 220 – 21; on cheating, 232; Crosby, 151; Peete, 151 – 52; U.S. Open bet, 1960, 152; Watson, 152 – 53; youth and college, 152
Nixon, Richard, 10, 204, 207 – 08
Norman, Moe, 202 - 03
North Berwick, Scotland, 16; links, 21, 28, 38, 47 – 48
Oakhurst Links, 36 – 37
oddsmaking. See tournament betting
Ouimet, Francis, 51 – 52, 106: betting as kid, 51; Eddie Lowery, 51 -52; American golf, impact on, 52; U.S. Open win, 6, 51 – 52, 140
Owen, David, 123, 260
PGA Tour: African American players, 157 – 61; APG, 165 – 66; behavior vs. betting, 232; bookies on tour, 83, 84, 117, 209; cheating, 229 – 30, 232; equipment improvements, 184; formation, 72, 166; Great Depression, 74, 80 – 81; in-tournament betting, 82, 83, 199; maturity in 1930s, 85 – 86; Mickelson – Weir bet, 2001, 200 -01; pari-mutuel betting, 85; vs. the PGA, 72, 165 – 66; players betting on themselves, 83, 84, 124, 175 - 78; players betting with gallery, 82; position on betting, 5, 12, 200 – 01, 210, 231 – 32; post-World War II growth, 100; purses, 1980s, 183; purse-splitting by players; rules issues, 230 – 32; See practice round betting; purse splitting
Palmer, Arnold, 6, 40, 56, 98, 139 – 46, 151, 197 – 98: “Arnie’s Army,” 139; Bay Hill shootout, 1 – 2, 145; British Open farewell money game, 145 – 46; British Open, impact on, 142; golf betting, 140; Harrison, 141 – 42; heckler bet, 143 – 44; Hirsch, 144 – 45; Nicklaus, 6, 143; PGA Tour career, early, 141 – 42; Pine Valley, 141; practice round betting with amateurs, 144 – 45, 238; record, 142; Ryder Cup preparation, 242; style of play, 140, 142; turned pro and marriage, 141; U.S. Amateur win, 1954, 141; U.S. Open win, 1960, 139 – 40; Woods, 220 – 21; youth, 140; Zoeller, 238
Park, Willie, Sr., 28, 29, 30, 31
Park, Willie, Jr, 34, 38 – 39, 40, 46, 47 – 48
Pearson, Issette, 44, 66
Penna, Toney, 117 - 18
Peper, George, 53, 133 – 34
Picard, Henry 84, 86, 87, 100
Player, Gary, 98, 144 – 45; 181
Ponkapoag Golf Club, 193 -94
practice round betting, PGA Tour, 5, 66, 83, 104 – 05, 118 – 19, 234 – 43: British Open, 240 – 41; caddies, 238 – 40, 242 – 43; Calcaveccia, 241; Couples, 241; Daly, 237; Duval, 236, 237; Els, 238; enjoyment by pros, 236; Floyd, 235; Furyk, 236; Herron, 237; Huston, 237; Jantzen, 234; learning value, 235; making money, 235; Masters, 236 – 39; Mickelson, 234, 237, 241; “No Bogey” bet, 240 – 41; Nicklaus, 236 – 37; Palmer, 236 – 37; preparation for tournament, 234 – 35; Ryder Cup, 241 – 42; sponsor reaction, 235; Steve Jones, 234; Watson, 234, 241; younger pros, 235; Zoeller, 238
Prestwick links, 21, 29 – 30
Price, Nick, 7, 176, 238
Professional Golfer’s Association of America (PGA): founding, 54; and PGA Tour, 72, 165 - 66
purse splitting, PGA Tour, 148 – 50: Champions Tour, 150; cheating, 150; Depression, 150; elimination, 150; Hagen – Barnes, 57; Hagen – Sarazen, 58; Heafner, 148; Nelson, 148; Nicklaus, 148 – 50; Palmer, 148 – 50; PGA position, 148; Player, 148, 149 – 50; pooling prize money, 148 – 49; Sarazen – Barnes, 88; Sports Illustrated story; 148 – 49; sudden-death play-offs, 148; syndicate golf, 149
Rainsford, Dr. W.S., 36, 37
Ray, Ted, 51 – 52
Reilly, Rick, 187 – 88, 193 – 94
Rhodes, Ted, 156, 158 - 59
Rice, Grantland, 51: Didrikson, 112; golf betting, 72; Hagen, 56; Lakeside CC, 91; Montague, 95
Riggs, Bobby, 129, 130
Roberts, Clifford, 89, 108, 238
Robertson, Allan, 25, 27, 28 – 29
Royal & Ancient Golf Club (R&A), 4, 22, 71
Runyan, Paul, 75, 83, 84, 86, 90
Runyon, Damon, 74, 84
Sanders, Doug, 13, 110, 170, 182
sandbagging, sandbaggers: 233 - 34
Sarazen, Gene, 47, 56, 57, 59, 60, 86 – 89, 98, 101; 98: attire and decorum (the “Squire”), 88; Barnes match, 1922, 88; betting as a kid, 87; betting on, 83 – 84; bunker bets, 88 – 89; Great Depression, 80 – 81; Hagen match, 57 – 58; in-tournament betting, 83; Masters double eagle, 86, 89; melting pot pro, 88; money golf lessons, 87; name change, 87; pari-mutuel betting, 85; sand wedge, 86, 88; syndicate golf, 149; turned pro, 88; youth, 86 – 87
Seymour, Henry, 164 – 65
Sherman, Jeff, 208, 211 – 12, 215
Sifford, Charlie, 156, 159 – 161
Singh, Vijay, 10, 98, 230 – 32, 238
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, 37, 38, 39
Shippen, John, 38, 156
Smith, Horton, 56, 86, 90, 100, 101, 159
Snead, Sam, 13, 84, 98, 101 – 06: backers, 103 – 04; betting, 6, 99, 102; cheating, 105 – 06; Gonzalez match, 103; high stakes, 102; hillbilly image, 102, 103; historical ranking, 101; hustling, 74; Moe Norman, 203, money games, 102; needling, 105; oddsmaking, 104; practice round betting, 104 – 5; Tailer matches, 101 – 03
Society of St Andrews Golfers, 21, 22. See also Royal & Ancient
Sorenstam, Annika, 112, 214 – 15, 243 – 44
Spiller, Bill, 158, 159 - 60
St Andrews links, 21, 28, 31, 34
St. Andrew’s Golf Club, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 35 – 36, 38
Stanovich, Martin (the Fat Man), 12, 100, 128 – 30
Stewart, Payne, 1, 232, 245
Strange, Curtis, 176, 183
Strege, John, 199, 238
Sullivan Timothy, 61 – 62
sweepstakes, 32, 122
Taft, William Howard, 52, 100, 130 – 31
Tailer, T, Suffern, 102 – 03
Tam O’Shanter tournament, 111, 123, 149
Tarde, Jerry, 198 – 99
Tenison Park, Dallas, 111, 129, 168 - 70
tennis, 3, 4, 14, 33
Thomas, Alvin Clarence. See Thompson, Titanic
Thompson, Titanic (Alvin Clarence Thomas), 12, 47: 75 – 80: betting strategy, 78; Capone bet, 78; Elder, 77 – 76; father, 76; guns and violence, 75, 80; Harrison, 75 – 76; marksmanship, 76; Moss match, 79 – 80; Nelson match, 77; origin of “Titanic,” 76; proposition bets, 78 – 79, 80; ringers, 75, 77 – 78; Rothstein death, 80; skills, 76; spelling bet, 80; Trevino-Floyd match, 1966, 170 – 72
Thorpe, Jim, 162 – 63
tournament betting, 11: British Open betting, 209 , 210; common bets, 211 – 16; Ryder Cup bets, 216; Sorenstam betting, 214 – 15; United Kingdom, 11 – 12; 183 – 84; Wie betting, 215 -16; Woods impact, 208 – 09, 210 – 11
Travis, Walter, 45, 50 – 51
Tomko, Dewey, 11, 183, 187 – 90, 218
Trevino, Lee, 4, 152, 166 – 172, 181: betting on himself, 175; Dick Martin, 170; Dr, Pepper bottle trick, 12, 166 - 67; El Paso match with Raymond Floyd, 170 – 72; hustling, 12; Masters practice rounds, 238; Tenison Park, 168 – 70
Tucker, Samuel, 36, 38
United Golf Association, 157, 158, 160, 162
United States Golf Association (USGA), 2, 4 73: Calcuttas, 121, 122, 125; club shafts, 71; founding, 37; golf balls, 70, position on African American golfers, 156 – 57; position on betting, 4
U.S. presidents betting, 10, 130 – 32, 204 – 08
Vardon, Harry, 46 – 48: 98: American tour, 1900, 6, 46, 51; challenge match with Park, Jr., 46, 47 – 48; “Great Foursome” match, 48; grip, 6, 8, 46; money golf, 47 – 48; swing, 46; turned pro, 47; U.S. Open, 1913, 51 – 52
Venturi, Ken, 126 – 28: betting as a kid, 127; CBS TV career, 100; Hogan-Nelson match, 1956; Lowery, 127 – 28; Masters, 1956, 100, 126, 127; money games, 100, 127; Stanovich match, 100, 128; U.S. Open win (1964), 100, 127
Viglucci, Andy, 165
Von Elm, George, 74, 93, 94 – 95
Wadkins, Lanny, 7, 152, 180 – 81, 197, 238, 214, 242
Walters, Bill, 10, 183, 190 – 91, 218
Ward, E. Harvie, 127 – 28
Watson, Tom, 7, 10: betting on himself, 12, 175 - 76; Nicklaus, 151 – 52; Palmer’s farewell British Open, 145 – 46; practice round betting, 234, 241; Ryder Cup preparation, 242
Weiskopf, Tom,153 – 54
Weissmuller, Johnny, 91, 94
Wie, Michelle, 112, 215 – 16, 219, 231, 244 - 45
Wind, Herbert Warren: American golf, 61; betting, 133 – 34; golf course design, 49; Hagen, 55; Hogan, 134; Sarazen, 88
window chipping, 94, 96 – 97
Winged Foot Golf Club, 61, 70, 83, 107, 205
Wodehouse, P.G., 134 – 35
women golfers: America, early, 36, 68, 69; betting, early, 69; betting survey, 245 – 46; challenge matches against men, 67 – 68; clothing revolution, 68; handicaps, 44; Leitch – Stirling bet, 69; Mary Queen of Scots, 18, 34; Musselburgh, 1810, 34; play in UK, 1900, 66 – 67; Scotland, 1592, 34; Scott, Lady Margaret, 66 – 67; St Andrews, 34; women’s golf courses/clubs, 68; 243 – 46. See LPGA; Didrikson; Davies; Sorenstam; Wie
Wood, Craig, 86, 89, 90, 118
Woods, Tiger, 1, 7, 8, 10, 73, 106, 218 – 26: African American golfers, 156; amateurs, 225 – 26; Begay, 224 – 25; betting as a kid, 219 – 20; betting on himself, 176 – 77; betting with Jordan, 218, 225; betting with Nicklaus and Palmer, 220 – 21; “cold-shafting,” 224; college wagers, 220; competitiveness, 218 – 19; father, 219; impact on oddsmaking, 208 – 09, 210 -11; match play betting, 214; money golf, 218; O’Meara, 222 – 24; Palmer, 140; PGA Tour career, early, 221 – 22; practice round betting, 221 – 21, 222, 223 – 24, 225 - 26; Ryder Cup record, 242; side bets, 226; Sorenstam, 225, 243; wagering on, 11, 208 – 09
Wright, Ben, 32 – 33, 109, 124 – 25
Wright, Mickey, 179 - 80
Zaharias, Babe and George. See Didrikson
Zoeller, Fuzzy, 125, 152, 231, 238, 239