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Larry Baush

Weekly long-form articles on the history of the PGA TOUR in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.

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    Editor and writer of the Tour Backspin newsletter. Author of the Tony Lema biography, "Uncorked, The Life and Times of Champagne Tony Lema". Host of The Tour Backspin Show podcast on Substack and Spotify.

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