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3 unusual facts about Byron Nelson


Enrique Bertolino

In 1937, he won an exhibition match against Byron Nelson in Buenos Aires, and in 1939, along with Juan Martinez, won an exhibition match in Scotland against Jimmy Adams and Jim McLean 3-0, one foursomes match and two individual matches.

Mark Frost

His other books on golf are The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, about a 1956 match pitting pros Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson against amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, and The Grand Slam, about the 1930 golf season of Bobby Jones.

Patrick Shaughnessy

He has also syndicated golf tips for TV stations featuring such golf greats as Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Byron Nelson, and Butch Harmon.



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