Hollis Stacy - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Hollis Stacy recounts growing up in Savannah, Georgia as the fourth of ten children. With sports-minded parents and the competitive instincts developed with nine siblings, Hollis took a liking to golf at age 10 and never looked back. She was able to travel to Augusta to watch the Masters and the Titleholders championships and recalls the effortless swing of Julius Boros. With The Blue Danube waltz ingrained as her tempo guide, she enjoyed tremendous competitive success , winning the U.S. Girls Junior Championship three years in row, something only Tiger Woods has matched. Her win over Amy Alcott in 1971 might be one of the finest Girls Junior matches ever. Hollis winds up this episode with reflections on her Curtis Cup experience at Western Gailes in 1972. Hollis Stacy begins her life story, "FORE the Good of the Game."

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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”

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There is a certain magic that makes a Major Champion. Being at the doorstep of history brings a powerful, almost unquantifiable kind of pressure. Some players respond to it, others can’t. This kind of moxie can’t be bottled or easily explained. For some, like Phil Mickelson, it is learned through hard lessons. For the rare, lucky few like Jack Nicklaus, it is a natural gift.

Hollis Stacy is one of the lucky ones.

There was something about brutal courses and dire circumstances that brought out her best.

“When I get on a course that’s not very good, that’s not tough, I fall asleep,” Stacy once said. “Mentally I must be lazy, like a little kid, but I always seem to do well when there’s a tough situation.”

“When I get on a course that’s not very good, that’s not tough, I fall asleep.”
This gift, along with a wonderful short game, earned Stacy four Major Championships in her career, including three U.S. Women’s Opens. In total, she won 18 LPGA titles, six of which came in playoffs.

Both talents were on full display in 1978, when Stacy was on the cusp of her second consecutive U.S. Women’s Open title. The Country Club of Indianapolis proved to be a beast of a course and going into the final round, Stacy led the tournament by one over JoAnne Carner at 4-over 217.

After two rain and lightning delays and six lead changes, Stacy still led Carner by one going into No. 18. It looked like the pressure finally got to Stacy when she hit a terribly fat 1-iron off the tee. But she kept battling and got her second shot near the green. Sh… Read More

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