Golf Legend Byron Nelson was an Avid Woodworker
I’m not a golfer. I tried to golf once. Or twice. Using borrowed clubs. From a friend that had never been on a golf course, either (they were his Dad’s clubs). We hacked all day. I beat him, but lost count of the number of strokes it took. Fortunately for us, it was on a little public course with noone else around.
In spite of my lack of talent for the sport, I have heard of golf legend Byron Nelson. I remember hearing about and seeing the Byron Nelson Classic on TV. Mr. Nelson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94. The Dallas Morning News reprinted a story they ran on Mr. Nelson on May 11, 2005. Turns out that he was a prolific woodworker for about the last 30 years of his life. He considered it a blessing. And he was a perfectionist, according to his friends. You can read this story here.
The world will miss him.
Mr. Nelson, if you’re listening, here’s hoping you can get in a good 18 holes today before piddling around in your shop.
Joel said,
Randy,
“If I ruin a board, I go buy a new one.” A good lesson for all woodworkers, I’d say. Thanks for the article on Byron Nelson.
(posted on September 27th, 2006 at 9:19 am)