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Bob Rosburg, one of golf's most beloved figures, passed away May 14, following injuries sustained from a fall outside a restaurant in Indio, Calif. He was 82.

Rosburg, who was quite a fine player in his day, is best remembered for his skills and popularity as an on-course reporter of televised golf events.

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"It is often said that of all sports, golf has produced the finest literature. In recent decades, no one has been more responsible for this high regard than John Updike, arguably America’s greatest all-around man of letters these last forty or fifty years." ~Michael Murphy

Also rememberances by Bo Links and Richard Lees.

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With the passing of Herbert Warren Wind, we have lost the man, but not what he has left in the way of fine writing about golf. Thank goodness for print. Had he only written for the internet, some blog or whatever the hell they call it, Herb’s prose, his acute sense of sport and what it takes to be a superior player, would never reach generations that may someday appreciate the insights delivered in such a richly literate way.

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