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E. Spencer Robbins.(Golf courses designer )
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Business North Carolina
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September 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Business North Carolina. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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He's no golf historian, but like many an older fan, Spencer Robbins can recall Jack Nicklaus getting the better of Arnold Palmer a time or two. And Robbins can tell another story about them that's rarely told: It involved Jack besting Arnie when nary a tee shot was struck.
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"My brother {Harry] and I had bought 2,700 acres in Banner Elk in 1982, and we wanted to build a nice development and golf course. 1 had been trading cars with Arnold Palmer for years at his Cadillac dealership in Charlotte, and he kept saying he wanted to fly up and look at the property. We were hoping he'd design our golf course.
"Well, we'd had two or three appointments ...
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