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Article: The Byron Nelson: Championship Philosophy, Timeless Excellence.
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- Entertainment Newsweekly
- Article date:
- June 12, 2009
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One very famous Texan, the late Byron Nelson, is considered one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game. With his unprecedented, still-unbroken record of 11 consecutive tournament wins (18 overall that same year) and 52 victories over the span of his short 15-year professional career ending in 1945, his standing as a sports hall-of-famer is set.
Byron Nelson strove for excellence not only in sport, but in every aspect of life. The original gentleman golfer, 'Lord' Byron as he was often referred, carried himself with quiet dignity and with unwavering determination until his passing in 2006 at age 94. He was a fierce but disciplined competitor, and a ...