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Article: Baker-Finch soars with sparrows
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- The Press
- Article date:
- January 25, 2001
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No longer does Australian professional golfer Ian Baker-Finch
live with a tortured mind.
The demons have been exorcised from a soul which suffered as
Baker-Finch, riding high after his victory in the 1991 British Open
at Royal Birkdale, had his dream world shattered when he suddenly
lost his stylish swing.
It has been well documented how Baker-Finch, in an effort to
perfect an almost flawless swing, lost it completely, and he went
through hell trying to rediscover it.
Duck hooks and wicked slices became the Baker-Finch norm as he
continued tinkering with it and the man dubbed "Sparrow" became just
that in a sport where eagles ruled.
The more people tried to help, the more complicated ...