Comments on: ‘39 Wooden Golf Scorecard Has Ace, Double Eagle

By: Paint Zoom Richard

Paint Zoom Richard — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:43:46 +0000

I have never heard of a par 6, or maybe thats something they had in the 1930’s.

By: EJ

EJ — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:18:40 +0000

You guys are so far up Wooden’s ass. You all realize that he and his dynasty are just as bad (if not worse) as all of USC’s recent troubles.

Does no one remember Sam Gilbert??

By: painter33

painter33 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:02:11 +0000

While John Wooden was undeniably one of sports’ greatest example of what is right with athletics, one can see why there might be some skepticism regarding the freshness of the scorecard paper and the clarity of the graphite. Graphite won’t fade but will easily be rubbed by other paper or from just being folding over itself. This is what makes some doubt the authenticity of the scorecard’s date. But, could Mr. Wooden have scored a hole-in-one and a double eagle in one round? Why not, both scores can be attributed to luck, and luck can appear at any time in any guise. Every golfer, no matter of what skill level, will shoot the round of his/her life. It’s guaranteed, since one round has to be better, even by but a slight margin, than every other round one may play. There has to be the best and there has to be the worst. Unfortunately with golf for most of us, they usually trend toward the worst, and that’s why we have what are rightly called handicaps.

By: Benji Man Paul

Benji Man Paul — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:46:21 +0000

Seek The Truth, you should seek some facts before making comments on the internet.
John Wooden was as honorable as any man could be who has ever walked the face of the earth. He didn’t frame the scorecard because he WASN’T a pompous asshole but instead a humble man who correctly thought that scoring an ace and double eagle in a single round, while impressive, isn’t jack shit when compared to winning 88 games in a row and 10 national championships as coach of the Bruins. The reason the scorecard is in great condition is because it was placed in his roll top desk for 71 years, probably having seen the light of day no more than a few times during that period. You sir, are a jackass. Calling Wooden a “HACK” makes me want to hunt you down and smack you around until you apologize to every one of John Wooden’s fans you have offended on this blog.

By: jacko

jacko — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:25:36 +0000

JC - the man was more modest that Job himself! And he was a man of integrity. We need more people like John Wooden. The world is a better place with people like John Wooden

By: Billy W

Billy W — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:26:11 +0000

Pretty pristine paper for a 70+ year old score card… but Johnny W did walk from Westwood to Hawaii so who can doubt…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:45:39 +0000

I think he may have got the ace. I think maybe the albatross was at best 1 or 2 strokes off. I know how golfers tend to lose count of their strokes. I play with a few of them…….after a few beers their count is even worse.

By: Snizz

Snizz — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:28:11 +0000

No word of a lie, my uncle got an hole in one and the next hole he got an albatross. Was “athlete of the week”

By: Ffarg

Ffarg — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:26:08 +0000

Rough Rider - It seems to me most of these people know what they are talking about. If ever there was a most repected man in all of sport it’s John Wooden. Obviously SeekTheTruth knows nothing of what kind of man Wooden was.

By: Rough Rider

Rough Rider — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:19:17 +0000

There is no one that has responded to this article that knows anything about what they are speaking about! Stay in your lazy boy chair and leave a dead man lay in his tomb. He’s dead don’t mar his image spouting all of this shit!! John Wooden was a human being quit putting him in leauge with God he would’nt want everyone spouting about him being this or that.