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Phil Mickelson's 1900 silver dollar
RedTiger
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[Grandpa] Santos kept in his pocket a silver dollar from 1900 that he never spent. Instead, he rubbed the coin whenever he felt poor, a small comfort to know that he had money. He died in 2004, just months before Mickelson won the first of his four majors.
"I have that silver dollar today, and I've used it during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as a marker, and will continue to do so," Mickelson said. "And he [Santos] used to work, I believe, for 35 cents a bag around that course. And it's just a cool feeling to have the money that he cherished and also to see what we are now playing for in prize money, and how far the game of golf has come. It's a great reminder for me."
[Grandpa] Santos kept in his pocket a silver dollar from 1900 that he never spent. Instead, he rubbed the coin whenever he felt poor, a small comfort to know that he had money. He died in 2004, just months before Mickelson won the first of his four majors.
"I have that silver dollar today, and I've used it during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as a marker, and will continue to do so," Mickelson said. "And he [Santos] used to work, I believe, for 35 cents a bag around that course. And it's just a cool feeling to have the money that he cherished and also to see what we are now playing for in prize money, and how far the game of golf has come. It's a great reminder for me."
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The PGA would probably not allow it. Golf does have rules, you know.
bob
<< <i>Phil is a golfing idol for me, and I rather doubt that he actually uses a coin that large as a ball marker.
The PGA would probably not allow it. Golf does have rules, you know.
bob >>
The article says that Phil uses the dollar as a marker during the pro-am round when the sponsors and celebrities are playing, not the actual PGA tournament. It is a shame in a way, it would be easy to pick out a Morgan dollar on TV if used to mark a ball.
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<< <i>I love stories where coins and family intersect. >>
<< <i>Lived in Monterey for 9 years. I love the Pro-Am....and the occasional U.S. Open. I've played Pebble and Spyglass at least a dozen times. It NEVER gets old....ever. >>
and we're counting on you to get pictures of this coin....