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All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf.

Harvey Penick

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Harvey Penick
Age: 90 †
Born: 1904
Born: October 23
Died: 1995
Died: April 2
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Hall Of Fame Inductee
Austin
Texas
Harvey Morrison Penick
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