Gunnison Valley News | 1927-12-22 | Page 6 | "Duffer" Termed Golf Backbone by Bob Jones

"Duffer" Termed Golf Backbone by Bob Jones The world's most famous golfer hails the "duller" as the "backbone of the game." Hobby Jones, In a plea for more and heller opportunities for public Indulgence In-dulgence In (lie pastime, lob! an At- Inula club at lis weekly luncheon that It's not the champions and near champions who "make' golf." but the average player "I ho duffer If you I wish to call him so," i "Golf lends lo get 'out of perspce-I perspce-I live In these days," he said. "The newspapers set u llolllioiis value on I tlllo lonrnamenls. It Is Ihe average golfer, who composes our (dubs and , builds our courses, that makes It pos- slide for relatively few championship conlendcrs lo appear on front pages , and he heralded as champlonM. I "The backbone of golf Is now and j always will be the average golfer."