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Date: 24 Aug 2006 11:53:11
From: Del Ray
Subject: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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In the old clips, golfers went bare-headed, or wore golf caps, or reg
hats. When did players start wearing baseball caps?
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 10:27:03
From: Boobalie
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Del Ray wrote:
> In the old clips, golfers went bare-headed, or wore golf caps, or reg
> hats. When did players start wearing baseball caps?
I would guess it was when the Sponsors wanted them to.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 19:43:06
From: Bert Robbins
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Del Ray wrote:
> In the old clips, golfers went bare-headed, or wore golf caps, or reg
> hats. When did players start wearing baseball caps?
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What is the difference between a golf cap and a baseball cap?
The only things I can think of is that silly piece of string on the bill
and the metal clasp on the adjustable headband. Functionally they are
the same.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 21:48:05
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Del Ray <delray3@webtv.net > wrote:
> In the old clips, golfers went bare-headed, or wore golf caps, or reg
> hats. When did players start wearing baseball caps?
In the 1960s, sometime around Lee Trevino's arrival on Tour.
--
Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 14:43:23
From: Bucky
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Howard Brazee wrote:
> The world wears baseball caps these days - even football players.
Right, baseball caps are just the most popular types of headwear these
days, especially for people under 40. There was a retro fad for visors
in the past 5 years, and we saw a little bit of that on the golf course
too.
On another note, I wonder why more golfers don't wear sunglasses?
They're always squinting from the sun. Maybe it's because sometimes
they need to take them off, but they could just put them on their
baseball caps, or get the flip up sunglasses like baseball players.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 19:25:19
From: pete z
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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fiveiron@webtv.net wrote:
> >wonder why more golfers don't wear >sunglasses?
> ===
> fact or fiction, somewhere it was mentioned that sunglasses affect
> perception.
>
> if you are a bogey golfer, forego the sunglasses, opt for a visor.
>
> >mho
> >v fe
>
> > "d R i V e L e $ s"
And plan on cataract surgery in your mid to early 50's.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 03:25:26
From: Tim Mocarski
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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In article <1156472718.966690.146020@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com >,
pete z <pz0326@aol.com > wrote:
> fiveiron@webtv.net wrote:
> > >wonder why more golfers don't wear >sunglasses?
> > ===
> > fact or fiction, somewhere it was mentioned that sunglasses affect
> > perception.
> >
> > if you are a bogey golfer, forego the sunglasses, opt for a visor.
> >
> > >mho
> > >v fe
> >
> > > "d R i V e L e $ s"
>
>
> And plan on cataract surgery in your mid to early 50's.
>
Cataracts can develop in babies and in old people. Scientists are
really sure what causes them.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 19:16:49
From:
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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The baseball cap is known to be the - all-american hat, and golfers like
to be a part of the mix,
so they made a concession for style, and begin wearing what is known as
the - baseball cap. maybe:--)
but really, being the cheap-lot that they are, they took advantage of
the freebees being handed-out as promotional items, and donned them.
>mho
>v fe
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0"d R i V e =A0L e $ s"
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 19:49:23
From: GolfBlogger
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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That's the story I've read in several different places. As the story
goes, Amana gave out hats at a tournament it sponsored and then
eventually began paying players to wear them. Julius Boros apparently
was the first to take Amana up on the offer.
www.golfblogger.com
Kenn Smith wrote:
> I think that the Amana Corporation was partly responsible for the move
> to golf caps. If you look at the old clips from the (I think) late 50's
> and into the 60's a lot of golfers were wearing Amana caps. As I
> remember the story Amana would hand them out to the pros and pay a bonus
> of something like $50 to anyone who got air time or a photo published
> with their Amana cap on. Everybody on tour liked that idea. I remember
> going to the old Florida Citrus Open in Orando, probably about 1965, and
> at least half of the field was wearing Amana caps.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 21:09:15
From: Kenn Smith
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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I think that the Amana Corporation was partly responsible for the move
to golf caps. If you look at the old clips from the (I think) late 50's
and into the 60's a lot of golfers were wearing Amana caps. As I
remember the story Amana would hand them out to the pros and pay a bonus
of something like $50 to anyone who got air time or a photo published
with their Amana cap on. Everybody on tour liked that idea. I remember
going to the old Florida Citrus Open in Orando, probably about 1965, and
at least half of the field was wearing Amana caps.
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 02:54:12
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Kenn Smith <grizzledbear@webtv.net > wrote:
> I think that the Amana Corporation was partly responsible for the move
> to golf caps. If you look at the old clips from the (I think) late 50's
> and into the 60's a lot of golfers were wearing Amana caps. As I
> remember the story Amana would hand them out to the pros and pay a bonus
> of something like $50 to anyone who got air time or a photo published
> with their Amana cap on. Everybody on tour liked that idea. I remember
> going to the old Florida Citrus Open in Orando, probably about 1965, and
> at least half of the field was wearing Amana caps.
I remember those; that sounds about right.
--
Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 12:14:34
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Nowadays, I expect it's worth money to wear a real hat. Greg and
Shingo are more recognizable because of their headwear not being the
same as everybody else's.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 18:53:48
From:
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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>wonder why more golfers don't wear >sunglasses?
=3D=3D=3D
fact or fiction, somewhere it was mentioned that sunglasses affect
perception.
if you are a bogey golfer, forego the sunglasses, opt for a visor.
>mho
>v fe
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0"d R i V e =A0L e $ s"
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 14:10:44
From: dugjustdug
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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jdavis wrote:
> The trend continues today with golfers plastered with logos
> on every item they carry.
Elin to Tiger on their wedding night: "My God, Tiger. You have AIDS!"
Tiger to Elin: "Naw. That's just a tatoo. Rub it a bit and it
becomes Adidas!"
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 18:16:02
From: sfb
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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A guy loved Wendy so much he had her name tattooed on his dick. When he
wasn't with Wendy, all he could was WY.
He saw another guy taking a piss who also had a WY tattooed on his dick.
"Wow. Two guys taking a piss at the same time and both have Wendy tattooed
on their dicks."
"Who is Wendy? Mine says Welcome to Jamaica. Have a Nice day."
"dugjustdug" <prestigerealty@yvn.com > wrote in message
news:1156453844.668164.98100@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
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> jdavis wrote:
>> The trend continues today with golfers plastered with logos
>> on every item they carry.
>
> Elin to Tiger on their wedding night: "My God, Tiger. You have AIDS!"
>
> Tiger to Elin: "Naw. That's just a tatoo. Rub it a bit and it
> becomes Adidas!"
>
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 15:03:44
From: multi
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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On 24 Aug 2006 14:10:44 -0700, "dugjustdug" <prestigerealty@yvn.com >
wrote:
>jdavis wrote:
>> The trend continues today with golfers plastered with logos
>> on every item they carry.
>
>Elin to Tiger on their wedding night: "My God, Tiger. You have AIDS!"
>
>Tiger to Elin: "Naw. That's just a tatoo. Rub it a bit and it
>becomes Adidas!"
I used to date Mary Poppins. Now you know where she got that word.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 14:06:39
From: dugjustdug
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Frankenshank wrote:
> dugjustdug wrote:
> > Frankenshank schmootzed:
>
> Oy! you are meshuggeneh! ye little Gefilte fish, yish!
Nah. I'm a friggin' Wop.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 14:01:01
From: jdavis
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Del Ray wrote:
> In the old clips, golfers went bare-headed, or wore golf caps, or reg
> hats. When did players start wearing baseball caps?
Golfers have worn various types of hats from the beginning of the
sport. Up into the 1930's knit hats with a pom-pom on top was popular
with your plus fours. During the early 30's to the early 50's the tweed
snap down front bill came into it's own. Bare heads were also in vogue
so as not to muss the hair which was often slicked down with Wildroot
or Vitalis. In the late 50's and early 60's you began to see the
appearance of the billed caps along with narrow brim straw hats. The
billed caps were shaped with a tall squared off front that frequently
had club logos or "golf" symbols on the front. Most found them
practical for shading the eyes and soon almost all the players doned
them by the mid to late 60s. By the 70s the marketing types discovered
the value of adding company logos to the hats and clothing of the
players. At first it was the golf industry products but others soon
caught on golfers were getting endorsement deals for all sorts of
products. The trend continues today with golfers plastered with logos
on every item they carry.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 14:56:00
From: multi
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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On 24 Aug 2006 14:01:01 -0700, "jdavis" <jddvs@aol.com > wrote:
>Bare heads were also in vogue
>so as not to muss the hair which was often slicked down with Wildroot
>or Vitalis.
LOL. Brylcream, a little dab'll do ya, but watch out, the gals'll all
pursue ya.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 13:01:57
From: Frankenshank
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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dugjustdug wrote:
> Frankenshank schmootzed:
Oy! you are meshuggeneh! ye little Gefilte fish, yish!
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 12:58:19
From: dugjustdug
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Frankenshank schmootzed:
> Ahhh! a little known factoid from history.
<bris >
> errr.... what was the question again?
>
> FrankenShank
oyvay...
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 19:28:57
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:53:11 -0500, delray3@webtv.net (Del Ray) wrote:
>In the old clips, golfers went bare-headed, or wore golf caps, or reg
>hats. When did players start wearing baseball caps?
The world wears baseball caps these days - even football players. The
reason cowboys called farmers red necks is because the farmers wore
caps instead of real hats.
I can't stand hats, and when I left the USAF, I thought I wouldn't
ever wear them again except in real cold (or helmets). That was
before I acquired my masculine hair pattern. But I don't have to
wear caps.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 11:40:08
From: Frankenshank
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf?
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Del Ray wrote:
When did players start wearing baseball caps?
Ahhh! a little known factoid from history.
Scholars of obscure golf facts will tell you that it was a little known
but nonetheless almost great
golfer who went by the name of Morris J. Schmutzengoighen.
Morris was a promising Rabbinical Scholar at the now almost famous
"Danny oO'Noonenbaum Academy for Promising Rabbinical Scholars" in
Scotland where he was drawn to, of all things, the long tradition of
Talmud commentary on the ever fascinating subject of "Bacon Wrapped
Shellfish Hors d'Hoevres, are they reeeaaly NOT Kosher??"
But anyway, I digress...
So anyvay... Morris was out for a stroll one Saturday (throwing his
spoon ahead of him as he went) when he saw none other than... OLD TOM
MORRIS! (Whose real name was actually Morris Katz)
Old Tom had just bludgeoned a spoon shot with his featherie, when alas,
it burst into a puff of feathers. Well, Old Tom exploded into a red
faced fit of cursing in an odd conjoining of Yiddish with a bit of
Brogue as he flung his spoon about 300 yards down the course into a pot
bunker.
WELL! Morris was captivated! "If I could throw a spoon that far...."
he thought parenthetically amongst himself.
errr.... what was the question again?
FrankenShank
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 14:44:58
From: dugjustdug
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf? (Frankenshank)
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Del Ray wrote:
> The question was, how is your sex change operation working out?
Then, I'll stand by my answer. Sex Change? Fuhgettabouddit.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 16:29:17
From: Del Ray
Subject: Re: Who Initiated Baseball Caps for Golf? (Frankenshank)
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The question was, how is your sex change operation working out?
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