Don Pooley played across a terrific generational bridge in his more than 20 full seasons on the PGA Tour. He played with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead.
But when people learn he played the PGA Tour, Pooley gets mostly one question: “Did you ever play with Tiger Woods?”
Yes, Pooley tells them, he sure did.
“And it was a lot of fun,” Pooley said.
Pooley and Woods were paired in the final round of the Buick Classic at Westchester Country Club in 1997, just two months after Woods broke through to win his historic first Masters.