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https://www.golfdigest.com/story/juan-chi-chi-rodriguez-world-golf-hall-of-famer-dies-88-tribute
I worked on a Senior PGA Tour event for several years. We got many stars of the day in different years (Trevino, Arnie, Watson) but ALWAYS ChiChi. We could market around him, and he never disappointed. Great golfer, great humanitarian, great man. Godspeed, Juan! 🙏🏼

"Where'd it go?"  "Right in the Lumberyard..."

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Golf2Much  

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I can't imagine too many professional golfers that appeared to have so much fun playing in front of crowds.  Chi Chi was definitely one of a kind!

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Titleist GT2 four wood with a Mitsubishi MMT SpeedMesh 40 gram R2 shaft
Titleist GT2 seven wood with a Mitsubishi MMT SpeedMesh 40 gram R2 shaft
Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft
Ping G30 irons, 6-PW, gold dot with Fujikura EXS 60i R2-Flex shaft
Edison wedges:  50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts
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MGoBlue100  

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8 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Loved to watch Chi Chi play… such a character!  My favorite tribute...

Good ol’ Les…

 

 

"Where'd it go?"  "Right in the Lumberyard..."

126422322_PXGLogo_2.png.74a339363ba3931cc4fc226a253621f8.png Gen 2  0811 XF 10.5*  Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x

126422322_PXGLogo_2.png.74a339363ba3931cc4fc226a253621f8.png Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S
:bridgestone-small:  Tour B JGR 15*   Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex

(These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...)


:bridgestone-small:  Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex
:bridgestone-small:  Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW)  KBS Tour 130x

:cleveland-small: CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58)  TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft
MATI  Mamo Putter 33"  Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim
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fixyurdivot  

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My first set of clubs was a junior Chi Chi Rodriguez.  We kids often fought (verbally) over who got to be who in our local park wiffle-ball games.  Arnie, Jack, and Chi Chi were worth going to the mat over.  He will be missed but his legend will remain forever.

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JB2334

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My introduction to watching golf regularly on TV came when I was about 10 years old. I watched Senior Tour events on ESPN with my Dad during the best time - Jack and Trevino as Tour rookies…Bob Charles, Jim Dent, George Archer…but the best to watch was Chi Chi and his toredor dance. He quickly became my favorite player with his personality and his trick shots. The ultimate was whenever Chi Chi and Trevino were paired together.

We all have those core memories from our childhood that stick with us forever - one of my best was summers with Dad, learning the game and watching Chi Chi. Rest in peace.

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Driver: image.png.a4fd9ccd262e6afa89ac28ab0c13130f.png  Mavrik 10.5 loft, dialed down to 9.5, Project X HZRDUS T800 Orange 55g, 6.0(stiff)

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Putter: image.png.e7e2add9d78f70b5d1cc57a961f020e6.png Scotty  Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5+

Ball:  image.png.04747de8f9aca055ccd980959d1e2014.png  Tour X

cksurfdude  

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Truly a classic! 

I really admire all those old school guys who worked hard and were more self made, eg they did not have all the prep programs and coaching starting from pee wee thru high school and into college that are so widely available now.

Plus consider just how well they played with the equipment they had available to them!!

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Driver... Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Newton Motion 3 Dot)
3W... Callaway Bertha Mini 1.5 (ProForce V2 HL 5F3)
7W... Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)
4H... Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H... Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW... Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
SW, LW... Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0)
Putter... MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5
.. all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator.
.. ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour/S. Or a found Pro V1/x.
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russtopherb  

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I was so sad when I read the news. My dad and grandfathers all watched a lot of golf when I was little, and Chi Chi is the golfer who I remember the most from those times. I always admired his style and play. RIP.

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:mizuno-small: ST-Z 15* Kai'li Blue R Flex
:mizuno-small: ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex
:cleveland-small: Halo XL 5i-DW
:cleveland-small: CBX 54* & 58*
:EVNROLL: ER5 
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ClarkWGriswoldIII  

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When I was a young boy the PGA tour would come to Akron, Ohio and I was fortunate to be able to go to practice rounds with my dad.  On those practice days, you could get pretty close to the players. After a getting a pretty bad haircut, I went to a practice day and as Chi Chi came off of a green he started actually interacting with me and asked my about the disproportionately large hat on my noggin and I told him about the bad haircut.  He took a minute to talk to me about having a positive self esteem and disregarding what others thought about you.  I'll never forget those couple on minutes.

In 2016, I had the good fortune of attending a talk and Q and A with Johnny Miller at the US Open at Oakmont and was able to ask him about the set of 1945 MacGregor irons he used to win the 1973 US Open at Oakmont.   He told the gathering about the clubs and shared that at some point he lent the lower numbered irons in the set to Chi and Chi and he apparently lost them, never to be seen again! 

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TAGolf13  

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20 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Truly a classic! 

I really admire all those old school guys who worked hard and were more self made, eg they did not have all the prep programs and coaching starting from pee wee thru high school and into college that are so widely available now.

Plus consider just how well they played with the equipment they had available to them!!

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Excellent take!👍🏾 You got me thinking ck. The entertainment--in addition to the game itself--back then was the golfers having a good time, making jokes, ribbing each other, etc. Nowadays, the entertainment is who has beef with whom, as in the Koepka-Dechambeau "beef" of a year or two ago. Times are always changing and I'm glad I'm old enough to have watched Chi Chi perform a time or two on tv.

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jolter1  

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R.I.P Chi Chi. Loved to watch him play and the stories he told. I still get a kick when watching the old WKRP tv show how Les Nesman pronounced his name.

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Irons     Ping G425 6-LW

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William P  

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R.I.P. Chi Chi.  Will forever remember your swordsmanship and the vigor with you approached life both on and off the course...

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