From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey

The story of a regular golfer (i.e. -- not a country club kid), who went from playing off rubber tee mats at low-end public golf course, to playing Cypress Point, which sits at the pinnacle of exclusive golf.  That journey was long and winding.  A along the way it included significant encounters with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Phil Mickelson, the United States Golf Association, the Royal and Ancient, Golf Digest, the list goes on and on, culminating with an appointment as a Golf Digest panelist.

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From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey

The story of a regular golfer (i.e. -- not a country club kid), who went from playing off rubber tee mats at low-end public golf course, to playing Cypress Point, which sits at the pinnacle of exclusive golf.  That journey was long and winding.  A along the way it included significant encounters with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Phil Mickelson, the United States Golf Association, the Royal and Ancient, Golf Digest, the list goes on and on, culminating with an appointment as a Golf Digest panelist.

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From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey

From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey

by Clifford H Haka
From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey
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From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey

From Tee Mats to Cypress Point: A Golfers Journey

by Clifford H Haka

Overview

The story of a regular golfer (i.e. -- not a country club kid), who went from playing off rubber tee mats at low-end public golf course, to playing Cypress Point, which sits at the pinnacle of exclusive golf.  That journey was long and winding.  A along the way it included significant encounters with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Phil Mickelson, the United States Golf Association, the Royal and Ancient, Golf Digest, the list goes on and on, culminating with an appointment as a Golf Digest panelist.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940182741897
Publisher: Clifford H Haka
Publication date: 09/02/2025
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 630 KB

About the Author

Clifford Haka was born and raised in Chicago, attending Western Illinois University as an undergraduate, with an MA in History from Sangamon State University, an MLS from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Kansas.  He was a second lieutenant in the Illinois Army National Guard, and held positions with the Illinois State Historical Library, the University of Kansas and Michigan State University, where he served as director of libraries for more than 20 years.

 

His wife Susan holds a PhD from the University of Kansas and was an accounting professor at Michigan State University for 35 years, including service as department chair and senior associate dean of the college. Susan also served as the president of the American Accounting Association.

 

Thier daughter Abigail, who holds a PhD from Harvard and MIT, resides in New York City with her husband Josh and three grandchildern.

 

 

 

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