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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 05 > Tommy Bolt, a top golfer with a temper

Tommy Bolt, a top golfer with a temper

By Frank Litsky and Bruce Weber / The Bulletin
September 5, 2008

Tommy Bolt, a golfer whose sweet swing helped him win the 1958 U.S. Open but whose success was overshadowed by his reputation for throwing tantrums and golf clubs like a frustrated duffer, died Saturday in Batesville, Ark. He was 92 and lived in Cherokee Village, Ark.

“His liver shut....

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