It was 25 years ago, almost to the day, that I got the call.  It was my friend Jack Fraser, who called on me at the time from his job at First Boston.  Jack and I had played a little golf over the years, and he knew I was a big fan. Jack said, “Tom, I have two passes to the Ryder Cup Matches this Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Columbus.  It’s the final day.  You interested?” While I admittedly didn’t know much about the Ryder Cup at the time (I knew it was a biennial competition between the US and Europe, and the US usually won), I ...

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