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Ben received the Will Nicholson Award in Denver on May 24.  With him are his wife, Julie and daughters Katherine, Claire and Anna Riley.

MASTERS  2010- Article about Carl Jackson

http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1976868,00.html

 

Ben plans another busy playing schedule in 2010.  While he will miss a couple of spring tournaments so that he can be present for events surrounding daughter Claire's senior year at Austin High, he will play around 18 dates this year.

Ben and playing partner Fuzzy Zoeller barely failed to defend their Senior Skins Game Championship in Hawaii last month.  After failing to win a skin on day one, Ben and Fuzzy won $230,000 on the back nine and Ben just missed a birdie putt on #18 to change the outcome.

Ben and his architecture partner Bill Coore will be busy in 2010.  They have just completed work on two projects: The Lost Farm in Tasmania, which will open later this year and The Dormie Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina which should open in the late summer.  Meanwhile they have started work on a renovation project at Pinehurst #2, which will host the 2014 men's U.S. Open and women's U.S. Open in back-to-back weeks. 

 

The Carl Jackson Story: Carl

Carl Jackson, who has caddied for Ben Crenshaw at Augusta for more than 30 years, was inducted into the Arkansas Golf Hall of Fame on October 29th.  Jackson began caddying at the Augusta Country Club at age 11, and by age 13 had moved to Augusta National.  In 1961 he went to work for Jackson Stephens in Little Rock, but continued to caddy in the Masters.  In 2008, he caddied in his 47th Masters.  Jackson currently is in charge of the caddy program at the Alotian Club in Little Rock.  Jackson, who never went beyond high school himself, has six children, five of whom have graduated from college.  His sixth child, daughter Carlessa will enter college next fall.  Carl made a stirring acceptance speech at his induction and stories from his life brought tears and cheers from the audience.

Ben congratulating Carl for his induction.

Ben Crenshaw, Carl Jackson and Dan Snider.

Ben, Carl's daugher, Carlessa and Carl.

 

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Pictures of Ben playing at the Save Muny Golf Tournament held at the Lions Municipal Golf Course.  For more information about Save Muny visit www.savemuny.com

Ben on the 17th Hole.

Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bud Shrake and Ed Clements

 

 

Pictures of Ben's daughter, Anna Riley with her dad at the Par 3 tournament at The Masters.

Photos provided by Patrick McGushin.

 

Ben and Anna Riley.

 

Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

 

Charisse Sayers, Julie Sayers, Julie Crenshaw, Claire Crenshaw & Katherine Crenshaw

Photo by Elizabeth Adams

 Ben and Tony Navarro enjoying a friendly conversation on the course.

Photo provided by Mike Hebert

Ben was honored by Mayor Deke Copenhaver and the City of Augusta by declaring April 7, 2008 Ben Crenshaw Day.  Ben was given the Key to the City in a 6:00pm ceremony at the Georgia Hall of Fame at the Augusta Botanical Gardens. 

 

View Ben's highlights through the years at Augusta. Highlights

Ben, Tom, Justin and Mark at the Direct Energy Texas Shootout on October 9, 2007.

 

The Ben Crenshaw line of shirts can now be purchased at the University of Texas Co-op.  The link to the site is UT Co-op.  Also, CLASSIC INSTRUCTION by Bobby Jones and Ben Crenshaw has been re-released and is available through the website. A new introduction, the last written piece by Byron Nelson, will be a part of the book, which has been out-of-print for several years.

Underwriters are still being sought for the Carl Jackson documentary, which is near completion......Ben plays in the First Tee of Austin tournament on November 5 and then will take two months off to concentrate on his design business.

 

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