Mike McGovern: Ending written - in pencil - to U.S. golf odyssey [Reading Eagle]

[nevets88]

Man retires, completes quest to play in 50 states. Be sure to check the pencil collection in the article. Fun looking at the names and seeing which ones you played.

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Eighteen holes and some magic later, on June 2 in Valentine, Neb., Rathman's quest was complete. He had played golf in all 50 states.

"It probably became a goal in the late '90s," he said. "I just decided, what a great way to see the country. I always wanted to do that, see the country. So I made it a goal to play in each state. It didn't hit me that I was really going to do it until a couple of years before I retired (in 2007). I thought, well, now I just have to go after it."

So here's how the numbers stack up: 548 courses played, 532 in the U.S.; 548 pencils (we'll get to that); and one very patient, understanding and accommodating wife.

http://readingeagle.com/sports/article/mike-mcgovern-ending-written---in-pencil---to-us-golf-odyssey

[ImHappyInthe80s]

Mike's a great guy, interviewed me a lot during my HS Football days. Never knew he was golf obsessed like the rest of us.