Sports
His well-earned nickname was “Gene the Machine,” because few players had a more efficient and consistent golf swing than Gene Littler.
Feb. 16, 2019
Doug Sanders, the Aesop of the PGA Seniors Tour, appreciates a good story. He tells a better one.
July 10, 1988
Please allow me to engage in an exercise in what I’ll call subjective trivia.
Jan. 6, 1990
Dawn patrol with Gene Littler and friends. There were few distractions and even fewer spectators.
March 16, 1997
It was 40 years ago that a slender youngster with the sweetest swing this side of heaven came out of San Diego to make a name for himself in professional golf.
March 5, 1994
Gene Littler, returning to the site of three of his 29 PGA Tour victories, shot a six-under par 66 Friday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior PGA Tour’s Las Vegas tournament.
Nov. 11, 1989
Gene Littler sank a downhill 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to give him and partner Don January a come-from-behind one-shot victory in the $500,000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf tournament at Austin, Tex.
April 29, 1985
Arnold Palmer teamed with Gene Littler Thursday to beat Gary Player and Bob Charles, 1 up, and help the United States take a 10-6 lead in the opening round of the $600,000 Chrysler Cup at the Tournament Players Club at Avenel in Potomac, Md.
Sept. 5, 1986
It was more than 35 years ago that Gene Littler first showed his “perfect swing” to professional golfers.
Oct. 17, 1989
Gene Littler, braving chilly, windy conditions, birdied three of the last four holes Saturday on the way to a three-under-par 67 and a one-stroke lead at 137 in the PGA Seniors Tour’s $1-million Vantage Championship at Clemmons, N.C.
Oct. 4, 1987