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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL--(October 24, 2002)--Pete McCann, who has caddied for such legends of the game as Sam Snead, Lionel Hebert, Doug Ford and Doug Sanders will be at The First Tee Learning Curve on November 15th at 12 noon for his induction into the PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame, Looper story telling and media interviews. The four inductees will be treated to a reception at the Sheraton's Vistana Resort sponsored by Club Glove, Waterford Crystal, Oasis Restrant and Gypsy Cab Company. The PCA is planning to open their golf museum and Hall of Fame in 2003 in St. Augustine. Pete was featured on a segment of CBS NEWS Early Show on Wednesday, September 25. (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/24/earlyshow/main523153.shtml)
The interview focused on McCann's upcoming induction into the Professional Caddie Association's (PCA) Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame for 2002. The ceremony will talk place inside The First Tee Learning curve, which is open to the public.
Spanning a career of more than 60 years, the 78-year-old looper has been caddying since he was 12 years old, rising to prominence on Sam Snead's bag when Snead donned the green jacket for 1949.
Currently a club caddie at the Alpine Country Club near New York City, McCann remains active on the pro circuit, mostly recently as Spike McRoy's looper for the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage.
Joining McCann,
as inductees in the PCA's fourth Caddie Hall of Fame ceremony are
Caddie-Masters Pat Collins, the soul of Winged Foot Golf Club in New
York USA and Martin Roy, Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland
who has won many honors and has been at the club since 1967. The Caddies
include Carl S. Laib, who helped LPGA great Patty Sheehan to 28 wins
including seven majors. Leonard (Lenny) Ciccone has led the caddie
program at New Jersey's Montclair Country Club for some 65 years,
and has been on Yankee baseball legend Yogi Berra's bag since 1988.
Sam Johnson, a caddie in the Philadelphia Section PGA for 50 years,
Scott Huston, Arnold Palmer's longtime caddie whenever the King traveled
to Pebble Beach. The oldest working looper is 83 year young Pedro
Eulalio Lopez Gonzalez, Tijuana Country club in Mexico who will round
out the dais on November 15 when the formal induction ceremony will
take place. The Lynda Barco Award for support to PCA and the game
will be presented to Mike Granuzzo, Founder of CSI
*Our New CaddieCastle-Celebrity Award (CCCA) will be presented in
2003 for loopers in the limelight that have publicly shared how the
caddie years positive Life lessons help mold them. Their nominees
so far are:
*Martin Sheen, the role model and TV President who was a caddie with his brothers looping and learning life lessons.
*Shirley Povich, 75 years with the Washington Post & Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. His early days as a caddie lead him to the Hall.
*The Murray Brothers for their looping days and awareness they have brought to the profession that dates back over 500 years.
The PCA is a worldwide association of over 3500 professional caddies and supporters. Services include training, certification, health insurance and other benefits. The PCA will be announcing a major expansion into the UK and Asia next month. The association's new PCA Eagle Guide Forecaddie Service currently teaches young kids life and social skills, while providing wholesome outdoor work.
Would you want to help sponsor the fourth PCA Caddie Hall of Fame and help save the tradition? The PCA is looking for products or services that the PCA and their 3500 members worldwide to endorse? Join the PCA Team and be a PCA Ambassador to help save the tradition that dates back over 500 years. For more information about the PCA and how you can help sustain and grow this 500-year-old profession, visit http://www.PCAworldwide.com or give them a call.
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