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May 20, 2022
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As you probably know, I was a world class athlete in track and basketball as a youngster. I broke my leg severely which ended all of that. I then played poker for a number of years and then found golf at the age of 30. I still had great hand and eye co ordination and became reasonably good in a short period of time. I am a natural gambler and started playing for lots of money. Due to my background, I have always been able to perform under pressure so I always tried to play as high as possible, getting my opponent out of his comfort zone. I was always willing to make fair matches, sometimes even taking the worst of it, because I was confident I could out perform my opponent. So, I developed a nation wide reputation in the golf world and got lots of high action. Lee Trevino used to watch some of our games and was amazed at the stakes we played for. Jack Binion, the owner of Binion's Horseshoe Casino started a gamblers golf tournament in the early 70's. We got all the high playing golfers from all across the US coming and playing. I got to know all these guys and each summer I would travel to their home cities and play high stakes golf with them. I had a "circuit" starting in Dallas, moving down to Mobile, then Nashville, Oklahoma City and several towns in California. Most of these fellows have died and the action dried up. I had always wondered how the pro golfers would fare playing for a winner take all tournament. After talking to some of the big name tour players, we started advertising this type of tournament. Deane Beamon was in charge of the PGA tour and forbade any tour player from entering, threatening them with suspension from the PGA tour. Joe Black, a college friend, was head of the PGA and told me to invite club pro's and mini tour players, which I did. This was in the 70's and we held it for several years, until the old Dunes golf course was torn up. The players loved it, calling it "The Dolly" named after me. I remember Larry Rinker and Mark Weibe were two of our winners. As I got older and heavier, my leg bent from my old injury and I quit playing. A younger group of poker players started playing and after going out watching them, I saw they had no idea how to match golf games. So I started practicing and even though I could barely break 100 and had to use a crutch to walk, I won well over a million dollars my first summer back. I have continued to play and ESPN has televised two tournaments [I won both]. Golf is all about matching games and I can still perform under pressure, which allowed me to beat these youngsters. There is a golf book called Texas Golf Legends, featuring all the great golfers from my home state. In the Prefix, there is an apology to a group of names for being left out. The authors said they might put out a second edition. My name was one of the list. lol. what a joke, me listed with those great golfers. Dan Jenkins, who has several golf books out, used to write for Sports Illustrated and covered a couple of our tournaments, so he was probably instrumental in my name being on the list. I'm 75 years old now, still have to use a crutch to walk, but still enjoy matching up with these young gamblers. I hope I play until I die. Actually, what could be a better place to draw your last breath than on a good golf course! |
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2011
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2010
- December
- November
- October
- September
- August
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July
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Jul. 29 3:09 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.”
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Jul. 19 11:17 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “It’s far easier to forgive an enemy after you’ve gotten even with him.”
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Jul. 5 6:10 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
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Jul. 5 6:08 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.”
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Jul. 29 3:09 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.”
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June
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Jun. 29 6:43 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Two important things you can never recover. The word after it’s said and the time after it’s gone.”
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Jun. 18 4:18 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory.”
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Jun. 8 5:38 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”
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Jun. 1 3:29 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Life is not a sprint. It’s a marathon.”
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Jun. 29 6:43 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Two important things you can never recover. The word after it’s said and the time after it’s gone.”
- May
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April
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Apr. 30 8:59 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “The doors we open and close each day determine the lives we live.”
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Apr. 20 4:24 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened?”
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Apr. 5 4:39 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “If you are looking back, you’re in trouble.”
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Apr. 30 8:59 pm
DOYLEISM OF THE DAY: “The doors we open and close each day determine the lives we live.”
- March
- February
- January
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2009
- December
- November
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October
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Oct. 31 7:42 pm
"He who buries his talent is making a grave mistake."
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Oct. 28 6:11 am
"May the work that you have be the play that you love."
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Oct. 22 3:43 am
"Arguments are a poor chisel to carve out solutions."
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Oct. 14 4:21 pm
"Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win is."
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Oct. 6 1:30 pm
"One generation opens the road...
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Oct. 31 7:42 pm
"He who buries his talent is making a grave mistake."
- September
- August
- July
- June
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May
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May. 29 7:35 pm
"Even a woodpecker owes his success...
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May. 26 3:31 pm
"Poker don't make the world go round, but...
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May. 20 2:32 am
Doyle's golfing career
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May. 18 12:58 pm
"When it comes to poker players...
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May. 12 2:17 pm
"In the valley of the blind, the one eyed man is king."
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May. 4 6:55 pm
"The time to win a fight is before it starts."
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May. 29 7:35 pm
"Even a woodpecker owes his success...
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April
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Apr. 28 3:50 pm
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid, than to open it and remove any doubt."
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Apr. 27 1:12 am
"To break a bad habit, drop it."
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Apr. 21 2:45 am
"A bad decision is when you know what to do and you don't do it."
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Apr. 13 2:09 am
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you are the pilot."
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Apr. 8 2:39 am
"Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever."
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Apr. 28 3:50 pm
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid, than to open it and remove any doubt."
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March
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Mar. 31 4:20 am
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
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Mar. 27 8:30 pm
"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."
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Mar. 23 6:56 pm
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
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Mar. 13 11:03 pm
"Some poker players drink at the fountain of knowledge...
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Mar. 12 2:28 am
you must keep moving.
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Mar. 10 2:39 am
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
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Mar. 4 2:16 am
Time is more valuable than money because time is irreplaceable.
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Mar. 31 4:20 am
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
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February
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Feb. 25 3:07 am
There are 3 rules for success. 1st, keep going. 2nd, keep going. 3rd, keep going.
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Feb. 21 12:35 pm
Benny Binion believed in justice. He spelled it Just Us.
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Feb. 16 5:28 pm
"You can't send a duck to eagle school."
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Feb. 12 8:51 pm
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Feb. 9 4:50 pm
The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.
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Feb. 25 3:07 am
There are 3 rules for success. 1st, keep going. 2nd, keep going. 3rd, keep going.
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January
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Jan. 31 12:27 pm
You are never a loser unless you quit trying.
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Jan. 24 8:59 pm
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
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Jan. 16 4:47 pm
Today is the youngest I'll ever be again.
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Jan. 8 2:26 pm
There is never a wrong time to do the right thing.
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Jan. 5 5:04 pm
Life is one sweet song. Enjoy the music.
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Jan. 31 12:27 pm
You are never a loser unless you quit trying.
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2008
- December
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November
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Nov. 25 2:09 pm
Poker is not a game where the meek shall inherit the earth.
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Nov. 19 3:06 pm
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over...
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Nov. 13 2:56 pm
Be who you are and say what you feel...
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Nov. 7 6:33 pm
It's choice, not chance, that determines our destiny.
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Nov. 1 4:24 pm
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
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Nov. 25 2:09 pm
Poker is not a game where the meek shall inherit the earth.
- October
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September
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Sep. 20 9:10 pm
Blessed is he who expects nothing, ...
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Sep. 17 11:48 pm
If you rob Peter to pay Paul, ...
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Sep. 12 4:17 pm
You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth.
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Sep. 7 10:58 am
The art of being a good guest is knowing when to leave.
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Sep. 2 1:35 am
Don't be afraid of pressure. ...
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Sep. 20 9:10 pm
Blessed is he who expects nothing, ...
- August
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July
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Jul. 28 3:56 pm
"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is required. ...
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Jul. 22 7:06 pm
"Experience teaches only the teachable."
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Jul. 19 12:43 am
The One thing you can give and still keep is...your word."
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Jul. 17 2:17 am
"The best vitamin for making friends... B1."
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Jul. 9 7:30 pm
"Failure is caused more by...
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Jul. 7 12:45 am
"When things go wrong...
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Jul. 28 3:56 pm
"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is required. ...
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June
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Jun. 29 11:12 pm
When poker gives you lemons, ...
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Jun. 23 6:25 am
"Feed your courage...
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Jun. 22 4:47 pm
Feed your courage and your fears will starve to death
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Jun. 21 9:56 pm
"The best way to get the last word is to apologize."
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Jun. 18 5:25 pm
"Success comes in cans. Failure comes in can'ts."
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Jun. 14 1:28 am
"The secret of success is...
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Jun. 13 11:21 am
"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."
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Jun. 7 10:22 am
"You can't fly with the eagles if you squawk like a chicken."
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Jun. 3 6:35 am
"The future that we expect and plan for, begins today."
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Jun. 29 11:12 pm
When poker gives you lemons, ...
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May
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May. 31 7:27 pm
"If I had observed all the rules...
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May. 30 12:45 pm
When you retire there is only one great event
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May. 21 5:54 pm
"It often takes more courage to change your opinion...
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May. 17 11:42 pm
Yesterday is the wind at your back
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May. 14 6:33 pm
"In order to see the rainbow, you have to endure the rain."
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May. 9 4:42 pm
"To ignore the facts does not change the facts."
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May. 6 12:11 am
"Life is tough. It's even tougher when you are stupid."
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May. 2 9:52 pm
"If you need help, ask God. If you don't, thank God!"
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May. 1 2:10 am
"If you find yourself in a hole...
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May. 31 7:27 pm
"If I had observed all the rules...
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April
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Apr. 27 11:32 pm
"If you are flexible, it's hard to get bent out of shape."
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Apr. 24 4:58 pm
Poker players don't suffer from insanity. We enjoy it!
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Apr. 17 2:26 pm
"It's too bad my youthful spirit is encased in a...
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Apr. 13 12:23 pm
"Don't take life too seriously; nobody gets out alive."
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Apr. 9 3:57 pm
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you are afraid."
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Apr. 6 12:51 am
I'm trying to become the person my dog thinks I am
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Apr. 2 3:32 pm
"The jaws of poker are always open to devour mistakes at the table."
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Apr. 27 11:32 pm
"If you are flexible, it's hard to get bent out of shape."
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March
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Mar. 28 5:57 pm
"There is no language barrier when you are smiling."
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Mar. 21 1:55 pm
"If I could give the younger generation one gift...
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Mar. 19 8:19 pm
"Bye Bye Patrik :)"
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Mar. 14 2:43 pm
"Ability may take you to the top but it takes character...
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Mar. 10 10:21 pm
"No one ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist's couch."
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Mar. 4 7:58 pm
"Dear God, I have a problem. It's me."
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Mar. 3 1:29 pm
"Poker is War. People pretend it is a game".
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Mar. 28 5:57 pm
"There is no language barrier when you are smiling."
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