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First Taste of the Tour

In his tenth try, 50-year-old Graham Banister played his way into the weekend at a PGA Champions event, this one in Des Moines, IA, and had a wonderful, memory-filled weekend…his first playing as a bona fide touring pro. He finished far down the pack, winning approximately $4,000 (enough to more or less cover at least that one week’s expenses), but finished with a sharp 67 on a seven-birdie Sunday, playing before a gallery of hundreds who were following his playing partner and fan favorite, Fuzzy Zoeller.

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Results of our most recent poll...

Which of the following best describes your professional 10-year plan:

Follow My Heart: Find work for which I have a passion... 37%

Show Me the Money: Make a change that will increase my earnings... 25%

Four-Day Weekends: Strike a better balance between work and personal life... 15%

If It Ain't Broke: No plans to change my line of work... 9%

Final Countdown: Retire as soon as possible... 9%

QUOTES

"Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something."
-- Plato

"Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur."
-- Muriel Spark

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take."
-- Wayne Gretzky