Golf Digest South Africa - November 2023

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What's the Secret of Longevity and Good Golf? Don't run with chainsaws and other life-saving tips What’s the Secret of Longevity and Good Golf? Don’t run with chainsaws and other life-saving tips By Jerry Tarde Longevity and Good Golf? Don’t run with chainsaws and other life-saving tips By Jerry Tarde By Jerry Tarde I ONCE WROTE A BOOK WITH SAM Snead, and the most remarkable thing about it was the title: Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Other Golf Bettors You Can Beat. The cover showed Sam holding two pigeons. He had an instinctive way with all critters and was a natural wonder himself. Nothing could be more indelible than watching Sam kick the top of a door jamb from a standing start to win a bet, which he could do well into his 80s. He had good genes – his great grandmother lived till 106. Fred Couples may be breaking his age and Bernhard Langer may be the oldest winner on the Champions Tour, but Sam grew old the most gracefully. When I asked him the secret to longevity and good golf, Snead gave me his stock answer: “If you swing it back short when you’re young, you’ll never get it back when you’re old.” And he talked about tempo: “The harder you hit the nail, the slower you take the hammer back.” Sam was also known as a teetotaler, but I personally observed him stop at the clubhouse bar during tournament play and order a “daiquiri – extra sweet.” Could that have been his secret? The first celebrity I ever played golf with was Joan Fontaine, the glamorous movie star of the 1940s whose chauffeur drove her to meet me at Winged Foot in a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. She said her secret was to always walk the course: “It’s good for your health and your swing.” Just last year, Clint Eastwood told me his secret to aging was simply: “I wake up every morning and don’t let the old man in. If you think you’re old, if you talk about it enough, you will be.” I’ve been searching ever since the sports psychologist Bob Rotella quoted Satchel Snead, and the most remark- able thing about it was the title: Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Oth- er Golf Bettors You Can Beat . The cover showed Sam holding two pigeons. He had an instinctive way with all critters and was a natural wonder himself. Noth- ing could be more indelible than watch- ing Sam kick the top of a door jamb from a standing start to win a bet, which he could do well into his 80s. He had good genes—his great grandmother lived till 106. Fred Couples may be breaking his age and Bernhard Langer may be the oldest winner on the Champions Tour, but Sam grew old the most gracefully. When I asked him the secret to lon- gevity and good golf, Snead gave me his stock answer: “If you swing it back short when you’re young, you’ll never get it back when you’re old.” And he talked about tempo: “The harder you hit the nail, the slower you take the hammer back.” Sam was also known as a teeto- taler, but I personally observed him stop at the clubhouse bar during tourna- ment play and order a “daiquiri—extra sweet.” Could that have been his secret? The first celebrity I ever played golf with was Joan Fontaine, the glamorous movie star of the 1940s whose chauf- feur drove her to meet me at Winged Foot in a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. She said her secret was to always walk the course: “It’s good for your health and your swing.” Just last year, Clint Eastwood told me his secret to aging was simply: “I wake up every morn- ing and don’t let the old man in. If you think you’re old, if you talk about it enough, you will be.” I er Golf Bettors You Can Beat . The cover showed Sam holding two pigeons. He had an instinctive way with all critters and was a natural wonder himself. Noth- ing could be more indelible than watch- ing Sam kick the top of a door jamb from a standing start to win a bet, which he could do well into his 80s. He had good genes—his great grandmother lived till 106. Fred Couples may be breaking his age and Bernhard Langer may be the oldest winner on the Champions Tour, but Sam grew old the most gracefully. When I asked him the secret to lon- gevity and good golf, Snead gave me his stock answer: “If you swing it back short when you’re young, you’ll never get it back when you’re old.” And he talked about tempo: “The harder you hit the nail, the slower you take the hammer back.” Sam was also known as a teeto- taler, but I personally observed him stop at the clubhouse bar during tourna- ment play and order a “daiquiri—extra sweet.” Could that have been his secret? The first celebrity I ever played golf with was Joan Fontaine, the glamorous movie star of the 1940s whose chauf- feur drove her to meet me at Winged Foot in a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. She said her secret was to always walk the course: “It’s good for your health and your swing.” Just last year, Clint Eastwood told me his secret to aging was simply: “I wake up every morn- ing and don’t let the old man in. If you think you’re old, if you talk about it enough, you will be.” I Snead, and the most remark- able thing about it was the title: Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Oth- M 22 GOLF DIGEST FEBRUARY X 2023 22 GOLF DIGEST FEBRUARY X 2023 What’s the Secret of

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HIGH-KICKIN’ AT AGE 67. Sam Snead with Seve Ballesteros

at the 1979 Ryder Cup.

Paige to me: “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” This question about aging I’ve come to ask all my golf buddies, especially doctor friends. What’s your secret? Bill Perocchi has no medical training, but the co-chairman of Pebble Beach Company gave me the best advice that I have the hardest time following: Drink 3 litres of water, and walk 10 000 steps every day. A new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that vigorous walking not only extends life but significantly reduces the risk of dementia. (Actually 6 000 to 8 000 steps might be optimal, the equivalent of about 12 holes.) When I asked Dr Neal ElAttrache, the lead physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Rams, he said: “Avoid carbs and foods that cause inflammation.” That’s all the stuff we like – sugars, processed snacks, red meat, bread, fried food, soda. I think it When I asked Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the lead physician for the Los Angeles Dodg- ers and Rams, he said: “Avoid carbs and foods that cause inflammation.” That’s all the stuff we like—sugars, processed When I asked Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the lead physician for the Los Angeles Dodg- ers and Rams, he said: “Avoid carbs and foods that cause inflammation.” That’s all the stuff we like—sugars, processed I’ve been searching ever since the sport psychologist Bob Rotella quoted Satchel Paige to me: “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” This question about aging I’ve come to ask all my golf buddies, especially doc- tor friends. What’s your secret? Bill Perocchi has no medical train- ing, but the co-chairman of Pebble Beach Company gave me the best ad- vice that I have the hardest time fol- lowing: Drink 100 ounces of water, and walk 10,000 steps every day. A new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that vigorous walking not only extends life but significantly reduces the risk of dementia. (Actually 6,000 to 8,000 steps might be optimal, the equivalent of about 12 holes.) Bill Perocchi has no medical train- ing, but the co-chairman of Pebble Beach Company gave me the best ad- vice that I have the hardest time fol- lowing: Drink 100 ounces of water, and walk 10,000 steps every day. A new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that vigorous walking not only extends life but significantly reduces the risk of dementia. (Actually 6,000 to 8,000 steps might be optimal, the equivalent of about 12 holes.) I’ve been searching ever since the sport psychologist Bob Rotella quoted Satchel Paige to me: “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” This question about aging I’ve come to ask all my golf buddies, especially doc- tor friends. What’s your secret?

snacks, red meat, bread, fried food, soda. I think it was Bette Davis who said, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” “A happy life is a longer life,” says Dr. Phil Ozuah, CEO of Montefiore Med- ical Center. “The happiest people are grateful. The unhappiest are entitled. Be grateful.” “A happy life is a longer life,” says Dr. Phil Ozuah, CEO of Montefiore Med- ical Center. “The happiest people are grateful. The unhappiest are entitled. Be grateful.” “Approach every day as another opportunity to excel,” says Dr. Frank Camissa of the Hospital for Special Surgery. His colleague Dr. David Altchek says, “Always focus on pos- ture” to escape the back pain that shortens a golfer’s life. “Eat and drink in moderation and don’t ever have smoked,” says Dr. Jeff Small, a urolo- gist at Bridgeport Hospital. I like the two things Dr. Steve Packer, who runs Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, told me. “In the world’s Blue Zones, where the larg- est percentage of people over 100 live, there’s a tremendous sense of com- munity and being engaged,” he says. I like the two things Dr. Steve Packer, who runs Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, told me. “In the world’s Blue Zones, where the larg- est percentage of people over 100 live, there’s a tremendous sense of com- munity and being engaged,” he says. snacks, red meat, bread, fried food, soda. I think it was Bette Davis who said, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” “Approach every day as another opportunity to excel,” says Dr. Frank Camissa of the Hospital for Special Surgery. His colleague Dr. David Altchek says, “Always focus on pos- ture” to escape the back pain that shortens a golfer’s life. “Eat and drink in moderation and don’t ever have smoked,” says Dr. Jeff Small, a urolo- gist at Bridgeport Hospital.

was Bette Davis who said, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” “A happy life is a longer life,” says Dr Phil Ozuah, CEO of Montefiore Medical Centre. “The happiest people are grateful. The unhappiest are entitled. Be grateful.” “Approach every day as another opportunity to excel,” says Dr Frank Camissa of the Hospital for Special Surgery. His colleague Dr David Altchek says, “Always focus on posture” to escape the back pain that shortens a golfer’s life. “Eat and drink in moderation and don’t ever have smoked,” says Dr Jeff Small, a urologist at Bridgeport Hospital. I like the two things Dr Steve Packer, who runs Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, told me. “In the world’s Blue Zones, where the largest percentage of people over 100 live, there’s a tremendous sense of community and being engaged,” he says.

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