Legend has it that he scored 130 on the front nine and didn't keep score on the back nine.

Legend also has it that on a hole there with a big water hazard he lost a dozen balls alone. Supposedly he would keep putting down a new ball and re-hitting the shot (into the lake) and someone asked his caddy, "Why is he only using new balls here"?

The caddy allegedly replied, "He doesn't have any old ones".