Charlie Van Kirk
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1,326 appearances
5 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 12 Aug
Charlie Van Kirk’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But if you started talking about the greens at Pinehurst, he gets into it with Eric.
He said that it was not Ross's intention for the greens to be so pushed up.
They got taller and taller over the years through top dressing and that apparently Mr. Ross told him he wanted to cut the greens down and shave them off, but he didn't get to before he passed away.
And then they've
They've lingered that way.
So, yeah, he was not a big restoration guy.
Pete was like, let's keep evolving.
I did not know this either.
There was a guy called Mickey Powell who caddied for Pete and Alice when Mickey was 13 at the Country Club of Indianapolis.
Mickey, back in my day, both directions uphill in the snow, he would walk six or seven miles to work along a railroad track, caddy with two bags, and then walk home, just really hoofing it, getting those steps in.
Mickey's parents couldn't afford to send him to college, so Pete and Alice helped out.
They...
I don't know to what extent they helped out if they floated the whole bill.
Tuition might not have been as high in those days as it is now.
Mickey went to Indiana Central University, which is now University of Indianapolis.
He was an all-conference golfer for four years, total player.
became a club pro became the owner of the golf club of indiana the founding owner i believe and which neil you'll you and randy would enjoy this that that golf club of indiana fulfilled his dream of creating a public course that had the challenge of a championship layout he would go on to become the president of the pga of america long way from 13 year old cadding for for our friends pete and alice so
After all this success, Mickey showed up on their doorstep and asked if he could pay them back for college.
And Pete said, no, don't worry about it.
Pay it forward.
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