Out of this world: Shepard put golf on moon 50 years ago
By DOUG FERGUSONFebruary 5, 2021 GMT
The moon.
Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and his crew brought back about 90 pounds of moon rocks on Feb. 6, 1971. Left behind were two golf balls that Shepard, who later described the moon’s surface as “one big sand trap,” hit with a makeshift 6-iron to become a footnote in history.
Francis Ouimet put golf on the front page of American newspapers by winning the 1913 U.S. Open. Gene Sarazen put the Masters on the map by holing a 235-yard shot for an albatross in the final round of his 1935 victory.
Il y a 50 ans, cet astronaute américain frappait un coup de golf sur la Lune
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