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"He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win." -- Gary McCord
Gary Dennis McCord (born May 23, 1948) is an American professional golfer, commentator, author, and actor.

McCord was born in San Gabriel, California and raised in southern California. He was a two-time Division II All-American at UC Riverside. He won the NCAA Division II individual championship in 1970 and turned professional in 1971.

McCord's best two finishes on the PGA Tour were at the Greater Milwaukee Open, placing second in both 1975 and 1977. During his years on the PGA Tour, he had nearly two dozen top-10 finishes.

At age 37 in 1986, McCord joined CBS Sports as a golf analyst, a capacity in which he still serves. He is noted for his outspokenness, a trait that has seen him barred from the CBS commentary team for The Masters. During the network's coverage of the 1994 Masters, he remarked that the 17th green was so fast that it seemed to be "bikini-waxed", and that "body bags" were located behind that green for players who missed their approach shots. Augusta National Golf Club, which organizes The Masters, used its influence with CBS to have him removed from The Masters commentary team. While McCord has continued to cover virtually all other golf events aired by CBS, he has yet to return to Augusta with the network.

Aside from his CBS commentary duties, McCord also plays on the Champions Tour. After turning 50 in May 1998, he won his first event at the Toshiba Senior Classic in March 1999, and also won that year's Ingersoll-Rand Senior Tour Championship. Back in 1991, he won the Gateway Open on the Ben Hogan Tour, the second-tier tour in the U.S., now called the Nationwide Tour.

McCord has also written two books, Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists and Golf for Dummies. In 1996, he appeared as himself in the Kevin Costner movie Tin Cup. He and Peter Kostis are partners in the Kostis/McCord Learning Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is also a co-announcer on the EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour series along with David Feherty.

McCord credits golf pro Brad Britton for teaching him the ins and outs of the golf swing and especially the mental game.

McCord lives with his wife, Diane, in Paradise Valley, Arizona and Edwards, Colorado.

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Total Books: 18
Golf for Dummies
1999 - Golf for Dummies (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780764551468
ISBN-10: 0764551469
Genre: Sports & Outdoors
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists On and Off the Tour With Gary McCord
Golf for Dummies
1996 - Golf for Dummies (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781568848570
ISBN-10: 1568848579
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Sports & Outdoors
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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