Question of the week [Sept. 14-20]: You are playing a member-guest tournament and you can choose any player — man or woman, amateur or pro, living or deceased — to be your partner. Who would you choose?
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Editor's note: Of the players cited the top five were Arnold Palmer (nine times), Jack Nicklaus (seven), Tiger Woods (six), Lee Trevino (five) and Bobby Jones (four).
Tom Frazier | North Palm Beach, FL
Tiger Woods.
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John J. Francoeur | Sturgeon Lake, MN
Arnold Palmer.
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Tom Hoyt | Hanover, NH
Lee Trevino.
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James Brock | Atlanta, GA
Donald Trump — a guaranteed win.
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David Berke | Millsboro, DE
Tiger Woods.
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Robert Celli | Longwood, FL
Lee Trevino.
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Greg Schenkel | Indianapolis, IN
Arnold Palmer.
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Robert Denney | Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Walter Hagen.
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Art Williams | Luzerne, PA
Arnold Palmer.
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Derek Cooze | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Seve Ballesteros.
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Bob Brown | Sagamore Hills, OH
Jack Nicklaus — the G.O.A.T.
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Gig Berkowitz | The Villages, FL
Tiger Woods.
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Ken Venezio | Fort Worth, TX
Prime Lee Trevino.
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Richard Whitaker | Anthem, AZ
Jack Nicklaus.
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Bruce Simon | Scottsdale, AZ
Tom Coyne.
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David Schafer | Finksburg, MD
Bobby Jones.
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Mark Wilson | Asheville, NC
Fred Couples.
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Peter Naumowicz | Leland, NC
Payne Stewart.
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Mike DeNunzio | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada
Tiger Woods.
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Martin Donnelly | Chicagoland, IL
Briny Baird.
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Larry Guli | Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jack Nicklaus.
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David Boyer | Greensboro, NC
Michael Jordan.
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Bruce Lazarus | Harwich, MA
Fred Couples.
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Ned Goepp | Kennesaw, GA
Any one of my three sons.
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Dave Willison | Goodyear, AZ
Arnold Palmer.
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Stephen Pratt | Ardmore, PA
Arnold Palmer.
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Richard P. Genett | Flossmoor, IL
Natalie Gulbis.
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Thomas Schnurstein | Wheaton, IL
My dad.
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Chris Gent | Grand Prairie, TX
Tiger Woods.
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Gerald Smith | Pinehurst, NC
Jack Nicklaus.
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Marty O'Donnell | Mount Prospect, IL
Jack Nicklaus.
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Kent Day | Boise, ID
Arnold Palmer.
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John W. Chapman | Melbourne, FL
Bobby Jones.
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Dwight Hendrickson | Oro Valley, AZ
Bobby Jones. Everything that defines golf traces back to him: pure sportsmanship, a classic swing, the Grand Slam, The Masters and Augusta National. Nobody comes close.
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Don Rash | Port St. Lucie, FL
Lee Trevino, because of his record as both a champion player and an entertainer.
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Sidney Croft | Torrance, CA
Lee Trevino — a great competitor and a genuinely entertaining guy to hang out with on the course or in the clubhouse afterward. A close second would be Jimmy Demaret for the exact same reasons.
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Dale Dust | Collinsville, IL
Jordan Spieth.
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Randall Robbins | Middleburg, FL
Bobby Jones.
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Robb McCreary | Scottsdale, AZ
Arnold Palmer. I have always felt Arnie displayed the highest standard of skill and class.
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Robert Zook | Travelers Rest, SC
Jesus.
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Ron Harper | McKinney, TX
My dad (who passed away 55 years ago).
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Chris Ferrara | Delmont, PA
Arnold Palmer.
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Jim Kelleher | Medford, NJ
Rory McIlroy.
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Bahnson Stanley | Atlanta, GA
Walter Hagen. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Bobby Jones might have won more majors, but "The Haig" would be far more fun at a member-guest.
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Tim Coyne | Pipe Creek, TX
Jack Nicklaus is the G.O.A.T.
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Dave Ritthamel | Estero, FL
Arnold Palmer.
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Dennis Brissette | Heathrow, FL
Donald Trump, since he never loses.
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