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My Shot Thanks to my sense of style, I'm viewed as some kind of E.T. on the Senior tour
Updated: Tuesday November 07, 2000 2:29 PM
By Stewart Ginn
Of course there are worse things than being mistaken for a famous movie director. Someone called me Kenny Rogers. On the Senior tour I have been referred to as the mad professor, the mad scientist, the hippie golfer and Kozmo Kramer. Hale Irwin calls me the Bushman. I get a lot of flak for my beard and shoulder-length hair. It's true that I don't fit the mold of the typical Senior tour player, but I'm comfortable with my look. I've had long hair since I was 13 and a full-length beard for 10 years. I have thought about cutting my hair and shaving my beard, but they've become a big part of my identity. It would be nice to be recognized for my golf. Over the past 28 years I've won 17 times worldwide and played on virtually every major international tour and in more than 80 countries. This is my first year playing full-time in the U.S. I haven't won yet, although by finishing in the top 10 seven times, I joined Tom Kite and Tom Watson as the only rookies on tour to rank among the top 31 on the money list and earn an exemption for 2001. I also tied Jim Thorpe's Senior tour record this season for the most consecutive rounds in the 60s. I shot 70 last Friday at the Senior Tour Championship to end the streak at 10. I don't mind when people mistake me for Spielberg. Who knows? Maybe someday someone will mistake Spielberg for me. Ginn, 51, tied for 10th at the Senior Tour Championship.
Issue date: November 13, 2000
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