where I felt a certain peace, a place of prayerful
introspection. I still do that."
The connection is so deep that it was here
that he and Courtney held their wedding—and
they had a half-scale replica of the hole—com-
plete with pin positions from four US Opens—
built in the backyard of their home. A framed
photo of longtime pal Arnold Palmer teeing up
on the mini-7th occupies a prominent spot in
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(Above) The "Jim Nantz" is a menu
item at Carmel's Katy's Place. He and
daughter Finley are shown at the
restaurant recently. (Right) Nantz also
does voice-over work for projects such
as John Madden's Football video games.
Photos: Kelli Uldall
