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Teddy Greenstein: Why 1968 Masters champ Bob Goalby never got the credit he deserved

Bob Goalby asks that you speak up a bit. At 89, his mind remains sharp and his body still allows him to play golf every week near his home in Belleville, Ill. But his hearing aids give him fits.

We find a couch in a quiet spot in the Augusta National clubhouse and huddle close as he talks about how he won the Masters 50 years ago - but was made to feel second-rate.

"To never get credit for winning the Masters ..." he says.

You likely recall the circumstances: Roberto De

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