Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, one of golf’s best and most animated players, died on Thursday at the age of 88.
“Chi Chi Rodriguez’s passion for charity and outreach was surpassed only by his incredible talent with a golf club in his hand,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. “A vibrant, colorful personality both on and off the golf course, he will be missed dearly by the PGA Tour and those whose lives he touched in his mission to give back. The PGA Tour sends its deepest condolences to the entire Rodriguez family during this difficult time.”
Rodriguez, a native of Puerto Rico, was one of six children who toiled alongside his family in the sugar cane fields near his home. From those modest beginnings, Rodriguez began learning the game of golf. His first swings were taken with a guava tree stick, and his first balls were tin cans. Rodriguez soon found work as a caddie and began a deeper study of the game he loved and would grow to master. . .
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