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Even though no one in Nathan Crace's family played golf, he picked up the game at age 10 by emulating Jack Nicklaus' movements and devouring Nicklaus' "Golf My Way" books.
By age 11, Crace had designed his first golf course, using three acres of family land in Indiana to lay out a working three-hole course with contoured fairways and sand bunkers. The son of a general contractor, he even drew up construction drawings for the pals who helped him build the course. By the time he made the varsity golf team in his freshman year of high school, he knew he wanted a career on the links.
"My parents were surprised, but supportive, when I enrolled in Mississippi State University's PGA-sanctioned Professional Golf Management program instead of earning my degree in Bloomington or Muncie," said Crace, with a laugh. "I fell in love with Mississippi, and then...
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