The Boston Globe, August 31st, 2003
NORTON - How soon is too soon for the PGA Tour? Tennis players routinely turn pro in their teens and some are done before they are old enough to drown their sorrows in saloons. Robin Yount played shortstop for the Brewers when he was 18 and LeBron James was anointed the next Michael Jordan before finishing high school. Jumbo Joe Thornton skated through his rookie season in the NHL at the age of 18. Mozart was pretty good before puberty. What's too early for golf? Tiger Woods was 20 when he turned pro, but that was after playing two years at Stanford. Most of today's pros play in college before...
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