These days, Don Pooley can be found at First Tee Tucson, leaning over putting greens and sharing swing tips with kids just learning the game.

But his own story began on the same fairways decades ago, when he wasn't even sure if he would make the Wildcat golf team.

Pooley had to wait until he got to campus to tryout for the team at Arizona.

"I show up and there's 108 players that are there that day. And I said 'Coach, how many players are you gonna take?'" Pooley said. "He says 'I don't know depends on the score…one or two maybe' I said 'Oh'..."

Pooley ended up making the team that day and continuing on to have quite a successful career as a Wildcat, turning pro after graduation.

But even then, Pooley was uncertain how far golf would take him.

"I figured if it didn't work out, I could

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