A Stockbroker, A Wager & The Great Golf Marathon
Los Angeles to New York in 4 days and 600 holes
James Ferebee (center) chasing one of the holes in the 4-day, Los-Angeles to New York golf marathon that he wagered with a friend (1938).
By Jim Ducibella
Some 86 years ago, the New York Journal proclaimed James Smith Ferebee, a flamboyant 32-year-old stockbroker from Chicago, the ‘Hercules of Golf’.
Yet today, few fans and even golf historians know his n…
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