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Living the American Dream

By Alan Shipnuck
From "Bud, Sweat & Tees"

Thursday, August 29, 2002

Editor's note: In this excerpt from "Bud, Sweat, and Tees," Rich Beem's first PGA Tour win at the 1999 Kemper Open is remembered. It opens with Beem's caddy, Steve Duplantis, talking about the final round pairing of Beem and Tommy Armour III: Beem "So on Sunday I got in Beemer's face and told him, 'Tommy is gonna be a prick out there. He doesn't respect you, and he thinks you're weak. Well, f--- him. Who the f--- does this f-----' guy think he is? You don't need his approval. The o ...

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