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PHOTO: JOANN DOST Jim Langley’s Spirit Will Live On at Cypress Point C
ypress Point Club couldn’t have found a kinder gatekeeper than
Jim Langley. Oh, the stories the former
head professional heard over his 34 years at Cypress Point from star-struck golfers beg- ging to play in golf heaven. But Langley would still
manage to meet each tres- passing sightseer with a po- lite welcome, still courteously listen to each pipedream wish of playing one of the most private, prestigious and
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beautiful clubs in existence. “He was really low key,
really graceful,” said cur- rent head pro Casey Reamer about his mentor, who passed away in June, a day shy of his 76th birthday. “It was really a gift that
he had.” And Langley would still
do everything in his power to give the gift of Cypress Point to others. “Jim would rather take
care of someone and re- ally bless him,” said Reamer
about the endless requests to play Golf Magazine’s No. 2 course in the world. “It’s life- changing for a lot of people.” Even when Langley
couldn’t make Cypress Point available, he still found ways to create indelible memories. Reamer was recently told the story of a kid who pleaded with Langley to play Cypress Point for his 18th birthday. The kid said he would pay anything. Cypress Point was
full that day, but Langley
PHOTO: MARCIA LAROSA
pointed the kid to Pebble Beach, telling him there was an opening. “As the kid was driving
over, Jim calls, books a time at Pebble Beach under his name and pays for the green fee,” recalled Reamer with a smile. “The kid never even knew. “There are just thousands and thousands of stories about how generous Jim was.” As CBS announcer Jim
Nantz said during Langley’s memorial service, “Jim was the nicest man in the world.”
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