Chi Chi Rodriguez, considered one of the most charismatic figures in pro golf, has died at age 88, according to a story by noticel.com.
No cause of death or location was given. Rodriguez was one of golf’s great entertainers. His comedic antics included placing his hat over holes as a way to stop the birdies from escaping.
As a result, he attracted some of the circuit’s largest galleries. “Some of the players objected to me putting my hat over the hole, so former Commissioner Joe Dey asked me to stop,” Rodriguez once told the L.A.
Times. Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 23, 1935, he nearly died at age four from rickets and tropical sprue, a chronic deficiency disease.
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