In 1984, just prior to the PGA Championship at Shoal Creek, Lee Trevino complained to his wife that he was too old to compete with the "flat bellies" anymore. Instead of sympathizing with him, Claudia cleverly appealed to his sense of pride. She gave him precisely the kick in the butt he needed by telling him, "Your clubs don't know how old you are." The logic of her remark was not lost on the Merry Mex! Positively reinforced, Trevino went out and won his sixth major championship, beating Lanny Wadkins and an even more mature Gary Player for the title!

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