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Today's Double Feature

Two videos worth a look, straight from YouTube.

Gatewood Galbraith speaking at a microphoneGATEWOOD GALBRAITH / A KENTUCKY ORIGINAL

A PERSONAL STORY / WHY LEEBOY

It started with a golf ball
and a voice that stuck.

Some of you have asked where “LEEBOY” comes from. The answer involves Gatewood Galbraith, the 18th green, and a nickname that never let go.