Nov 21, 2009
1952 Birthday of Gary Koch, 1970 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
Gary Koch won the 1970 U.S. Junior Amateur at the Athens (Ga.) Country Club, defeating Mike Nelms, 8 and 6. Koch was medalist of the 1968 Junior Amateur but lost in the first round. Koch has been a golf broadcaster since 1990 and has covered numerous USGA championships since joining NBC in 1997.
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