Jim Kaat Shoots His Age Righty & Lefty!

Cliff Schrock writes about Jim Kaat's incredible feat and talks to the pitching great about shooting his age with regularity, doing it both right and left-handed, and most bizarre of all, doing it in the same round December 7th at McArthur Golf Club.

Schrock writes:

More proficient as a lefthander, the lefty hurler had shot his age from that side at age 70, 74 and on Nov. 24 at age 75. Because of his two-sided ability, he often found it enjoyable to grab a caddie and play a round from both sides of the ball, in essence playing a match of Righty vs. Lefty. It was in such a match on Dec. 7 that Kaat, with caddie Mike Adamson, shot a 78 lefthanded and had a 12-footer on 18 to shoot 75 righty. Knowing exactly where he stood, Kaat drained the putt, turned to Adamson and said, "Do you know what that meant? I just shot my age."

Kaat even maintains separate GHIN numbers for his right and left-handed games!

And Kaat figures to be the only one to do this for some time. Mac O'Grady is 62.