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Frank Deford's best golf writing from the pages of Sports Illustrated

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:40 p.m. ET

Sports Illustrated, GOLF WIRE/Golf.com

Legendary writer and journalist Frank Deford passed away Monday, triggering an outpouring of adoration for his decades of telling vibrant, memorable stories.

We're of course partial to his golf pieces, of which Deford wrote several throughout his career with Sports Illustrated, from a rich profile of Nancy Lopez to his impressions of Augusta National to a reflection on Tiger Woods's fall from grace.

Below is a sampling of our favorite Deford golf stories from the pages of Sports Illustrated:

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