At 103, Omaha man is a daily presence on local golf course and still competing
Actually, pretty incredible.A record 6.3 million Americans 65 and older played golf in 2025, the National Golf Foundation reported this month. The NGF does not track the number of centenarians, but there undoubtedly are few, if any, who play as well and as often as Walls.Walls is fit and trim and looks 30 years younger. He has survived a heart attack, has had multiple heart surgeries and overcame a transient ischemic attack (mini stroke).
- ▪Actually, pretty incredible.A record 6.3 million Americans 65 and older played golf in 2025, the National Golf Foundation reported this month.
- ▪The NGF does not track the number of centenarians, but there undoubtedly are few, if any, who play as well and as often as Walls.Walls is fit and trim and looks 30 years younger.
- ▪He has survived a heart attack, has had multiple heart surgeries and overcame a transient ischemic attack (mini stroke).
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Open this photo in gallery:Bob Walls, a 103-year-old golfer, sits for an interview in the clubhouse at Steve Hogan Golf Course in Omaha, Neb. on Friday.Eric Olson/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountBob Walls was getting set to tee off on the first hole at his home course last week when his partners interrupted his pre-shot routine.“Get back here, man,” James King said.“We’re playing blues today,” Dawn Dozier added.Walls wasn’t having it.“When you’re over 100, you can hit from anywhere you want,” he told them.Then, with a silky smooth swing from the forward white tees, he thwacked the ball down the right side of the fairway just short of the green on the 180-yard hole.Not bad for a 103-year-old.
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