EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 17 MIN
Jimmy James - Golf - Evening WURDs 5.11.26
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Jimmy James is the first in his family to graduate from high school and pursue & earn a college degree. James’ great-great-grandmother was enslaved, and he lived his early life in segregation of the late Jim Crow-era South. Four decades later, having put himself through an HBCU and rising through the executive ranks at ExxonMobil, James embarked on his journey to play the 100 greatest golf courses in the United States in a single year. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his book, "Playing From The Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses".
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Jimmy James is the first in his family to graduate from high school and pursue & earn a college degree. James’ great-great-grandmother was enslaved, and he lived his early life in segregation of the late Jim Crow-era South. Four decades later, having put himself through an HBCU and rising through the executive ranks at ExxonMobil, James embarked on his journey to play the 100 greatest golf courses in the United States in a single year. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his book, "Playing From The Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses".
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Jimmy James - Golf - Evening WURDs 5.11.26
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