Q: Who came up with the nickname of Amen Corner for some of the holes on the back nine at the Masters? When was that?
—Richard Morris, Newnan
A: Sportswriter Herbert Warren Wind first used the term Amen Corner to describe the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta National Golf Club in an article in Sports Illustrated on April 21, 1958. Those holes are in the back part of the golf course and are considered among the most treacherous on the course, with tricky greens, gusty winds and Rae’s Creek. Wind used Amen Corner in an article after the 1958 tournament, when Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Masters titles. He said the inspiration came to him from a 1930s jazz song called “Shoutin’ at Amen Corner” by Milton Mezzrow, but research has shown that Mezzrow never recorded that song and that Wind likely was referring to a song called “Shoutin’ in That Amen Corner.” Andy Razaf wrote that song, which was recorded by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and sung by Mildred Bailey in1935. Wind died in 2005.
Q: How did Tad Agoglia make his money?
—Mary Shepherd, Atlanta
A: Agoglia became a millionaire in his 20s as owner of a lucrative large-scale disaster cleanup and recovery business called Disaster Recovery Solutions. Using his own money, he founded and became CEO of First Response Team of America in 2007. It is a not-for-profit organization that provides emergency aid to disaster-stricken areas, including Haiti in 2010 and the East Coast after Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
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