Two minutes with ... Don Pooley

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Don Pooley won twice on the PGA TOUR and has two Champions Tour victories.

Want the inside scoop on your favorite Champions Tour players? It only takes two minutes. Champions Tour media official Dave Senko sat down with several players for quick question-and-answer sessions that will appear on PGATOUR.COM this month. Here's Senko's session with Don Pooley:

DS: What's your favorite TV show?
DP: ESPN SportsCenter and TNT with Charles Barkley

Tidbits on Pooley

Has been involved in the PGA TOUR Bible study throughout his career and has been involved with other national Christianity organizations. Pooley likes Mexican food. Favorite golf course is Pebble Beach. Member of the University of Arizona Hall of Fame, the Riverside (Calif.) Hall of Fame and the Pima (Ariz.) County Hall of Fame.

MORE POOLEY

Stats: 2009
Results: 2009
Don Pooley's player page

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DS: Outside of golf, what sport do you enjoy watching on TV?
DP: Basketball, football, baseball and tennis (majors). Usually college sports rather than pros.

DS: Do you own an iPod? If so, what type of music do you enjoy listening to?
DP: Enjoy Coldplay

DS: Favorite team as a kid and did you have a favorite player?
DP: Liked all the Los Angeles teams since I am from Riverside. Liked Jerry West and Arnold Palmer.

DS: What sites do you look at every day on your computer?
DP: My e-mail accounts as well as various news sites

DS: What's the first job you ever had?
DP: Worked cleaning the locker room at The Victoria Club in Riverside, Calif.

DS: What's your favorite meal?
DP: Thanksgiving dinner

DS: When I'm on Tour, I never miss these restaurants ...
DP: Sullivan's Steakhouses

DS: Favorite athlete in another sport?
DP: Unflappable clutch performers like Michael Jordan, Roger Federer, Joe Montana and Kobe Bryant.

DS: Do you have an all-time favorite movie?
DP: The Thin Man Series with William Powell and Myrna Loy as well as action movies like The Bourne Identity.

DS: My wife would say my worst habit is ...
DP: She couldn't think of any!

DS: One course I've never played that I'd love to play is ...
DP: Pine Valley

DS: My most memorable vacation was ...
DP: Going to Laguna Beach each summer when I was growing up.

DS: I'd most like to sit down for a discussion with ...
DP: My mom and dad, but they've been gone for a long time.

DS: My most memorable shot was ...
DP: My million dollar hole-in-one at Bay Hill in 1987.

DS: I currently drive a ...
DP: Lexus ES-350

DS: The first concert I ever attended was ...
DP: The Fifth Dimension in 1970

DS: Do you have a favorite charity you support?
DP: Young Life and Search Ministries

DS: Does your cell phone have a special ring?
DP: No.

DS: If I'm not playing golf, I enjoy ...
DP: Shooting sports (handguns and shotguns).

DS: My bucket list ...
DP: Take my family to Italy.