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Golfing in Glendale at age 103? How about 18 holes a week

He’s 103-years-old and a World War II veteran, but Bob Walls is also the star of any golf course he plays, including Bellair in North Glendale

Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Sun Life Magazine, an Independent Newsmedia publication.

At an age when most people are content to slow down, Bob Walls is still trying to fix his golf swing.

At 103-years-old, Walls, when he’s in Arizona during the winter months, plays 18 holes every week at Bellair Golf Park in north Glendale. Back home in Omaha during the summer, he’s even more ambitious — 18 holes a day, sometimes more, plus volunteer work that would wear out someone a third his age.

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