40 reads: Martin chases LPGA dream with support from biggest fan

Mo Martin ( Associated Press )This story originally appeared in the May 11, 2012 issue of Golfweek.

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Lincoln Martin died March 25, 2014 at the age of 102.

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MOBILE, Ala. –– Lincoln Martin turned 100 years old on Feb. 12, otherwise known as Lincoln’s Day. More than 300 people from around the globe gathered at Martin’s California ranch to celebrate a man who has lived through a depression, two world wars and helped…