Jun. 10--J.R. Taylor was born in Coolidge, a town about 35 miles northeast of Waco. He moved with his family to Fort Worth three months later. Today, Taylor, who still plays golf two times a week, celebrates his 90th birthday. "I've never told my golf clubs my age," Taylor joked.

Taylor began caddying at Worth Hills Golf Course, which is now part of the TCU campus. He also caddied at Glen Garden Golf & Country Club with future golf legends Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. Often, Taylor carried two bags at a time [to] make extra money. Occasionally, the golfers he was caddying for would let Taylor hit their shots when nobody was looking.

By the time he was 12, Taylor owned two Model-T Fords and some cows. Later, he became an assistant golf pro at Worth Hills. Then, he got the head pro job and was the first head pro at Pecan Valley Golf Course.

J.R. Sonny Taylor