PGA Life Member Errie Ball of Stuart, Fla., the last surviving member of the original Masters field of 1934, celebrated his 98th birthday on Nov. 14, with golf legend Jack Nicklaus and a descendant of a golf idol of both: Bobby Jones.

Ball, who will be a guest presenter Dec. 7, at the 11th biennial PGA Teaching & Coaching Summit in Port St. Lucie, Fla., renewed his acquaintance with Nicklaus while the two reminisced about golf's progress and its future. Ball is the second-oldest living and current second-longest serving PGA Professional with 77 years as a PGA member.

Nicklaus hosted Ball at The Bear's Club in Jupiter, Fla., while giving a golf clinic for youngsters who are members of The First Tee of Broward County. Following the clinic, Ball, who continues to practice and to teach at Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart, Fla., addressed the youngsters and hit several shots.

"This was a special day," said Ball. "I've met Jack several times before and I enjoyed how he gives a clinic for the kids. Those kids don't realize it now, but some day they will understand what it meant to have had golf's greatest player give them a personal lesson."

Nicklaus, who delighted in Ball's ability to strike the ball with authority at age 98, told the audience, "What you have seen today is the best example of how golf is a game for a lifetime."

During his birthday, Ball met Bob Jones IV of Atlanta, the grandson of legendary Bobby Jones and a practicing clinical psychologist.

Jones, 51, said that he had "waited a long, long time" to meet Ball, was surprised by a black and white photo that Ball brought with him.

The photo was taken at the 1934 Masters, featuring Ball, standout amateur Charlie Yates and Bobby Jones. Yates had passed away in 2006, which left Ball as the lone surviving original Masters participant.

Ball will be featured at the PGA Teaching & Coaching Summit, Dec. 7, and joined by 2003 PGA Teacher of the Year Laird Small of Pebble Beach, Calif., as they discuss "Equipment Past to Present."

The PGA Teaching & Coaching Summit, begun in 1988, is The PGA of America's largest educational forum, bringing together PGA teaching professionals from the United States and throughout the world.

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