Two minutes with ... Jeff Sluman

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Jeff Sluman's first win on the PGA TOUR came at the 1988 PGA Championship.

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 Jeff Sluman:

Tidbits on Sluman

He's been a Chicago Bulls season ticketholder since 1996. Loves Formula One auto racing and is also a big fan of the Florida State Seminoles, Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs. A serious wine collector, Sluman owns about 2,000 bottles, dating to 1957. He's a co-owner, with Dudley Hart, of Lakeshore GC in Rochester, N.Y., a course he played regularly growing up. Teamed with office supply retailer OfficeMax to create The Jeff Sluman & OfficeMax "Drive for Hope" - a charity fund that is poised to raise $450,000 to $750,000 for the City of Hope and other charities.

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DS: What's your favorite thing to watch on TV?
JS: 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage

DS: Outside of Golf, what sport do you enjoy watching on TV?
JS: College football and pro football

DS: Do you own an iPod? If so, what type of music do you enjoy listening to?
JS: Who doesn't own an iPod! All types of music, with Bruce Springsteen a favorite

DS: I'd love to trade places for a day with ...
JS: President George H.W. Bush because of all the great people he has met and fantastic experiences he's had.

DS: Favorite team as a kid and did you have a favorite player?
JS: The Pittsburgh Pirates and I always loved to watch Roberto Clemente.

DS: What sites do you look at every day on your computer?
JS: My e-mail accounts as well as Florida State football (www.seminoles.com) and Boeing News.

DS: What's the first job you ever had?
JS: Worked at a bowling alley (Dewey Gardens) in Rochester.

DS: What's your favorite meal?
JS: Caesar salad, a dry-aged USDA prime Ribeye with asparagus and a potato.

DS: When I'm on Tour, I never miss these restaurants ...
JS: I try to stay away from the chain restaurants and find where the locals eat. I will always get a Chick-fil-A though!

DS: One talent I'd most love to have is ...
JS: Anything to do with music.

DS: My favorite athlete in another sport is ...
JS: Michael Jordan

DS: Do you have an all-time favorite movie?
JS: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Pulp Fiction, Caddyshack, Patton and Crash.

DS: My wife would say my worst habit is ...
JS: Cracking my knuckles!

DS: One course I've never played that I'd love to play is ...
JS: Prairie Dunes in Kansas.

DS: My most memorable vacation was going to ...
JS: It's a tie between a cruise on the inner passage of Alaska or 10 days in Egypt.

DS: I'd most like to sit down for a discussion with ...
JS: Bill Gates to talk to him about his thoughts on where technology is going

DS: My most memorable shot was ...
JS: 5-iron on the 72nd hole at the 1987 THE PLAYERS Championship.

DS: What do you currently drive?
JS: An S550 Mercedes.

DS: The first concert I ever attended was ...
JS: Jackson Browne and it was great.

DS: Do you have a favorite charity you support?
JS: I support several in the Chicago area.

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

DS: If I'm not playing golf, I enjoy ...
JS: Spending as much time with my family.

DS: What's on your bucket list?
JS: More great trips with my family...Istanbul, Prague, Petra, Greece, Italy and China. The world is a big place and it needs to be seen.