Early Years
Wind was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He began golf at age seven at the Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton, and played whenever he could. He graduated from Yale University, and earned a Master's degree in English Literature from the University of Cambridge.
Wind was a low handicapper who played golf well enough to compete in the 1950 British Amateur Championship, and maintained a lifelong interest in the sport.
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