▁for ▁three ▁tele vised ▁ 2 9 9 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁light - heart ed ▁conversation ▁circul ated ▁among ▁the ▁P BA ▁faithful ▁that ▁Sch enk el ▁was ▁a ▁" cur se " ▁for ▁anyone ▁with ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁perfect ▁game ▁on ▁television . ▁He ▁would ▁eventually ▁call ▁a ▁tele vised ▁ 3 0 0 ▁game ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁when ▁Houston ian ▁P ete ▁McC ord ic ▁bow led ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Open . ▁Sch enk el ▁told ▁McC ord ic ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁moment ▁for ▁him , ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁away ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁times . ▁Sch enk el ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁ABC ▁bo oth ▁for ▁five ▁more ▁tele vised ▁ 3 0 0 ▁games . ▁Sch enk el ▁was ▁also ▁away ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁ 7 - 1 0 ▁split ▁was ▁converted ▁on ▁television ▁by ▁Mark ▁Roth . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁States bor o , ▁Georgia ▁business man ▁Charlie ▁Rob b ins ▁hon ored ▁Sch enk el ▁by ▁developing ▁in ▁his ▁name , ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁for ▁golf ▁at ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁University ▁and ▁calling ▁the ▁great ▁classic , ▁" Chr is ▁Sch enk el ▁Inter col leg iate ▁G olf ▁Tournament ", ▁featuring ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁top ▁college ▁golf ▁teams . ▁Sch enk el ▁had ▁attended ▁then ▁named ▁Georgia ▁Te acher ' s