Tough To Be a Golfer Fan
Hello. Managed to get in 9 holes last night, the first time with my new clubs. It was awesome! I'm a club longer than before, and they feel so good in my hands. Nicve and light and shiny. Best of all, they impressed Brent, Dwayne and Sean.
Read this column by Steve Hofstetter on si.com: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/steve_hofstetter/04/17/hofstetter/index.html. In it he points out how disappointing it is to be a team sports fan, because the odds of a team winning a championship annually are so low. In fact, it's tough to even make the playoffs the following year. That's why the New England Patriots are the latest of exceptional teams to win multiple times in a row. Will Pittsburgh win the Super Bowl? Tampa Bay the Stanley Cup? Another World Series for the White Sox? Probably not.
Which leads me to golf. Dwayne is still a big David Duval fan. We were giving him the gears about Duval's latest "accomplishments". He did brighten up, though, when I mentioned Duval could use his top 25 and top 50 career money earner status for two more years of exemptions. That would take him to the end of 2008 to get back on track.
How many people are still enthusiastic Mike Weir fans? Ben Curtis? Shaun Micheel? Rich Beem? For that matter, how about Larry Mize fans? Mize hit one of the most memorable shots ever to win a Masters 19 years ago on the 11th, the 2nd playoff hole, to beat Greg Norman. How long did fans cheer for him? Does any non-relative still search the papers or the websites for his latest result?
To stay it's tough to get to the top is an understatement. To do it you have to be completely committed and quite fortunate. You have to avoid unfulfilled potential, like Aaron Baddeley did at Harbour Town. At 25, he was almost being considered a has-been. His win would've been expected 3 years ago. Now it's considered a surprise.
Of course staying on top is even tougher. See the names above, plus these: Chris Dimarco, who wasn't a factor at Augusta after runner-up last year. Davis Love. Fred Couples, coming back from the "twilight" of his career to be a factor. Briny Baird, who lost his card last year after being top 30 the year before. And on and on.
If you're a fan of a particular golfer, and he's not a true superstar, you're in for a lot of pain.
Regards,
Steve
Read this column by Steve Hofstetter on si.com: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/steve_hofstetter/04/17/hofstetter/index.html. In it he points out how disappointing it is to be a team sports fan, because the odds of a team winning a championship annually are so low. In fact, it's tough to even make the playoffs the following year. That's why the New England Patriots are the latest of exceptional teams to win multiple times in a row. Will Pittsburgh win the Super Bowl? Tampa Bay the Stanley Cup? Another World Series for the White Sox? Probably not.
Which leads me to golf. Dwayne is still a big David Duval fan. We were giving him the gears about Duval's latest "accomplishments". He did brighten up, though, when I mentioned Duval could use his top 25 and top 50 career money earner status for two more years of exemptions. That would take him to the end of 2008 to get back on track.
How many people are still enthusiastic Mike Weir fans? Ben Curtis? Shaun Micheel? Rich Beem? For that matter, how about Larry Mize fans? Mize hit one of the most memorable shots ever to win a Masters 19 years ago on the 11th, the 2nd playoff hole, to beat Greg Norman. How long did fans cheer for him? Does any non-relative still search the papers or the websites for his latest result?
To stay it's tough to get to the top is an understatement. To do it you have to be completely committed and quite fortunate. You have to avoid unfulfilled potential, like Aaron Baddeley did at Harbour Town. At 25, he was almost being considered a has-been. His win would've been expected 3 years ago. Now it's considered a surprise.
Of course staying on top is even tougher. See the names above, plus these: Chris Dimarco, who wasn't a factor at Augusta after runner-up last year. Davis Love. Fred Couples, coming back from the "twilight" of his career to be a factor. Briny Baird, who lost his card last year after being top 30 the year before. And on and on.
If you're a fan of a particular golfer, and he's not a true superstar, you're in for a lot of pain.
Regards,
Steve
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