Why Wouldn't You Want Wetterich as Champ?
Hello. Rick Arnett at si.com had an interesting column re Brett Wetterich's Byron Nelson Championship victory Sunday. According to Arnett, the tournament organizers and the media would've rather had Adam Scott win. They would probably be able to get more media attention and guarantee Scott's return next year if he had won. The fact Wetterich won his first tournament Sunday means it's a tougher sell. People won't remember it as much.
Why isn't Wetterich a big story? He hits the ball a mile. He's leading the PGA Tour in par 5 stroke average. This win is his 3rd top 10 in a row. He's playing for his brother, who passed away 3 years ago. What's not to like about this guy as your champ?
The reason why is we, the general public, didn't know any of the above until this past week. Where was the media a couple of weeks ago, when he had his 2nd straight top-10? Looking for the easy story, like wondering when Tiger comes back on Tour, or Tiger bungee-jumping in New Zealand, or Tiger's caddie getting married.
No wonder the fans only show in bunches at the course and on TV when Tiger, Phil, Daly and Wie play. That's all we ever read about. Aren't there a lot of great stories on all the tours? Isn't Brett Wetterich an impressive story, working countless hours, facing adversity for years to finally achieve his moment in the sun? How special is it for him to now be exempt for 2 years, plus have a birth in the PGA Championship? How has his life changed?
These are the stories I want to read. I want to know who these guys are. I want in-depth reporting. I want to know what guys like Wetterich did that pushed them to the top. I want to read about this as opposed to why Tiger isn't playing.
Of course, it's tough to pick someone not named Wie, Sorenstam, Woods, Daly or Mickelson to write about that's going to be "hot". I say pick someone you (the general media) haven't written about, like the leading putter, or longest driver, or the sand save master, or the player who has improved the most in that category, or the one who has declined the most in a category, whoever they may be. Let's have some new types of stories mixed in with the usual Wie and Woods watches. If I had the resources, I'd do it myself.
Let's have some fresh reporting. Let's be able to say we knew Brett Wetterich before he won.
Regards,
Steve
Why isn't Wetterich a big story? He hits the ball a mile. He's leading the PGA Tour in par 5 stroke average. This win is his 3rd top 10 in a row. He's playing for his brother, who passed away 3 years ago. What's not to like about this guy as your champ?
The reason why is we, the general public, didn't know any of the above until this past week. Where was the media a couple of weeks ago, when he had his 2nd straight top-10? Looking for the easy story, like wondering when Tiger comes back on Tour, or Tiger bungee-jumping in New Zealand, or Tiger's caddie getting married.
No wonder the fans only show in bunches at the course and on TV when Tiger, Phil, Daly and Wie play. That's all we ever read about. Aren't there a lot of great stories on all the tours? Isn't Brett Wetterich an impressive story, working countless hours, facing adversity for years to finally achieve his moment in the sun? How special is it for him to now be exempt for 2 years, plus have a birth in the PGA Championship? How has his life changed?
These are the stories I want to read. I want to know who these guys are. I want in-depth reporting. I want to know what guys like Wetterich did that pushed them to the top. I want to read about this as opposed to why Tiger isn't playing.
Of course, it's tough to pick someone not named Wie, Sorenstam, Woods, Daly or Mickelson to write about that's going to be "hot". I say pick someone you (the general media) haven't written about, like the leading putter, or longest driver, or the sand save master, or the player who has improved the most in that category, or the one who has declined the most in a category, whoever they may be. Let's have some new types of stories mixed in with the usual Wie and Woods watches. If I had the resources, I'd do it myself.
Let's have some fresh reporting. Let's be able to say we knew Brett Wetterich before he won.
Regards,
Steve
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