This Sunday, I’m taking my family golfing

Apr 7

This Sunday, I’m taking my family golfing. My wife enjoys (playing) the sport, and my daughters (3 years old) know a few things about it. Like, where the Green is, or that you’re supposed to be quiet when others are shooting and most importantly, that Uncle Shawn has Cheetos at the clubhouse.

I’m excited to give them more exposure, at such a young age, to a sport that was foreign to me until I was about 14, and one that I didn’t take serious steps towards improvement, until just a couple years ago.

Golf is what this weekend is dedicated to, and while my favorite golf memory from this weekend will be the experience of having my family together on a golf course for the first time, I’m sure most of the world will be having their attention on a different set of fairways. Or at least, I hope so… Ya fuckin’ creeps.

Augusta National. Amen Corner. The flocking, faithful field following the forever favorite as he marches towards yet another Green Jacket. These are the scenes we think of. The sounds of pine straw flying in the air. Jim Nantz’s sweet, sultry soliloquies that seduce and sedate as you slip into a mid-afternoon slumber.

With Tiger making it “officially official” that he will be back in the field for this year’s Masters, I gotta say, I’m pretty excited. Is Tiger a top 5 golfer? Nope. Top 10? Probably not. Top 25? That’s a debate. But here’s the thing, none of that matters.

Tiger knows Augusta National better than anyone in the field this weekend. And this is being written before the first tee shot of the tournament, so by the time this is published Friday morning, we could be watching him fight to stay above the cut line, but remember this. There is only one human that has ever won more times at Augusta than Mr. Eldrick Woods. Jack, the GOAT.

While Jack may be the Greatest ever, Tiger changed the sport more than anyone has ever changed any sport. The reason why the top 5 finishers from the weekend will walk away with at least $500K in the bank is because of Tiger. The reason half of these fuckin’ guys even play golf (Brooks, Rory, JT, Dustin, Ricky etc. etc.) is because of Tiger.

So crack your jokes if you want, or say “Eh he’s a has-been, can’t swing.” if you wanna seem like you’re really fun at parties… Consider this, a suggestion on how to view the first Major of the year this weekend, when you see the Sunday Red teeing off this weekend. ENJOY IT.

I mean let’s be honest, not a single person won’t be cheering for Tiger if he is in contention on Sunday. A tradition unlike any other.

Xoxo

Corey