Posted by
Bill Crawford on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:14:38 AM
We all learned again why golf holds such an entrenched place in the hearts of men. It can be a very frustrating game, but even a duffer can occasionally put it all together and compete with the best out there.
This is what Tom Watson took us through at the British Open last week. At the ripe old age of 59, he was edged out of winning in a four hole playoff, after tying for the lead at the end of the four rounds.
Golf has a later peak age than most sports. The classic peak age is usually 27-28, golf it is the early thirties. Jack Nicklaus was considered a wunderkind when he won his last golf major at the age of 46.
But every man on the course lives for the day when his stroke loses all it’s glitches and finds every fairway, every putting green is friendly and they end up with a score that would be up with the pros.