A Tradition Unlike Any Other
Golf on TV is boring. That’s the widespread rumor about the PGA tour. But this isn’t the PGA tour, this is The Masters. There’s something about this that makes it different than the 51 other weeks of the year. There’s the legendary moments, Greg Norman letting a 6 shot Sunday lead slip through his fingers like the 2005 Rose Bowl, Phil Mickelson jumping 4 inches after finally capturing his jacket, Nicklaus’s win in 1986, and most of all the chance at a slam.
The Masters is the first of the 4 majors and every year there’s always the chance that the man who wins will win them all, a feat not touched since Bobby Jones. It’s just fitting that a course so tied to Jones kicks off the run up a mountain only he has conquered. There’s no real reason to believe he can do it, but watching Tiger Woods make a run at it is motivation enough to watch. You add Bob Costas, and you have a Sunday afternoon that gives you a reason to just enjoy what golf is really about. It's like watching LeBron play the Knicks at MSG with Austin Carr; if you’re fine just watching Brian Kenny call it on SportsCenter you must be out of your damn mind.
The Masters and the NBA playoffs, it’s all we have until August because we all know how much the first half of the baseball season matters. This isn’t golf; it’s The Masters. Enjoy it while you can… unless Tiger’s out of it on Friday, then fuck it, because nobody wants to watch Zach Johnson put the jacket on again.
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Good debut blog from The Gate. I have to agree that if Tiger isn't somewhere near the top, the tournament just loses a little bit of luster. Still, there is nothing like sitting down and watching the action unfold in HD on Sunday.
ReplyDeletewho is the gate btw? I thought that was a great post
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The Swinging Gate is Alex Kardos.
ReplyDeleteFor those not in the know, the term "Swinging Gate" comes from the NCAA Football playing days from 2003-2005. Alex Kardos would often man the left guard, then inexplicably let his guy in. Thus he was deemed the "swinging gate." And if Paul Harvey wasn't dead, he would say, "and now you know...the rest of the story."
The Tag Team Champs Reunited again...There was always a reason to let that DE in...somebody would always turn into him and miss the play in the backfield and I'm out in the open field ready to throw a block.
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