So here we are. Master's Week.
The week every year where the 'itch' and the 'fever' and the 'golf shakes' and the 'putter sweats' grab us all and force us to the range or the course no matter what the weather, no matter how crowded.
My son and I have a tradition every year on baseball opening day. It's a holiday. I stay home from work if possible and I let him stay home from school. This year I worked a half day because I needed to go to the doctor anyway---and he indeed DID stay home from school. And what happened? Our team (the Kansas City Royals) were SNOWED out in Chicago. But here in Portland it was 77 degree and sunny---
So what did we do?
After the doctor gave me the OK, we drove 60 miles to a course that we THOUGHT would be pretty free on a Monday afternoon in a town the size of a postage stamp---only to discover when we got there a 20 minute wait on the first tee---
So yes! The fever is in full swing.
So now we all sit patiently on Wednesday WAITING for Thursday so we can all find a reason to watch TV in the middle of the day on Thursday and Friday--even if we watch online from the office. In fact, my cousin called me this morning (Wednesday) to ask me if the par three tourney was going to be televised so he could stay home from work!
So here we go folks. Golf has officially arrived. Spring has officially arrived. Don't put off getting in shape for the season. Even I (who works out everyday) discovered that I am not in 'golf shape' yet. It's the sore obliques and the tired legs after my first couple of rounds that gave it away. It's the bad shoulder turn and the unstable left leg that screams at me to do my golf exercises....
Have a great Masters week.
My pick to win it all? How about I give you the top 4--
- Tiger
- Paul Casey
- Phil Michelson
- Ian Poulter (he has GOT to win something soon, right?)
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