Senior PGA

Went out to the Senior PGA Golf Tournament at Kiawah yesterday. I took my son Christopher, Josh & David Beam, and Josh Claude. We had a great time! It was the ProAm Tournament, which I found out meant that amateurs paid $4,000 each to play with a pro, the proceeds of which go to charity. It was a beautiful day - sunny and warm with a nice breeze. The setting and scenery at the Ocean Course is breathtaking. We went to the #1 tee and saw Fuzzy Zoellar, Mark O'Meara, and Tom Watson tee-off. We then walked over to the 9th hole and saw the approach and putt of Jay Haas and Mike Reid. As you know, from a spectator's standpoint, golf is 10 seconds of action and 15 minutes of waiting, which is way to long for four 10-13 year olds. So next we walked to Granstands at the 18th hole - wow - quite impressive! The boys probably enjoyed the driving range area the most - constant action. They also got a bunch of autographs there.

Two things stood out to me - other than just the pure beauty of the area and some might say the pure beauty of the pro swing. One - practice. Although these are obviously gifted individuals, it's still impressive to see them just tee it up and practice, practice, practice. Some of these guys have been golfing professionally for 30+ years and they still walk over to the putting green and driving range and practice shot after shot after shot.

The other thing that stood out to me is that after all these years and all their success, every so often, they still hit in the trees or the sand. Now granted, it still looks a lot prettier than when I do it and they definitely don't do it as often, but even the professionals could use a mulligan from time to time!