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Weekend Golf Lessons
As a golfer and a golf fan, this weekend was a revealing one.
First of all, from Augusta National, came the realization ... sorry, the confirmation... that golf is an extraordinarily unpredictable game, not only for me, and my husband and the other hackers recreational golfers we play with, but for everyone, even the pros.
Recent Rookies of the Year and Golf Gods alike were taken aback by unexpected outcomes among the azaleas. It was reassuring... in a way... to see the pros playing more like us, and also somewhat disappointing. We all want to believe in perfection. Especially in golf. Finally, despite a number of foibles of his own, Trevor Immelman struggled through and donned the green jacket.
While Tiger was momentarily made to look mortal, and the endearing Brandt Snedeker was openly emoting over the highs and lows of his tumultuous first Masters, a quite milestone was reached by Lorena Ochoa in her native Mexico. She discretely became the second-youngest LPGA member to meet the points qualifying criteria for the World Golf Halls of Fame. She got there with an 11-shot victory at the Corona Championship. There was very little US coverage as the Masters overtook our golf media, But for Lorena that hardly seemed to matter. Speaking of the awesome achievement she said, ''It was really special to be here in my home country. Things happen for a reason. It's something I'll be able to say for the rest of my life. Everybody saw me do it (in Mexico). I think that's for sure the best memory''.
In golf, like in just about everything these days, it's often not the biggest story that gets the most coverage.
Photo of Lorena Ochoa by Patrick Micheletti
Yes it's so disappointing. They exclude women at Augusta and they don't cover the women where they do play and excel. No wonder golf has the reputation it does.