A few weeks back a colleague messaged saying that the course they were playing on the PGA Tour that week was so boring it “would put a glass eye to sleep.” So I wrote a blog about it.
When one of the guys read it in the Caddie Lounge later that week, he burst out laughing before exclaiming, “You read the latest from this Secret Tour Caddie? He’s saying that the courses are boring. What about the bloody players?” It was loud enough for everyone to hear.
Everyone who did laughed. Including me, but more at the second bit than the first. Because that was also funny. Harsh but funny as most truisms are. And round our table at least, there was wholehearted agreement. Because when was the last time you actually heard a professional golfer actually give a really honest opinion, or say anything remotely controversial?
Instead what you tend to get is a stream of rehearsed platitudes and PR-speak straight from the management group cheat sheet. To the extent that if you believed everything you read or heard, you’d be forgiven for thinking that every course we play on is a fantastic layout, in superb condition, they’ve always wanted to play here, and the putter just needs to warm up.
