I’m really juiced up about going to Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California next month to watch the best United States golfers take on the best International golfers for the 8th President’s Cup. I know it’s not the Ryder Cup but then who says that European golfers are any better than the rest of the world? Oddly enough, I have never attended a PGA golf tournament of any kind over the years and am looking forward to watching, in awe, the big boys play !!! Getting an autograph from Fred Couples would be a dream come true for this Duffer. Like millions of other Duffers around the world, I have always tried to emulate Boom Boom’s swing and tempo.
You would think they could have found some better Cup to play for. Did they name it the President’s Cup cause they ran out of Cups? Course there’s the Ryder Cup, Stanley Cup, FedEx Cup, Solheim Cup, NASCAR Sprint Cup, and too many others to mention. The obvious name would have been the World Cup but that was already taken by the world soccer community. So they settled on the President’s Cup cause at the time, President Ford was the Honorary Chairman of the event and since 1994 the sitting President or Prime Minister of the country hosting the event is the Honorary Chairman. Oh hummm … But then I’m not going because of the name – it’s to see the world’s best players playing for pride and Country. No, it’s not about money for the players – there is no prize money in the President’s Cup. The net proceeds are distributed to charities nominated by the players, captains, and captains’ assistants.
We’re only attending one day and I am hopeful that Phil Mickelson will be playing on Thursday since Lefty is my favorite. He’s such a free spirit and I think he often decides to take those chances cause he’s told himself that “he didn’t come here to paint”. At least that’s what I choose to believe since that’s my philosophy when it comes to playing golf. Sure, there are times when you really need to take you medicine and move on but don’t be afraid to allow your shot making visions be influenced by your imagination. You just never know …
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