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May 14, 2006
Enough already with the freakshow!
Women playing in men's events. Men crying about not being able to play in women's events. And the ubiquitous teen phenoms whose parents need a reality check (I just wanna slap them upside the head and say "Your kid isn't going to be the next Tiger Woods")
I'm all about a good tale (see: Dokoda Dowd wants to spread the word), and I surely don't hold it against the kids, but where the heck is common sense? Parents uprooting families and chasing a dream that's more theirs than it is their child's is downright goofy.
Now I don't know the specifics about this particular "phenom" so I won't rush to judgement... BUT, reading about how he's been playing golf since he was 18-months old is plain ol' crapola.
At 18-months you were a freakin' infant... You weren't playing golf.
Read: Teen golf prodigy tries for U.S Open [Capital News]
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"I feel confident that if I play my best and the course is in good enough conditions I can do well", said Simpson
- well he is already giving himself 2 excuses when he doesn't make it.
Posted by: Cal at May 14, 2006 9:23 PM
18 months -- like I believe that. I don't even think your muscles are fully developed enough to be able to actually swing a golf club.
Posted by: Jason at May 15, 2006 3:12 PM
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