After I realized how stupid it was of me not to watch the final round of the BMW Classic in Chicago…… I corrected myself and got over to CBS to watch the last two hours of coverage.
Why should I penalize myself from watching the golfers I like such as Viktor, Rory, Scottie, Ricky, and others just because Phil Mickleson and his group of mercenaries sold out American ownership of the PGA?
And the answer is….I shouldn’t. Viktor, Rory, Scottie, and Ricky didn’t take the Saudi money.
So I’m glad I did watch the final round of the BMW Classic even if next year it will be called the Jared Kushner BMW Grifter Invitational Classic.
Think of some of the tournment names next year…the Vlad Putin Masters, the Hunter Biden Rocket Mortgage Classic, the Melania Trump John Deere Invitational, and Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabian World Series of Golf where players are encouraged to openly cheat on every hole. Just close your eyes and imagine the branding possibilities.
But yesterday it was just golf… and one of the most enjoyable rounds of golf I’ve watched in quite some time as Viktor overtook both Rory and Scottie down the stretch with a record setting 61 which included an un earthly 29 on the back side.
So….now we move on to Atlanta for the last leg of the Fed Ex Classic of which no one knows what it will be called next summer.
I’m proud of Viktor though. This could be that break through moment for Vik where he makes his next statement as the golfer to be at the top of the heap for the next decade or so. He’s that good. He just needs to win his first major now that he’s got his short game in order.
I’ll be in lit/woke Denver next Sunday… frolicking with my other world champion Denver Nuggets’ fan…. but for certain, I’ll be keeping an eye on the final round of the Fed-Ex Classic with Viktor, Rory, and Scottie vying for the last real American golf title.
Denver and my grandkids on my mind. I can’t wait to get out of this heat.
MJ