By God, can it really happen?

Just when everyone finally believed—“By God, can it really happen?” a BBC commentator screamed after Watson sank another clutch putt—it was snatched away in such gut-wrenching fashion that even the winner sounded a bit apologetic about taking possession of the Open’s cherished prize.

“I have to be honest,” Cink said. “Playing against Tom in the playoff, it’s mixed feelings because I’ve watched him with such admiration all week. And of course it would come down to me against him in the playoff.”

Give Cink his due. He capped a 1-under 69 in the final round of a major with the biggest putt of his career, a 12-foot birdie on the 72nd hole that had to go in if he was going to have any chance. When Watson opened the door, Cink busted it down with two birdies in the four-hole playoff, routing an opponent who suddenly looked his age by a whopping six strokes.
All of you saying golf is not a sport... what does that say of your lives, here, reading these things that don't matter to you! Go away and get back to your poker tournaments... (the latest idiots trying to turn "sport" into "sports" - right sport?

Life is fleeting, age is a number, but I am fairly sure that most who don't golf, just don't understand - the difficulty of body control, eye hand coordination, turning your body into a synchronised, sequential set of movements, with all precision and power focused into that one millisecong at strike - is not something anyone who doesn't even attempt it could ever understand. And of course, those who have not aged a bit at least, don't understand the complications of getting the body to do that... while the emotions are working at you. Different than getting mad at the guy who sacked your quarterback and focusing all your adrenaline into pure rage in motion - golf is a sport that is all about control - eh, hats off to youth and football! Enjoy it!

Now, as far as my tribute to these "old guys" lately - Rocco.... you thrilled me man... evry time I think about those shots in the face of impossibility of beating the Great Tiger Woods... I want to thank you for last year's US open... and Greg Norman - what a ride in last year's Open! Finally, Tom Watson - you might have hit a bolder putt... but nothing I've ever seen in sports equals the boldness you held together for the whole week - thousands of "old guys" pulled their clubs out of the attic this Sunday - so you young guys who don't think it's a sport.... please don't take up the game - we really don't have room for you.