Golf hero: A species of golf player who is a hero, male or
female. Or is it?
So who are the heroes? Presenters are, always there, calm
slow paced, maintaining silence when they should and creating a lovely relaxed
atmosphere for the armchair watchers. Maybe it’s the public out there walking
miles and miles in the sunshine, rain and wind to follow their favourite
players.
Is it the camera men or production crew stuck out there
in all weathers? Some of them after all might not appreciate golf and finding
it boring. Could it be the grounds men
and women and club officials that run those auspicious events?
Is it home audiences creating viewing figures that pull
in millions in revenue for the tournament organisers?
Something else gets my vote. Boxed by the dozen or cosy
in the golf bag pockets they wait patiently to be sent with an almighty wjack up
the fairway into a dark hole - it’s the golf ball. It even has celebrity
status.
It was James Bond’s golf ball of choice in the movie
Goldfinger in 1964.
With 754,000 club members whacking millions of balls in
the UK on any of 3000 golf courses the golf ball gets my vote.
Only in America
According to one source US citizens lose 300,000,000 of
the little blighters every year. How on earth do you count lost balls! You can’t
even see them to count them. Definitely only in America.
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