I went to the Masters, or maybe I just read about it, and I got this whole Tom Watson situation stuck in my brain. So, last year at that Champions Dinner thing, yeah? He says these seven words — “Ain’t it good to be together again?” — and BAM, the room just… falls silent. Weird, right? It’s like everyone was just having a laugh and then, suddenly, the vibe was off. Anyway, Ray Floyd was ready to bolt right after that. Coincidence? Not sure.
Jump to this year, and the buzz was kinda the same — togetherness, old pals from different tours, yada yada. Scottie Scheffler, the reigning champion, kept the theme going with his six words at the dinner, “I’m glad we’re all together again.” Unity, eh? But Watson, he’s skeptical. No magic wand for the tours merging or whatever. Dude’s down-to-earth, but all this tour talk? Way above my head.
Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player chatted too, feeling all reunion-friendly but also saying the PGA Tour’s doing its thing. Nicklaus thinks the new plans for newbies in the game are aces. Something about stars or new players — honestly got a bit fuzzy on that. But he’s right; the new blood is kinda exciting.
So, then we switch to Phil Mickelson — and Tiger Woods. Nicklaus, bless him, is a bit outta touch with Phil’s happenings. Says he’s on LIV but doesn’t know much else. But his take on Tiger? Oh man, you can bet Tiger’ll be back swinging, even if it’s on the senior circuit. The guy lives for the game, not the money. Not that I’d know, but that’s Jack’s hot take.
My takeaway? The golf world feels like a soap opera sometimes. Old rivals at dinner, Jack with his sweet optimism and Tiger being, well, Tiger. It’s like flipping through golf’s dramatic episodes every April. Who knows what next year will bring? Maybe another dinner with awkward silences or a killer tee shot everyone cheers for. If only life was as predictable as a golf swing — mine, try not to imagine it, is definitely not.
