It’s Christmas Eve and all we can think of is — Where has the time gone?
This is that time of year to give thanks, appreciate the gifts of life although too many are focused on gifts under the tree.
We’ve come up with a list of things for big names in the world of golf, looking at what might make their coming year a big hit.
So here we go:
Tiger Woods: The biggest name in golf is once again large and somewhat in charge, at least when it comes to drawing mega-crowds and huge television ratings. What do you get one of the world’s richest athletes as a gift? Well, Tiger turns 43 this coming Sunday and there’s a fascination as to how much gas is left in his tank. So with that in mind, we’ll put one GIANT present under Tiger’s tree and it may or may not happen for him — how about one more major championship? No telling where and when that might happen but there’s a chance that there could be one left in his bag, sometime.
Rory McIlroy: A putting stroke that actually holes putts and a wedge game that gets him inside 10 feet.
Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky: An actual wedding date.
Jordan Spieth: Will Santa’s elves please return Jordy’s putting stroke? Someone has stolen it and without it, he can’t break an egg.
Justin Rose: Shirts with looser collars, his are apparently too tight and tend to choke him now and then.
Brooks Koepka: Two more majors this season.
Lexi Thompson: Same gift as Rory’s along with some true happiness and a continuation of her season-ending performance.
Michelle Wie: A season with no injuries.
Patrick Reed: Lumps of coal in his stocking.
Bryson DeChambeau: A collection of Bill Nye The Science Guy videos.
Ian Poulter: A Volkswagen to sit in the middle of his Ferrari collection.
PGA Tour Cross-Over Season events: An actual viewing audience.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan: A letter from the IRS that says the tour owes $100 million in back taxes.
USGA: Rounds in the U.S. Open that take less than five hours.
Justin Thomas: Ten more pounds on his body.
Tony Finau: A break-through season with multiple victories, including a WGC event.
Rickie Fowler: A book entitled: How To Be The Most Popular Guy Wherever You Go.
Tommy Fleetwood: Longer hair.
Bubba Watson: A lithium prescription to offset his bi-polar tendencies.
Phil Mickelson: A court-order banning him from any future appearances with Tiger Woods in a made-for-television match.
Jon Rahm: A custom mouthpiece to bite down on when he’s angry.
The European Tour: A winning Power Ball ticket so it can afford to pay larger purses.
LPGA Tour: A winning Power Ball ticket so it can afford to pay larger purses.
Nike: Coal in its shoe collections.
Titleist: A court-order forbidding it to bully small golf companies with frivolous lawsuits.
The U.S. Ryder Cup Team: 12 players who actually care about each other. (Good luck with that one). Santa already rolled his eyes.
The European Ryder Cup Team: 12 players who will act more like U.S. players and basically complain and fight amongst themselves so that future Ryder Cup matches will have an even playing field.
And with that, Santa just emailed us and said enough is enough.
Best wishes to all our readers who give us the privilege of their time for a happy Holiday Season and a very, very Merry Christmas.
God Bless Everyone!
