Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy.com, made so much darn money from that venture that he decided to start his own golf equipment company.
Naturally, it is Parsons Extreme Golf because Parsons is obviously the money behind it all, Extreme because when you consider that Adidas is trying to get rid of its equipment business, going into that business is extreme, especially when you plan to charge $5,000 for a set of clubs. The golf part is obvious.
What wasn’t obvious was James Hahn making it first to the winner’s circle.
What daddy warbucks, er, Bob, did was fork out a heap of cash to sign Zach Johnson, who won the Open Championship last year. Fair enough, he also has a Masters title. He’s their high-profile guy.
They also added Billy Horschel, who once won the FedEx Cup back when he could play worth a lick. Hasn’t since. Chris Kirk was a good young sign, no doubt they got him fairly cheap. Same for Ryan Moore and Charles Howell III. They aren’t walking away with titles any time soon.
Which brings us to the guy who was probably an after-thought with the company — your Wells Fargo champion — James Hahn.
After missing eight straight cuts, you can only imagine Bob Parsons blurting out: “Why the hell did we sign this Hahn guy?” To which some Parsons minion mumbled something about the kid winning at Riviera last year and that he has a pretty nice golf swing.
Still, eight missed cuts?
Golf is a fickle game and the proof came once again on Sunday when Hahn went 2-0 in playoffs, dispatching Roberto Castro on the first hole of sudden-death after Roberto hit a quick duck hook into the creek that meanders the length of the 18th at Quail Hollow.
Celebration breaks out at Parsons headquarters.
Whoever signed James Hahn is a hero.
