The most anticipated motion pictures in a long time debuts nationwide today so let’s cast some well-known faces from the world of golf as Star Wars characters.
DARTH VADER: Tiger Woods. No doubt about it. Woods started his career as a young Jedi and was the strongest of the Jedi Knights. But he began to tamper with his swing, his body and his personal life and gave in to the Dark Side of The Force.
LUKE SKYWALKER: Jordan Spieth. Who else? Fits the bill perfectly. “I feel a disruption in The Force.” Famous words from Darth Vader. Spieth has disrupted everyone with his two majors last season and it could have easily been three. The Force is strong in this young Jedi.
YODA: Butch Harmon. Yoda is the Jedi Master. Darth Vader learned from him then abandoned the ways of the Jedi. Sound familiar?
CHEWBACCA: Bubba Watson. Perfect. Bubba is tall enough and you can easily hear his constant whining on the golf course turn into one of those loud Wookie groans.
HANS SOLO: Jason Day. He’s a little older than the other young stars. He’s the dashing Aussie who easily fits the hero role.
THE EMPEROR: Tim Finchem. Is there any other role for the PGA Tour Commissioner?
PRINCESS LEIA: Lexi Thompson. If you were battling the Evil Empire, you’d want her at your side.
JAR JAR BINKS: Dustin Johnson. No one knows what he’s thinking.
C3PO: Ian Poulter. He has the British accent and could probably fit into the gold robot suit.
OBI-WAN KENOBI: David Love III. Ryder Cup captain. You can hear the collective team members: “Help us Obi-Wan.”
JABBA THE HUT: Colin Montgomerie. Fits the body-type perfectly. Understudy — Tim Heron. They’d don’t call him Lumpy for nothing.
R2D2: Rickie Fowler. All the kids and women love him. At first some perceived the tiny robot to be over-rated, but he proved them wrong.
There you have it.
May The Force Be With You!
