Real life interrupts game of golf
Futures Tour player Sarah Lynn Johnston
moves on after loss of friend, travel partner
WINDERMERE —— While the world of golf focuses on the big boys at the PGA Championship this week, the game rolls on along the backroads of the mini-tours and pro-ams circuits that are the grassroots of the great game.
Much will be written and said at Medinah Country Club about Tiger Woods losing his father this year, and Chris DiMarco losing his mother, and how Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley aren't there because Clarke's wife, Heather, lost her battle with breast cancer on Sunday.
Real life has a way of reminding us that sports aren't very important.
Out on the Duramed Futures Tour, Sarah Lynn Johnston knows that all too well. Bravely playing on through a season of "chaos," Johnston, 24, had a tough life lesson thrown into the mix as she tries to learn how to be a successful professional.
Read Sarah Lynn's story on TheGolfGazette.com: click here
(Thanks to Lisa Mickey at the Futures Tour for a great feature.)
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I had fully intended to cover the PGA this week, but real-life decisions got me, too. I'm heading back to teaching at Valencia Community College, and there's much to do before classes start Aug. 28. While I had hoped to add coverage of another major to the portfolio, my time will be better spent preparing to face nearly 100 students in four classes this fall.
Plus, the view from the couch is a lot better than the view on the golf course!
moves on after loss of friend, travel partner
WINDERMERE —— While the world of golf focuses on the big boys at the PGA Championship this week, the game rolls on along the backroads of the mini-tours and pro-ams circuits that are the grassroots of the great game.
Much will be written and said at Medinah Country Club about Tiger Woods losing his father this year, and Chris DiMarco losing his mother, and how Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley aren't there because Clarke's wife, Heather, lost her battle with breast cancer on Sunday.Real life has a way of reminding us that sports aren't very important.
Out on the Duramed Futures Tour, Sarah Lynn Johnston knows that all too well. Bravely playing on through a season of "chaos," Johnston, 24, had a tough life lesson thrown into the mix as she tries to learn how to be a successful professional.
Read Sarah Lynn's story on TheGolfGazette.com: click here
(Thanks to Lisa Mickey at the Futures Tour for a great feature.)
* * * * *
I had fully intended to cover the PGA this week, but real-life decisions got me, too. I'm heading back to teaching at Valencia Community College, and there's much to do before classes start Aug. 28. While I had hoped to add coverage of another major to the portfolio, my time will be better spent preparing to face nearly 100 students in four classes this fall.
Plus, the view from the couch is a lot better than the view on the golf course!
posted by Ken Carpenter at 10:51 AM
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