Michigan Golf Journal October 2020

11 October 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com and because of work he was introduced to the game, and he introduced me to the game. But I really didn’t start playing a lot until I went to college at Syracuse. There was a golf course nearby and me and my friends would go out and try to learn how to play. It’s mostly been a great evolution of the more you play the closer you get to being good. And you keep thinking that if I play more, you’ll get better. But the reality is, you don’t,” he added with a chuckle. Q With its already world-wide appeal, do you believe golf needed to be added as an Olympic sport? A “One thousand percent. Why not? If tennis is in the Olympics why shouldn’t golf be? The Olympic Games, when you really think about it, have continued to add sports over the years because it helps introduce those sports to the world, on the Olympic stage. To me, golf in the Olympics allows another 50-75 countries to see it amongst the other sports that are contested. I think it’s a perfect fit and I think the Olympics golf competition in Tokyo will be great because they love their golf. That Asian- rich market; I think you’ll see a lot of the big players show up. I think it will be an excellent event.” Q Golf at all levels has tried to be an influencer and leader in the sports world by showing how both athletes and us duffers can still compete but do it safely in a new Covid-19 world. Do you think golf has been successful at that task? A “Covid has not been good for any part of our lives, right. But I think it has Continues on next page >>