Tomorrow the Masters begins, and so bring on the magnolias and Tiger and the Cathedral of Pines and Tiger and the flora and fauna and tinkly piano music. And Tiger.
Also, bring on the swordfights with 1-irons!
OK, so they're golfers, which means swordfights with 1-irons are out. Someone might hurt his hand and have to change his grip.
But there are 18 golfers from the LIV Exhibition Tour in the field, and some of them have green jackets. And at least one of them (Cam Smith) was ranked No. 1 in the world before he decided collecting big-ass paychecks from gangsters for playing as indifferently as he liked sounded peachy to him.
Anyway, let the one-upmanship -- and trash-talking -- commence. None of these folks are Angel Reese so no one will object.
The majordomo of the LIV Tour, Greg "People Make Mistakes" Norman has already said if a LIV golfer wins this thing, the other 17 will congregate at the 18th green to congratulate him. He didn't say that would be a giant middle finger extended toward the PGA, but feel free to think that if you wish.
Meanwhile, the folks at Augusta National released the first and second round pairings the other day, and none of the LIV golfers are in any of the featured groups. And only Smith is paired with another golfer ranked in the top 20 in the world.
No one said this was a deliberate snub, but feel free to think that if you wish.
Tiger Woods, meanwhile, has given off the vibe this week of a man who knows sunset is upon him. He joked that he knows more players on the Senior Tour now than on the regular tour, and hinted that his days at Augusta in April may be numbered. And he says he's fine with that.
He is, after all, 47 years old with a bum leg that will likely always be a bum leg. He still has game, but maybe not enough left physically to sustain it for 72 holes.
Besides, at his age and with his infirmities, he'd be lousy at swordfighting. Fact.
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