I am not sure how many professional golf fans there are among my readers, but this past weekend was one of the most celebrated and well known golf tournaments of the year. The Master's was played and as always Tiger Woods was all everyone could talk about. His arrogance shined through once again as he was questioned in the week leading up to the tournament about who was the best golfer in the world. He did not miss a beat and smirked at the same time while he quipped that he was indeed the best golfer in the world. The same question was posed to Phil Mickelson and he refused to answer and in no way insinuated that he was the best. Tiger's lack of humility and Phil's grasp of it is not the focus of this post though.
Instead one only needs to look up the leader board from these two and see a heart breaking story unfold. Rory McIlroy began the final round up four or five strokes ahead, and was on track to be the second youngest player to win the coveted green jacket. Unfortunately when he made the turn to the back nine he gave up six strokes on three holes and his hopes of a green jacket were wiped away. I came across an neat story today that spoke to McIlroy's humility, you can read it here.
McIlroy's entire demeanor after his poor showing is astounding. Much more mature golfers have acted a lot worse, and will continue to do so. I appreciate his and the winner's, Schwartzel, actions. As the story points out McIlroy answered all the reporters tough questions after his collapse with his dignity intact. Tiger could learn something from this young man, and the rest of us could too.
Instead one only needs to look up the leader board from these two and see a heart breaking story unfold. Rory McIlroy began the final round up four or five strokes ahead, and was on track to be the second youngest player to win the coveted green jacket. Unfortunately when he made the turn to the back nine he gave up six strokes on three holes and his hopes of a green jacket were wiped away. I came across an neat story today that spoke to McIlroy's humility, you can read it here.
McIlroy's entire demeanor after his poor showing is astounding. Much more mature golfers have acted a lot worse, and will continue to do so. I appreciate his and the winner's, Schwartzel, actions. As the story points out McIlroy answered all the reporters tough questions after his collapse with his dignity intact. Tiger could learn something from this young man, and the rest of us could too.
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