My BIL had managed to snag tickets to the final round of the PGA Tour's Fedex St. Jude Classic in Memphis. It was the first golf tournament that I had been to and I had fun following the pros around.
I have to admit though that it was a bit depressing watching the likes of David Toms, Chris Di Marco and Fred Funk hit the golf ball at the practice range. They made it look so easy, hitting it effortlessly in a straight arc.
Memphis over the weekend, was hot like a boiling cauldron. I was wearing sandals and at the 8th tee, as I watched Chris DiMarco and Fred Funk tee off, I felt a burning sensation in my feet. The sun was so fierce that it had burnt through my sandals and cut through my skin leaving me with a bloody foot. But I was having so much fun, I didn't care.
At the second green, I saw a face that looked very familiar. It was Corey Pavin: the 1995 U.S. Open Champion. I also spotted David Feherty of CBS Sports at the 9th.
My BIL and I seemed to be bad luck for the leaders. The last group got off to a bad start and fell off the leaderboard. So we moved to the group ahead who hitherto had been doing well and had moved up the leaderboard. As soon as we joined that group, they started making bogeys as well and with that went their chance of winning the tournament.
Finally the heat was too much to bear and we chose to sit in the skybox instead, behind the 17th green watching the players come home.
Despite the heat, it was a day I'll remember for a long time to come.
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