by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show
With the world watching-on, Adam Scott stepped-up and drained THE putt that every kid grows up dreaming of, hoping for, practicing 100,00 times….and he did it with the weight of the world and with the hopes of a country on his back. Having had the Open Championship’s Clarrett Jug seemingly in his grasp last July only to see it slip away with three bogeys in the last four holes, people wondered if Adam Scott may have been as close as he might ever get again. Whether Adam Scott was merely a guy who was blessed with mad-potential but perhaps not the intestinal fortitude to get it done when it mattered – when “the big one” was on the line.
Eerily reminiscent of Phil Mickelson’s major breakout in 2008 when he too made a ten footer for his first green jacket, until that moment people had wondered whether “potential” was ever going to surface or become a punch-line. Be looked-back on like a punchline or a negative because of the fanfare that was there for so long, hailed by so many as “the next one”, all without ever achieving fruition………and then he drained it. And everything was validated, almost instantly.
So what about Adam Scott? Who is he? What’s next?……all of the sudden he jumped to #3 in the world – that didn’t take long! Actually, the collapse in last year’s British Open wasn’t the “beginning”, at all. He won last year before the Open……everyone knows of his seemingly celebrity caddie, Stevie Williams, famous for shlepping Tiger’s bag around for most of those major victories. His carried Greg Norman’s sack for awhile too. Probably gets too much attention for a guy who never hits a shot but let’s say he helps Adam from a mental or technical standpoint out there, somehow…..ok.
Quietly, Adam Scott slipped on a Gold jacket somewhat recently as he won the Australian Masters which, although not as prestigious as THE Masters, may have been a premonition? Obviously it was……but what a great finish for it. A long putt for birdie on 18 to get to -9 and get into a playoff and then a long putt for birdie to win. To be clear, as can be the case in some years of pressure-packed finishes, no one lost the Master this year, Adam Scott went out and won it. Angel Cabrera played well in defeat but Adam Scott went out and won it and was acknowledged immediately and during play, by his competitor for just that. In a true show of sportsmanship by two men both trying to achieve the ultimate goal in the game of golf, how nice was is it to see such sportsmanship demonstrated at such a crucial, competitive moment? Refreshing…………..Good on ya, mate!
Locally, the big news in local sports talk radio is “The Clubhouse with Mike Livingston” radio show on KNEWS 94.3 FM, Saturdays mornings from 6 – 8 a.m. Guests o‘ plenty with lots of big surprises ahead so join me as we talk sports here in the valley and across the globe! We’ll be looking for you in The Clubhouse on Saturday mornings from 7-10 a.m. on KNEWS 94.3 FM……Heads Up!
Mike Livingston is the Host of The Clubhouse Radio Show on KNEWS 94.3 FM on Saturday Mornings from 6:00-8:00 a.m.; Additionally, Mike is the Director of Management for Personalized Property Management Company, in Cathedral City.
