Thursday, December 20, 2007

The "Other Careers I Considered" Series: Golf Writer

A few words about the men who write about golf:

Golf Writers never pay for anything. They eat like Ethiopian Refugees. They drink like Arthur Bach. They often have pizza stains on their shirts as they look for Dove Bars in the cooler. They get most of the vegetables in their diet by eating Subway Sandwiches.

Very few have ever actually purchased a golf shirt or golf hat with their own money. They get free balls, tees, gloves and shoes.

They usually have more than 50 putters, given to them by obscure companies hoping to get a kind word from the writer in exchange for free products. However, usually the kind word is PLEASE added on to, “Can I get another one of those? for a son, daughter, wife, or woman at the hotel bar in a tight-fitting dress.

But nobody's perfect.