Just ask Tom Hoge. Hoge, unlike you and me, is a professional golfer. He may not be the biggest, sexiest name in the field, but he is in the 95th percentile of people doing what he does on earth. That’s pretty good. You might think that earns him some leniency from the golf gods. You might think it entitles him to a get-out-jail-free card here and there. As this brutal miss in the first round of the 3M Open proves, however, sometimes being very, very good at golf is worth nothing, nada, zilch.
Golf is a cruel sport. pic.twitter.com/CB1nJtpctj
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 21, 2022
Prayers up for Tommy Boy. One second he’s staring down a short putt for birdie, the next he’s watching his ball snap harder than Brooks Kopeka being asked about LIV Golf. There’s been no shortage of bad breaks, crappy lies and outright robberies on tour this season, but this one takes the cake. Blame it on the pin position. Blame it on the wind. Rationalise it anyway you like, but that’s just the game we play.
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